Feedback & Reports

It was cold and drizzly to start with, but I had some success with the nymph. Various types of fly started to appear about 1pm and I switched to dry. I had a good deal of interest in grey and rusty klinkhammers through the afternoon but missed a lot of fish through striking too soon - a typical fault for me when searching with dries. I ended up with 8, the best about 10".

8 Trout

Honddu in prime condition, full of water and fish. A dry klink took fish from the faster water up to the stone arch bridge. Switched to a PTN and had fish out of the rusty coloured pools all the way to the end. Could have stayed and probably caught more but was pressed for time so only spent about 3 hours fishing. Persistent rain didn't seem to bother the fish although no hatch was happening, stayed reasonably dry in the canopy.

15 Trout

Warm sunny day, fished for 3hrs in afternoon. River low but good flow. 1 x 6"trout on a klinkhammer. Missed 2 others. Very little rising.

1 Trout

Had a lovely day despite having no luck in catching fish. Lovely surroundings. I will return to try again.

The shady Honddu seemed a good bet to escape the heat and sun of the warmest day of the year so far! Low and slow as expected but practising ones best red indian tactics and watching and waiting bought good results. Eight to hand with a good number bouncing off too. Fish where in great nick and from 6 to 11 inch. Loads of fly life on the stones, mainly juvenile nymphs. Bodes well!

8 Trout

Had 90 minutes in the late afternoon and had a great bonus time! Not many rises but the trout were very willing to have a go at grey based para dries, landed 6, 3 at 8 to 10", 1 at 13" and 2 at 14" - the heavyweights were out! Shame I had to leave because I am sure the trout had not stopped, but very happy with this, and 10 overall from the Honddu on the day.

6 Trout

Very little hatching but the lower hedges and fields next to the river are loaded with spinners of all types. Managed to winkle out a few fat trout on GRHE and Para Adams with the best two fish at 12" and 13".River now getting pretty low making the fishing tricky.

7 Trout

Fished 11am through till 3pm, then had to leave for a meeting in Brecon. Very much an exploratory visit, and I thought that I would blank until, quite suddenly fish started to feed at just after 1pm. There had been fly (including a few Mays) before then, but no rising fish. However the very low water made them easily spooked and I put most down at the first attempt. A size 14 dark olive fooled 3, each about 10". The rise stopped as suddenly as it had begun, just after 2pm. A very nice beat, though campers might be a problem at the top end.

3 Trout

One fish caught apprx 12" mayfly dry... One fooled and missed!!

1 Trout

Very bright and sunny, tried everything, one rise all day.

1 Trout