Feedback & Reports

Just to let you know our returns for saturday at Ty-Newydd. We caught so many Grayling that we stopped counting at 20 (mostly 6/10inches but a couple up to 16/18 inches). What's more we must have missed/lost twice as many. At one point one took my fly as I dropped it in the water to release one already in the net. They were taking nymph and dry fly, my cousin catching nearly all his on dries.

I caught a small trout and lost a reasonable one. There was a good evening rise of trout starting at 6pm when we had to leave unfortunately and we saw a salmon roll at the start of the beat.

I stupidly took a spill and had to de-robe and dry out for a while (sorry to anyone who had to witness this sight). No harm done, apart from to my phone.

Many Thanks for arranging the fishing and best wishes,
Chris Ling

Thanks for the info. After nearly 2 seasons and who knows how many early,optimistic and full of enthusiasm starts, only for the day to end in a bit of a damp, wet squib, yesterday turned out to be one of the best
days fishing I have ever had.

I took my first salmon from the Glan-Yr-Afon beat, Pwll Daffi pool on a Willie Gunn. Only a grillse of about 5-5?lbs but the brightest bar of chrome i have ever seen. Strong and bloody hell they are strong! Thought
mullet fought hard but these things are in another league!

After a quick pic the fish was released swimming off strongly. Once again thanks

There seemed to be a degree of disbelief from certain quarters when I recently reported hooking 5 salmon at Lyn Em. They definitely won't believe this report !

Today I hooked 7 salmon at Lyn Em; (all on fly of course.)
One was just a handshake and it leapt clear of the water and spat the hook.
Two were played and lost - hook pulled free.
Four landed - 23", 24" 30" and 31".
The largest was a hen, the rest cocks. All had some colour and all were returned.

And the sun shone as well !

25 Roach up to 1lb. Barbel 2 x 3lbs, 1 x 10?lbs

Just a quick note to say thank you! Had 2 fantastic days with my brother at Holme Lacy, fishing for barbel. Between us we had in excess of 20 fish, the biggest two of which were 8lbs 10oz and 9lbs 3oz. Brilliant sport!

Just one cautionary point - on Saturday we ended up fishing the wrong meadow and were eventually shown the error of our ways by the assistant ghillie, who was exceptionally helpful. Perhaps it might be the navigation skills (or lack of!) of my brother and I, but might I suggest a slight addition to the 'Directions & Access' section on the info you send out to customers? As you take the left on Church road and then the sharp right, a fishing hut is visible in the field, however that is not the hut at Holme Lacy 3. It would be useful to amend the penultimate sentence saying something like "Continue along Church Road for approximately half a mile, at which point you will see the hut in the field on your left".

Anyway once again, thanks for allowing us to rebook following the wash off two weeks previously.

Species1: Brown Trout

Number1: 1
1 x Brown Trout 12" Caught on light brown dry fly. I put the trout back to catch next time I go :) What a great day, the river is beautiful! Thanks for all your work.

Fished on 18th 19th & 20th September 2008. Weather, hot & Sunny. Conditions, clear normal level. Directions to beat were spot on accomodation was first class(LADYRIDGE FARM GUEST HOUSE)

WUF Notes :
Day One. 9 x barbel to 10lbs. 4 x chub to 3lbs
Day Two. 3 x barbel to 4lbs. 3 x chub to 3lbs
Day Three. 2 x chub to 3lbs

Lovely water. The floods have brought a tree down across the river on the second big bend upstream of the bridge. Japanses balsam rampant!

WUF Notes: 3 Trout 8" to 10" and 13 Grayling up to 1lb

WUF Notes : 3 x chub to 4lb+ and 2 x Dace all on corn and meat

I also lost a very heavy fish which I assume was a barbel.

Just to let you know that I (sadly) suffered a blank on the Monnow Valley fishery... still quite high water with about 18" visibility... but some of the fishiest territory I've ever seen, and no exaggeration to say it's a
jungle in there.

Loved every minute, and will definitely be back...