Feedback & Reports

Catch 10 graylings (or quite few more), and 4 BT... all taken with heavy nymphs. River was running quite fast, and clear in the morning. Water was coloured later in the afternoon, probably due to heavy showers. The day started extremely well, I caught a salmon of circa 8/9 pounds. It took me almost 1.30h, with my nymph rod truly under pressure, but in the end such beauty was landed. Fish had been carefully and safely released, after a well deserved recover of more than 15min. Great day!

1 Salmon, 4 Trout, 10 Grayling

Another interesting day at this beat and it didn't disappoint. Overcast day but no rain. Recent rainfall made life difficult with river full of leaves and twigs. Fished Czech style with jig hook nymphs and caught all on a Jonathan Barnes pattern (dropper) with my Black and Green PTN ignored. All Grayling from 10/12 inch. River started to rise later in the day, around 4 o,clock and wind picked up which made me call it a day. Lost two good fish. A nice touch was meeting the farmer who advised me not to worry but his cow's - "they are very friendly". He was right. A good day was had by all. Getting to like this beat very much.

4 Grayling

4 oz cage feeders to hold bottom ground bait halibut abd pellets

6 Barbel

Lovely stretch of river in really good condition, easy parking and access to most of the stretch, barbel were a bit elusive but we had some great chub up to 7lb, river was fining down, all chub on fishmeal boilie and pellet in feeder.

8 Chub

Water was at a good height and falling but nothing seen or touched.

Fished from 8.30am till 1.30pm. Perfect conditions, overcast with light breeze. A few fish moving most of them far out. Best tactics were fishing a black lure on a long leader and floating line, takes were very aggressive. CT landing 7 trout to 16 inches, losing 4 including a really decent fish. RD 4 trout to 14 inches. Most fish were typical Tal y bont specimens of about 13 inch.

11 Trout

now i must admit after fishing the stretch of river opposite fownhope 5 on the weds with no success i was not hopeful, but the air pressure dropped and there was good cloud cover and conditions looked good. we made the long walk to the bottom of the beat (note to myself, do some fitness work before my next trip) and we were rewarded with the most successful day of our trip.
first bait in the water at 9.15 and the first fish came at 1020. regular bites throughout the day apart from a period between 1 and 3pm when the bites stopped. i managed 7 barbel incl a superb fish of 10lb 2oz, and a chub - fishing in the ranuculus beds midstream with feeder and 2 x 8mm pellets on the hair.
if anyone is looking for b+b accommodation i can thoroughly recommend the Falcon House, good location for the stretches we fished., reasonably priced ,very comfortable with a good breakfast, and if you like Owls they have some beautiful specimens they have 'rescued'in their on-site aviaries.

7 Barbel, 1 Chub

First time at this venue, I drove along the bank (a big plus) and stopped at a number of swims but found either access to the river difficult or someone fishing opposite. I was surprised to see quite a number of anglers on the far bank (it seems the fishing opposite is leased by BAA). Eventually settled for an area below the suspension bridge with no far bank fishing. The river was quite fast flowing over gravel about 4ft deep tried pellet & luncheon meat with feeder for just 1 chub so switched to castors and float then picked up more small chub and dace steadily but no sign of any barbel

4 Chub, 2 Other

13 Barbel, 6 Chub