Feedback & Reports

River too low, very good day though. This was our first visit to the Whitney Court fishery and we struggled to identify the beats adequately. No salmon were observed the whole day, however small trout were in abundance and produced some sport.

Very difficult fishing compared to recent visits to Home Beat. No joy in prolific swims such as Swan Crib and Island Pool, so fished the cattle drink opposite the Legg Crib on the Courtfield bank. I took four barbel from this swim between 6-8lbs 6oz in the afternoon. Will fish Courtfield on next visit to explore this section of river more as access to banks is not so limited. 3 salmon seen in Ferry Pool around 7:00pm, all doubles.

4 Barbel

No fish caught, no fish seen.

This was supposed to be a salmon day, but the water is really quite low again now. I worked away all morning, searching various holes and gutters with sinking lines etc, but without success. Mid-afternoon, I saw sense and got out the grayling rod and fished dry fly for a while on one of the pool tails. 14 x grayling, mostly nice fish around 14 inches and 1 x trout of 10 inches, on a small Red Tag.
Incidentally, I should report a 14 pound salmon caught on this beat by Brian Skinner on the 20th. That puts us at 4 for the season.

1 Trout, 14 Grayling

The river was very low and clear and the weather sunny and bright.
I booked Tim Lennon for the day as my guide. He showed me his methods, which I hadn't used before and within half an hour I had my first barbel. We used pva bags with 6&8mm pellets in the bag and 8mm pellet on the hook. We ended up with 10 barbel and 1 chub.
Had a really great day and would like to thank Tim whom I learnt a lot from and the wye and usk foundation.
WUF Note: Please note that professional fishing Instructor/Guides can only operate at Whitehouse (and some other fisheries) with prior permission. If you are thinking of hiring one, please check our website or contact the Foundation to ensure that they have clearance from the fishery owner before booking your fishing.

10 Barbel, 1 Chub

Lovely day, lovely conditions, never saw a fish until late afternoon when there were fish moving in the Cockpit. Otherwise very quiet but felt very good indeed. MUST TRY HARDER!!!

Lovely day. Water clear and low (4" on Brecon gauge)and 60F. 3 fish caught, best 2 3/4lbs, 2 on nymphs and one on dry fly. There was a steady trickle of LDOs and smaller olives. All fish returned.

3 Trout

8 Barbel

River still very low and clear, hence most fish came in the morning and evening. A standard feeder and pellet approach accounted for all fish (fishmeal groundbait / 8-10 mm pellets / size 12 short hair), from the slower deeper area positioned in the middle of the beat. Directions to Middle Hill Court were excellent and access to the fishing good. Yet another top class fishing opportunity provided by WUF. We'll be back for some Autumn/Winter sport in a few weeks time.

4 Barbel, 2 Chub

Really hard day, not much happening on the water at all. Fished on the concrete next to the dam wall. Caught the only one on a worm.

1 Trout