Feedback & Reports

Blank. Every year about this time I tell myself I am not going to develop that Last Chance Saloon, must catch one before it's all over, salmon twitch. And every year I do. Still, it was a lovely Autumn day at Goodrich, the sun shone, colour in the trees and pheasants everywhere, all ready for the shooting season. Had a pleasant chat with the other rod, who told me all about salmon fishing in Galicia (ruined by over-fishing apparently). Between the two of us, we worked the beat which on recent form looked a reasonable bet, very hard, but neither of us had touched a fish by the end of the day. I have to record pleasure at two canoers who called down to ask whether they should pass behind me while I was wading and then stopped to ask some intelligent and friendly questions about the fishing. Wish that they could all be like that!

A lovely warm afternoon with a few olives and sedges about. An olive CDC caught the fish to 13''.

2 Trout, 1 Grayling

Lovely autumn day with little wind and bright sun. Next to no flies hatching. Nevertheless the grayling were looking up from time to time as most were caught on the surface - size 16 F fly and small klink being successful. Some takes to the nymph also. All grayling over 1lb with the best certainly over 2 and measured at 45cm. 9 fish to hand (plus a salmon parr) and a few more long range catch and release. Easy parking, easy access, easy wading and glorious scenery. What more can you ask for?

9 Grayling

River low and clear. Air temperature rising to 15C+ from early morning temperature of 6C. Sunny with some cloud, after early morning mist. Water temp. 10C. Light hatch of olives and other insect life between 1pm and 3.30pm resulted in a sporadic rise of grayling and trout. Three grayling between 1lb and 1lb 4oz, 2 on dries and one on nymph. 5 OOS trout on dries and nymphs, the heaviest 2lb 8oz. All fish returned.

5 Trout, 3 Grayling

Barbel, Chub, Dace and Trout, all caught trotting maggot or Bait Tec fishmeal pellets.

3 Trout, 4 Barbel, 8 Chub, 15 Other

Dads 70th birthday and even though the barbel didn't come to play the chub certainly did with him taking 26, including a few over 5lbs. Dad and Colin the Gillie had good old chat and laugh. Brilliant day, Thank you WUF.

39 Chub, 8 Other

Nice bit of fly water and a lovely place to fish. River looked ok, conditions as well but no fish showing so no fish for me this time. Thanks to the Wye and Usk Foundation for all the information provide.

Made use of the 'buy 2 get one free' freebie before end of season. For third year on the trot fishing in autumn I was blessed/hindered with clear blue skies and bright sunshine. River at a good height. Nil caught. Beat owner, Don, visited to chew the fat and offer advice. Would fish here again.

Difficult day with bright sun on a low clear river. Lacking the agility of a goat and the skills of a mountaineer my choice of swim was limited to one that I could access. A good barbel at 8lbs 10oz came early but once the sun came out the fish disappeared. I stuck to my pellet attack thinking they would come to the feed but my 2nd and final fish did not come until late afternoon. A good fish at 6lbs 8oz. Lot of floating weed about which made life difficult at times. Found the walk back up the steep slope quite exhausting on my mid 70's frame. I was due to fish the stretch again the following day but but with heavy rain in the morning I abandoned the idea as it could be quite dangerous for a lone angler.

2 Barbel

Number of fish caught 0, hope to be back next spring.