Feedback & Reports

3 barbel from Legg Meadow to Elips pellet and feeder approach on a warm sunny day when bites were hard come by. 2 barbel in the 4-5 pounds range and a beauty of 8lb 5oz, taken on the last cast of the day, just as the light was fading.

3 Barbel

This was my first attempt at wild trout fishing and I enjoyed it very much. The morning was very quiet, no fish were showing so I spent an hour or two fishing with a variety of nymphs without success. The weather was good with sun from about midday so I was hoping for one of those September hatches. However, whilst I spotted some activity, no fish where feeding off the top. I switched to an emerger and began to get some sport with an olive klinkhammer. I missed several takes through lack of practice before my one trout(11inches) was taken. The grayling were great sport and all fish were caught and returned at the wear. Looking forward to trying another beat next season.

1 Trout, 2 Grayling

We lost a couple of barbel in the morning and was sure of some sort of action late afternoon evening, but they were our only bites. Not one other thing happened.

Hard work on a low and clear river. Fish taken on spiders/emergers in the morning when there were a few fish rising. Cold wind pm soon put paid to that.

6 Trout, 2 Grayling

No fish caught. Fished the first roadside swim from 7am to 10am then had to bring my fishing partner back home to Cambridge as was feeling poorly. I had one violent take about 8am only to be snapped off on a snag about 1/3 the way out. Used swim feeder pellets. River conditions good. Saw lots of Buzzards, Ravens, Hobby and quite a few Kingfishers.
A great venue, will be back.

Got burnt and now raining most of the day. A long walk to the lower section, had to take most of the gear because of the rain. Plonked in the first swims.
Talked to the nice man in the youth hostel, able to park at end of camping area, saved a few hundred yards.
River still low, feeder-pellet and mag, barbel 6lbs bracket, small chub, eel and silvers.
Take care when driving down to the youth hostel, lots of deer on the way back 20+.

1 Barbel, 2 Chub, 10 Other

River low and crystal clear which made the going tough but managed to find a few fish, best barbel 5lb 2oz.

6 Barbel, 2 Chub

JB blanked but RG caught a chub of 2.5lb. Weather was aweful with torrential rain for most of the day making the banks very slippery and more dangerous as the day progressed. If it wasn't for RG bringing his spikes and rope we would have struggled to get down to the waters edge at all. Nevertheless a fantastic looking piece of water with everything from shallow rapids to deep water and you can park at the waters edge making it easy to get your gear down to the water.

1 Chub

Weather was overcast with occasional shower and drizzle. The Edw was low and clear and water 58F. I was guiding. My client caught 15 trout, 3 just over the one llb. 2 fish took a dry fly, all the others were taken on a nymph. There was a reasonable hatch of stoneflies (needleflies?) around noon and a few autumn LDOs.
My client and I thoroughly enjoyed the day. Lovely stream in a delightful part of Wales.

15 Trout

4 Barbel, 3 Chub