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Worth the trip to see the dawn breaking on such a beautiful day. Casting a salmon fly on the estate's lovely pools was a treat, but didn't see a salmon at either dawn or dusk.
Trout were unimpressed by the the 26 degree heat but humoured my tungsten beaded usk naylor by giving it a little tug now and then. Missed many more than hooked but ended up with a 3/4 lb stockie, then 4 wbt, 4-8 ozs. Slept well after such a full day.
Once again, thanks to wuf and glanusk staff. Last chance saloon Chainbridge next week!

Had a most enjoyable day even without seeing a salmon. The sheer pleasure of casting a salmon fly in such beautiful surroundings. River reluctant to drop and carrying some colour. Had a sleep on bank at half time {after very early start} and was woken by two helicopters overhead. Perhaps they thought I'd pegged it! Saw three goosanders one of which was fishing considerably more competently than me. Didn't blank though. Caught and safely returned a feisty brownie which was at least half as big again as the flying C with which it picked an argument. Back to do it all over again next week.
Once again, thanks to the WUF and Glanusk staff, charming and helpful as ever.

Coloured water following heavy rain. Beyond my capability and zero return. Never saw a fish all day. Stunning setting though.

Two brown trout to 12 inches caught before the river became two coloured and high to fish. There were trout rising under the trees and I am sure the fishing will be fantastic once the water clears and drops a bit.

I had booked to fish Fenni Fach but as Wednesday was a wash off I took up my second Glanusk booking instead. Water still rather cloudy and I managed only two small trout, one on an Adams, the other on orange nymph. Saw very few larger fish rising. As the rain returned yet again I packed up at 5.30 p.m. However, it is always a pleasure to spend a day at this beautiful estate.

Fished both dries and nymphs to no effect in the coloured water. Packed up at 4 p.m. as the rain returned.

The river was at a healthy level but coloured. There was some visibility in the margins and that's where we were able to pick up our fish. We had 10 trout between us that were mostly small but with one lovely wild 17 incher. All taken on nymphs.

18 Brown trout and 10 salmon par between us caught mostly on small bead head nymph. Very little happening on the surface, although there was a good hatch during the evening. A marquee was set up for a wedding reception on Saturday, with floodlights set up to light up the river and trees, stunning.
Glanusk is such a beautiful location to spend a day fishing, and the booking process was as easy as usual

Dear W&U,

Fishing at Glanusk on Thursday was difficult with very windy/cold conditions and heavy showers coupled with the river as low as I have ever fished it. That said, 9 brown trout were caught ranging from 9" to 17/18" on both nymph and dry. As always, no matter what the weather, the W&U Foundation Fishing will bring me back to Wales time and time again.

Many thanks to the staff for your time, advice and politeness.

Kind regards

S

Spent a week at the Glanusk Estate (Glanusk Lodge) with the family (incl. four young children). The grounds were idyllic, the house well-equipped, and the staff were lovely.

The weather was less co-operative with much rain and high winds. I fished three days on the Estate and managed to catch three, four, and three WBT, respectively, on a duo-rig consisting of a parachute-type dropper with either a nymph or other dry on the point. The largest of the fish was approx. 14 inches. The rest were a fair bit smaller. All were in peak condition and all put up respectable fights. To be fair, I should have caught more than I did. I certainly raised far more than I landed.

All in all, it was a fine way to spend a week's holiday.