Feedback & Reports

Beautiful day to be back out on the rivers. With hope of some warm sun and lower levels we expected to see a few fish moving about. We saw nothing rise all day but we did manage to catch. All fish came to PTNs fished through reasonably fast water. One of the trout was well over 3lbs and ended up straightening the hook! Makes a real change to fly fish this water - it takes on a whole new dimension over trotting a float. All fish returned.

3 Trout, 1 Grayling

Not 1 single bite but too cold as yet so no issue.

Bright day almost Summer levels. Two hours into the season a 4lb plus brownie on an upstream goldhead nymph. Handsome fish in good nick didn't give up easily. Always a great place to fish when everywhere else has high water. Up and down here like the proverbial. Had a great fish on this beat 2 years ago in March. Someone else can catch him now. Nothing else of note. That's it for 2014 I expect!

1 Trout

First anglers to visit this new stretch. River within it’s banks but chocolate in colour and roaring through. Testing conditions throughout with 5oz feeders struggling to hold bottom and the water level rising approximately 18 inches during the course of the day.
Clearly the upstream catchment area was seeing more rain than us (we were fortunate to only see a small number of showers all day).
CH managed to winkle out a 4lb 6oz Barbel using swimfeeder and pellet (on the second cast of the day, with a new rod making it’s debut!).
No further significant action to report but nevertheless, great to be out on the river.
Periods of warm sunshine, the obligatory Buzzards calling overhead and numerous species of ducks and geese (doubtless disappointed at the water levels receding from the fields).
Also had the great pleasure of meeting the owner of the stretch, with whom we had a very pleasant chat. Can’t wait to re-visit in the summer months.

1 Barbel

River running strong but clear. I fished the most likely spots and landed 4 WBT up to 15" on heavy nymphs. Thank you.

4 Trout

Very cold morning. The fishing was steady and we were very pleased as we only had 5 hours of fishing so the return was brilliant. Lets just hope the fishing is like this all season!

9 Trout

River high but clear, czech nymped up beat wet fly across and down, as I came down stream no fish insight very quiet! Was told flooding taken fish after spawning below Brecon and will take a while to return. Still nice to get my waders wet!

1 Trout

NIL RETURN. Must have been wearing my anti Grayling aftershave again! River was still a tad high and VERY cold.
Only sign of a fish we saw was a ruck of Salmon Scales on the bank of Lady Alexander's Pool, Otter or Poaching?

3 Trout