Feedback & Reports

Lovely mild day and my first visit to this attractive beat. Lots of fishy looking water at a nice level but tricky wading in parts (wading staff essential). Nothing rising but persuaded 5 grayling (best 14") to take a hot-spot weighted nymph and 1 trout to a PTN. Several salmon on the move including one splashing spectacularly at the head of a pool.
Looking forward to a repeat visit when I can get to know the beat better, especially where the easier wading may be.

1 Trout, 5 Grayling

1 x 12" grayling on a weighted nymph, 4 x 8-10" grayling on dry fly (Klinkhammer with pink body) and one graylet plus 4 takes not brought to hand. Water running high and fast but clear and not too many leaves - only fished the two main pools .

6 Grayling

To be honest I wouldn't have booked this beat if I had known(it's the top end of Cefnllysgwynne on the easier bank). I thought it would be the next beat up!. I've looked at it before and it was all bedrock and fast water,today was different, it was just bedrock! Hardly any water at all, just a very narrow gutter and some Stillwater pools! Walked the entire beat looking for somewhere I fancied for grayling and plumped on a long shallower gutter near the top end. A few casts latter I had a 10" trout and lost a nice grayling of a pound+. A little further I hooked into what I first thought was a salmon but turned out to be a monster wbt!(3.5lb weighed). Yes I know it's out of season but its still a hell of a big fish for such a now small piece of water.
Thanks wye and usk for a great weeks fishing and some lovely weather for a change!

2 Trout

Gosh the river is low! Down to 2 -3 metre wide gutters in places. Fishing typically Irfon - challenging but productive. All fish on dries - grayling of 2 year classes, lovely plump 14 inch fish x 3 and skinnier 9-10 inch fish x 4. One of the latter had significant beak scarring. Brownies brought to hand nothing bigger than 9" but the best fish of the day - a 15 - 16" brownie didn't come to hand after being played for 3 mins so can't count him! Close encounter of the otter kind - a family threesome swam past under the rod tip of one rod - and also avian predators plentiful.

3 Trout, 7 Grayling

Another lovely day on this beautiful beat. Harder going than two weeks ago - very low water and quite a lot of leaf-fall. Three 10-12" grayling on the dry brought to hand. Only one trout rise all day.

3 Grayling

A stunning and tranquil beat, perfect for us left handers. 5 grayling from the Glaslyn Pool - all around 8-10" on a black/pink klinkhammer. Four finger length trout and then, from one of the deep gutters at the end of the beat, a fantastic trout at 16"-18" on a bead head GRHE. All safely returned.

5 Trout, 5 Grayling

Lovely river and plenty of action despite low water and bright sunshine. All fish caught on small black klinkhammer. Thanks to the Foundation for making it all possible.

4 Trout, 8 Grayling

River in flood, at least 2 feet above normal and slightly coloured. 1 grayling 6". Also met the new owners, really nice people.

1 Grayling

7 trout to 14 inches.

7 Trout

River in drought. 6 trout to 14 inches.

6 Trout