Feedback & Reports

Just a quickie to say thanks for remembering the waders!!!! Robin had a fabulous day's fishing...despite nearly being swept away in pusuit of a frisky trout!! He survived, but sadly his mobile phone is no longer with us!!!

Llangoed Hall was also divine - all in all a fab weekend. Thank you for your able assistance to a fishing virgin!

Just a note to say that I have just returned from a weeks holiday fishing around Builth with my niece and some friends. We fished two of your waters. The first was the Edw on the Hundred House beat see photos attached where it was tough going as the trout there seem to have developed telepathy My niece caught her first small stream brownie though 11inches and she was very chuffed. The other water we went to was the Usk at Sennybridge. This was one of most beautiful stretches of river I have seen. We caught plenty of small trout and lost a couple of proper uns. Traditional spider patterns worked well in the quicker water. Later on though the fish were driving us daft as there was a fall of anglers curse and we could only get takes on tiny Griffiths gnats. But a good time was had by all. Keep up the good work!

Superb Friday and Saturday 14 Shad caught on Gromain beat with a more than a few lost , trout to the dry fly in the evening up to 1lb with a bonus grayling well over 2 lb best dry fly blue wing olive best shad fly gold head damsel.

I fished the Fenni Fach beat on 02/06/06, really tough day weather wise brilliant sunshine, still managed plenty of offers only landed 4 trout.
1st trout 1/2lb, 2 around the 3/4lb mark and finally a cracking trout pushing 3lb on a size 16 parachute adams. All fish were returned, will definetly fish the Usk again very enjoyable hopefully better conditions next time.

Just to say we had a fabulous week. I had an enormous brownie at Fenni Fach. On for about 10mins before I lost it - 60cm He jumped many times and it was very exciting, so happy but also disappointed

I fished Dan-y-Parc yesterday WOW Its a fantastic stretch and the water was perfect. I managed 6 decent trout on the upper beat in the morning, the best going one and a half pounds. I started on the wet fly and caught the days best fish on my second cast, and then the fish started rising at around 10am. After a fruitless hour, I managed to pick one up on an elk hair dun imitation but as soon as I tried my trusty CDC Dun it catches fish anywhere when other patterns fail, I got a take from virtually every trout that I covered. I lost one cracker that was north of 2lbs as he tore off line into the far bank and came loose.

I got up to the Aberedw beat yesterday and whilst not as successful as your latest endeavours I managed 11 very pretty & feisty brownies in about 4 hours or so, all on various klinkhammers dark olive & brown mostly. I know I may get more on nymphs but I just get so much more fun out of catching them on dries. There was an amazing amount of insect life about too - brook duns, some enormous sedges, the odd yellow may dun and even a stray mayfly, but nothing appeared to be hatching as far as I could see.

The morning overcast persisted but it grew steadily warmer and more humid as the day wore on. An amazing variety of birds were intent on picking off emerging upwings but the trout weren’t interested. Occasional movement subsurface seemed to be from smaller fish. I worked hard for my trout. I tried a variety of dries and emergers with little success. One fish rising in a shaded glide took a rusty Klinkhammer but the other five all came to small weighted nymphs. Best fish 8”.

6 Trout

For the record, the fish weighed just on 14 pounds and was caught on a (home tied!) cascade size 8 double - the fly is now preserved for posterity.
Once again, thanks to you and all the team for quite fabulous support and service. It really is an outstanding organisation that you have; one of which you should all be very proud. I'll keep telling people...

I had loads of fun while i was up, rain coloured water for a couple of days but thats when you go off to be a tourist and see the sights, the best day was behind the trout inn, and a lovely place to stay as well, the big bath was perfect for drying facilities, they thought i was mad.
The best beat was 5, parking at the church plenty of space and with the coppicing was so easy to cast an 8ft rod, couple nice fish there on a pheasant tail, i was a bit miffed at where the beat ended as i couldnt find any signs, maybe i didnt go far enough but i did wade a long way.
Well im back in the land of the living down here with my pollution that you dont have, but i am certain of one thing i will be back