Feedback & Reports

As today was forecast to be the first for some time with cloud and hardly any wind, I decided to give the Upper Wye a go. The weather forecast proved to be right and even the light rain around midday arrived on time. However, after the recent heatwave the water was a warm 18 degrees! There was little fly (some yellow mays, a few small olives, and sedges from 4 p.m.) and just a few rises throughout the day. In spite of that, the ladies certainly obliged and at least some were looking up, as were a few trout. Most rising fish took the flies offered, but most of the fish caught were non-risers which happened to take a fancy to small light and dark olive Duck's Duns, a hare's ear emerger, Grayling Steel Blue and Baby Sunfly. A couple of fish were also taken on nymphs though nymphing wasn't very successful, either fished alone or duo. The trout ranged from 8-12" and the grayling were mainly of 9-10", with a few 12" and one 14" fish thrown in for good measure. Not sure where the larger grayling had gone. Maybe they weren't on the feed? Oh for a chat with a grayling! Dream on.

4 Trout, 23 Grayling

Again a second visit to this beat but unfortunately over night rain increased river level to about 2 feet with very coloured water. Tried an hour Polish nymphing but couldn't get into the main stream as current too strong. Glad to know it was the river conditions not the fishing
that beat me this time.

Water quite low & limited amount of water fishable with the fly. Nothing seen nor touched unfortunately.

Water clear and fairly low. Fish all caught on dry fly. The fish were small - between a quarter and half a pound - all were returned to the water.

2 Trout, 1 Grayling

10 lb salmon from tail of Bathing Pool at 10.30 am. Very slightly coloured. Full floater, size 6 Cascade-type fly. Llanstephan gauge at 22". Quite sunny and very bright in pm. No other takes or fish seen.

1 Salmon

2' and still carrying some colour. Nothing doing.

14lb hen fish caught on a cascade

1 Salmon

Attended Tenkara day most of the fish taken in the fast water after the large Croy near far bank, all on the Tenkara rods on nymphs and drys elk hair emerger many more fish missed, rained all day river was on the rise slightly, good trout up to 2lbs and another good trout pinged off. 15 grayling 8 trout 2 salmon parr all fish excellent condition

8 Trout, 15 Grayling, 2 Other

There were 4 anglers, this report is from me alone, the others will submit their own catch returns. Warm day, water had some colour from previous rainfall and was higher than the previous day. A few olives, but even fewer rising fish and despite trying various methods from dry fly to heavy nymphs, success was limited. The small trout (parr) that I caught took a beaded catgut nymph, on a size 12 barbless grub hook. It was returned without being taken out of the water.

1 Trout

Attended the Tenkara day, fished Ty-Newydd beat in the rain and thoroughly enjoyed it. The guides were very helpful and knowledgeable, I will definitely be back next year if it's repeated. The river was a good level and relatively clear, as a novice wader I struggled a bit but it won't put me off.

2 Trout