Feedback & Reports

4 x trout 4-8 inches on small Klinkhammer. Blackpool Brook was the only running water I could find which was not in flood after yesterday's rain, and in fact this stream was fairly well coloured. Still, a few little trout were prepared to put up their heads. 8 inches is actually not a bad fish for the Blackpool Brook. And it saved me from gardening or DIY or some other such dubious activity

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Riverside at 2pm not sure what and where to set up, river is rising quickly, nowhere looked fish-able on LH bank, only piece of slack on the right bank was already being fished,(seeing this guy pull in a barbel of about 6lbs)swayed me to have ago. I asked him if he was using pellet he said he was and as I was going to fish down stream of him be it 100yds away I felt it would be unfair to use feeder and pellet, so opted for sweetcorn and straight lead and hand fed the swim directly under the large willow 4 small chub and 3 barbel to 6 lbs fished no more than 15ft out bites stopped by 4.30 pm as river rapidly rose by approx 3ft.

Arrived to find the river a little high and coloured but quite fishable. No fish rising but decided to start dry anyway. No takers to an Olive Klink so changed to an Adams Parachute. Caught about ten trout from 5 - 11 inches and missed more mostly up against the banks of the many short pools.
Many thanks to Allyson for replacing the roving vouchers that Royal Mail seem to have lost.

Extremely dissapointing. River 4 feet up and track to river very muddy and slippy. After negotiating the track, river totally unfishable, could not get anywhere near the river, banks too steep.
Will not consider this venue again and will be requesting re-imbursement.

Baited up an area along a reed bank with hemp and corn, landed 4 bream of around 4/5lbs on corn and half a dozen roach on the maggot. Hooked into something decent following these roach but the fight was all under the rod tip - eel. And another, and another, and another. Couldn't get a bite back on corn so switched to roving.

Casting worms at clouding and bubblers in the margin I banked 3 common carp to around 12lbs. Fought like nothing else on 4lb line and a 12ft Avon. Come evening I flicked a few floaters out and had a couple of nice fish appeared, with backs out of the water. Using a controller float I got right in amongst them and after 30 minutes of them nudging the float and bait, one opened it's mouth properly. A good 10 minute scrap put a pristine common carp in the net. It weighed exactly 22lbs. Amazing fight, amazing fish. Was happy there but they were still feeding so had a recast, had a take fairly quickly but lost the fish on a big lunge at range - seemed a good fish again, but they always do when they come off! Great venue, would recommend it to anyone.

Arrived at Ty-Newydd around 2pm and the river was still running high at around 2'9" on the Llanstephen gauge and with only a couple of inches visability. Fished for a few hours with the fly but no touches. Saw one grilse move in Bathing Pool and the third rod saw a bigger fish jump in Green Bank but that was it. Looked like it would fish in another 24-48 hours.

Not much to report today unfortunately. Nil caught, not a bite even. River was well up and like chocolate with logs etc coming down though. First time on this stretch and I must say it really looks good.

1 x 29 inch hen salmon, 9.5 - 10lbs slightly coloured, on Bann Shrimp fished off floating line and intermediate tip.

Arrived to find that river had dropped a foot and was at a perfect 1.5 ft level - but dirty ...aggh! Fished in continuous rain in the hopes that the forecast deluge wouldn't be too heavy and the river would clear just enough before the level went up again. But thats' the trouble nowadays, the forecast is pretty good and lashing rain gives the river up a foot by 5pm and colouring up more.
Plenty of trout to the spinner but no sight or sound of Salmon. Regardless another enjoyable day