Feedback & Reports

1 Barbel, 27 Chub

Low, slack water. Some colour, but pretty clear to depth of 3ft. Good conditions. First line in at 7.15am, ledgered pellet. Knocks but nothing really positive till 10.30 when wrap and run saw fish head into weed and rocks, where it was lost. Frustrating morning. A few feeders lost on snags
At noon things perked up, with a good 8.5lb Barbel, taken on ledgered pellet.
Transfer over to float (corn,, hemp and meat) saw several small Chub and big Dace accounted for, with a large Perch lost (on corn!) but by 2. 30pm, action died down . Water noticeably warmer. Ledgered meat brought tentative bites, but nothing connected.
6 till 9 brought significant change. Initially some decent Chub (up to 4lb) landed, at at last, a trio of Barbel (6,6,5). All fish in good condition. Largest Barbel had noticeable hump in back. Action came in waves. Almost as if switch flicked. Good sport.
Dusk was the trigger time. As others have commented elsewhere, it seems to make the Barbel bolder, and Chub get edged out.
Hard work and perseverance required. The last 3 hours, turned it into a memorable day.

4 Barbel, 12 Chub, 6 Other

2 Chub

Rain and wind came in and stayed for the day. I fished 4 AAA waters today. Nothing at the first three, but plenty of action at Llyn Craiypistyll. Fish were interested in a large hopper fly drawn through the waves. Only managed one to the net, but it made a tough day worthwhile.

1 Trout

4 Trout

Good easily accessible, pleasant fishing venue. Welcoming Farmer.

6 Chub, 1 Other

18 Chub

River had gone up approx 6 inches since last Saturday. We tried two different swims, tried very hard using scaled down tactics but failed to catch any barbel on our favourite Wye & Usk beat. Just one solitary chub was poor reward for our efforts.

1 Chub

One barbel and 6 small chub. All caught on feeder and pellet.

There is very little flow in the river so inevitably the fishing was difficult.

I must mention the work that Stefan the bailiff is doing. Swims have been opened up to make them much more accessible. Parking is clearly signed and many swims even have a rope to help access.

1 Barbel, 6 Chub

2 Chub