Salmon Catches

2:11 pm

Whitney: 2 fish yesterday 10lb and 21lb. 

2:09 pm

Nyth: 12lb salmon 08.45 this morning. A rock scramble as it headed down.

8:02 am

The Rectory : Perfect start to the day for Mike Bolt. Bridge Pool. 12lb of silver at 7am. Took a Usk Grub tube

11:21 pm

Nyth and tyr celyn; 2 today 14lb and 8lb on a willie gunn tube. 

5:53 pm

Glanwye: 13lb fish (in cracking condition) for Chris Morley from the Lady pool today. 

5:09 pm

Red Lion: 14lb fish for Nick Hardy on Thursday. 

5:08 pm

Caemawr: 10lb fish to Dave Roberts yesterday. Taken on a flying C

5:04 pm

Gromain and Upper Llanstephan: 10lb fish for Mark Harris from the neck of the spring pool on a fly yesterday. Made up for losing one yesterday on the Rectory.

5:01 pm

Spreadeagle: Very fresh 12lber for Roger Plowden yesterday. 

4:57 pm

Make that 7 from the Nyth yesterday. 4 fish more including a couple of crackers of 27lb (105cm) and 23lb, with a 12lber and and 8lber as well. The 23lber was a very deep hen fish with 'colossal' strength. 

4:52 pm

Nyth: Three beautiful fish for Chris Ryan before lunch yesterday.12lb, 12lb and 8lb. The 8lb was a bar of silver. All three caught on a small conehead cascade. There seems to have been a pronouced taking time yesterday. 

4:50 pm

Upper Caerwnon: 12lb fresh fish for Will Woods on a flying C. 

4:46 pm

Rectory: 2 for James Kent 10lb and 13lb from the Rock pool, and 1 for Grant Holmes 15lb from the Gravel catch. All caught between 12.15 and 12.45 yesterday. 3 others lost in the morning between 8.30 and 10.30. Outside of those times, v quiet. 

8:49 pm

Llangoed and Lower Llanstephan: Lovely fresh 12lber for Simon Mclucas from the lower end of the Chapel Catch on a brass nighthawk tube this evening. His first fish from the upper river after several near misses. 

9:44 am

The Rectory : 12lb fresh cock fish yesterday from the Rock Pool for George Ottewell on a homemade fly.

8:54 am

Spreadeagle: 2 yesterday, 12lb and a 15 pounder to Phil Batty (pictured).

7:46 am

Llangoed and Lower Llanstephen: 11lb clean fish for Tim Hughes yesterday, took below the Chapel Catch (Iron Gate).. 

4:34 pm

The Rectory : Lea Devereaux this morning. River height was 2 foot 9”, very slowly falling and clearing. 1x 8lb Cock fish took a blue tube fly. Rock Pool

10:55 am

Yet another flood is roaring down both valleys. When will it end? Another storm due on Sunday, but then signs then a drying picture. It would be nice if we could get a couple of days fishing in this month!. 

10:15 am

The Rocks : 6lb cock fish early yesterday morning for Richard Thomas. On a cascade tube.

4:24 pm

Upper Coldbrook (Usk Private Beat) : 10lb very clean hen for Mike Bolt yesterday. Took a Green Butt Cascade Tube.

1:26 pm

Llanover (Usk): A couple of fish earlier in the week, 16lb from the Bryn Stream, 12lb from the Lady Pool. Sunday double season rod now for sale at Llanover at weekday rates. Rods available on other days too, see here for details.

11:22 am

Yesterdays forecast 'showers' were more substantive and incessant than the term suggests. Both rivers are now back in spate. The springs and bogs are flowing again again and the drop will be steady.

After 2 weeks of running water in May the springers are right through both systems. These are rare conditions, perfect for the less presitigous upper beats (above Builth and lower Irfon on the Wye, above Brecon on the Usk). When the river drops back to 2ft 6" on the Llanstephen gauge the beats below Builth will be back in play. I am afraid the beats below Hereford will not be fishable for a while.

Let's enjoy the perfect fly water and awe inspiring surroundings of the upper rivers while we can. 

11:13 am

Rectory: 10lb fish for Alan Ward from the Rock pool yesterday. 

11:04 am

Gromain and Upper Llanstephan: 14lb hen fish for James Kent. Taken 1st cast from from the croy, a nothing place that Stephen always told him to try.