Feedback & Reports

Stunning place; water low and clear. I started at the bottom of the beat and caught a small grayling and 2 small trout on a para adams. Fishing klink n dink in a deep run below some boulders I caught 2 trout of about 0.5kg both taking the klinkhamer and a large grayling of around 0.75kg on a #16 beadhead PTN. A grayling of similar size followed, from a similar run. I switched to dead drifting nymphs (olive and natural GRHE) to fish a deep channel below a run and was rewarded with a grayling of more than 1kg - easily the biggest I've caught. I'll definitely be going back!

4 Trout, 4 Grayling

9 Trout

Fished in the afternoon and evening. The river was very coloured and the level appeared to be gradually falling. Surface fish activity, as before this summer, came to life very noticeably around 8pm, despite very significant fly activity also occurring throughout the afternoon. I had the impression that fading light was the stimulus.
I had one fish of about half a pound, and hooked, but did not land, a couple of somewhat larger trout.

1 Trout

Nice day, river at an awkward height for the beat, but still caught some nice barbel to 9lbs.

4 Barbel, 5 Chub

The river was just about right for the fly when I arrived at 10.30am. Clear and a reasonable height and I did get a pull as well as knocks from the odd brownie.
Unfortunately there must have been a heavy shower further up the valley and by 2pm there was a lot of silt from somewhere (farm run-off?) that must have reduced the chance of getting a salmon - the friendly trout fisherman who I was sharing the beat with was just as frustrated.
Hopefully the efforts by the Foundation in reducing this annoying feature of the Wye will eventually pay off.

Sunny day with patchy high cloud, river at good height following rain earlier in the week but with colour hiding the streamer weed. Chub caught on sweetcorn, switched to pellet and had a barbel at the end. Didnt fish all day. Great to meet Tony the ghillie, a lovely man with lots of useful info.

1 Barbel, 5 Chub

4 Barbel, 7 Chub

Good conditions with the river falling and clearing after a large spate but no sign of any salmon. Some wondeful trout fishing below the bridge in the evening.

3 Trout

1'8" falling some colour, fished 6 am to 10am.
Had high hopes and fished steadily through the lower pools,
a salmon showed at the tail of Rectory and as the fly came round to cover it there was a take but sadly it turned out to be a trout of about a pound. Looks good for a fish sometime soon.

1 Trout

Arrived at 7am to fish this iconic beat full of optimism which sadly was not fulfilled as we never saw a fish move. The conditions appeared to be perfect and was as good a days fishing as you could ever wish for but not a tug. Oh well there's always next week. WUF's service, it's usual exemplary self, including a lunch time injection of tactical honing from Stephen Marsh-Smith today. Thank you all.

3 Trout, 1 Chub