Feedback & Reports

Spent Weds roving and didn't find the right swims until 5 pm then had about 4 barbel to 8 1/2 lbs and a chub before dark. I was the only person fishing this amazing stretch and booked for Thursday on the phone which was a bonus.

Thurs was much better despite being very hot and clear, again lots of roving from 12 until 9 pm and discovering new swims downstream - 9 barbel to 9lb 6 ozs and 1 chub, great jungle fishing down near the rope pool. Most fish taken on Halibut pellet, lots of Salmon leaping around dusk on the upstream stretches.

Dear Wendy, Allyson and the Team,

Thank you for arranging another wonderful day on the Wye and fitting us in on Backney. We arrived at 9.30am.... walked the top end of the stretch and settled in on Crib 4.

Had 2 barbel in two casts......so 2 barbel novices were made up!! And of course,wanting more! The river duly obliged and in spite of a clear sky, the sun beating down and the river fining, we managed another 13 barbel and 2 chub. The biggest barbel was 8-12. All caught on elips pellets cast mid river.

Kingfishers, buzzards and a Tornado (Courtesy of the RAF) made for a great day and three very happy teenagers!

Thanks to all the Team. Keep up the great work!

Great days fishing, lovely spot. Caught several WBT all small, several Grayling, all taken on Check nymphs. Had to leave at 5.00pm just when it was getting interesting, no fish taken.

Thanks to the recent rain the Edw had a healthy flow with very little colour. Warmish day, no wind, plenty of cloud cover - perfect!

26 brownies caught and released. All between 4" - 7" which seems representative on this small river. Really absorbing sport on very light tackle. Fished a combination of wet flies (partridge and orange, snipe and purple, partridge and green) and nymphs (diawl bachs) all size 14 which seemed to work a treat for these little brownies.

Tried for a bigger fish in some of the deeper pools, a few takes but nothing made the net. However, there are definitely bigger trout resident in this smallish water.

My second visit to Aberedw this season and would recommend it to those who enjoy delicate angling in a peaceful and remote setting.

Fished 12th aug at holme lacy, my fist time on the river this season. Managed to "winkle" out 5 barbel, two of 8lb, two of 6lb and a tiddler of around 2lb.

10 grayling from half a pound to one and a half pounds on dry fly and gold head hares ear. Lovely day all fish returned.

Just fished in afternoon caught 1 brown trout about 3/4 lb on prince goldhead nymph. Difficult access river most of time the bank is a real jungle. Not much surface activity on the day I was there.

Yet another day on this fantastic bit of water, I like it so much I decided to take the wife! We both had a great day. The weather was fantastic, maybe a bit too hot for good fishing but after all the recent rain we didn't complain. The fishing was a bit difficult on this visit, I only managed to land 6 fish all around the ten inch mark and one a good 14in. Lost about 4, one felt like a good un! The wife blanked, but she said she enjoyed herself. Not a lot of surface activity with only the odd fish showing. No noticable fly hatch. All fish taken on beaded nymph fished NZ style.

Excellent days guiding with Frank Williams. Learned a tremendous amount, and had the best day of the summer so far - really beautiful.

1 brown trout, 2 grayling caught on nymph. All around 8", none taken. Several salmon parr, all returned.

Despite bright sunshine and a clear river, we all had a very enjoyable day. William, aged 15 years caught his first barbel 7lbs 3oz on only his second cast of the day and then one 7lbs 10ozs shortly afterwards.

Total catch for the day was 5 barbel and 4 chub to 4lbs 8oz.
The only disappointment was the amount of litter and discarded line left in one or two swims which we duly collected.

To whom it may concern next time take your own litter home, we don't want to risk losing the fishing on this beautiful stretch of the Wye.