Feedback & Reports

Our timing was not the best as the beat was flooded! The water was really high and badly coloured. (Checked the Lugg gage and thought it was alright. Apparently it was the misjudgement on our part.) However, having driven for 2hrs from Bristol, we decided to fish it anyway. The flow was really strong. A 4mm tungsten bead did not reach the bottom. At the end, we had to either bunch the heavy bugs very close together or to add split shots to the cast. My mate had two on squirmy worm and black heavy bug. I only had one on UV ping tag but it was a giant; measuring 15inch and my new PB. Not expect this on a tough condition. So a happy day!

3 Grayling

River running fairly high but clear occasional rain / sleet showers. All fish were caught on nymphs. A few olives seen on the water but no fish rising.

17 Grayling

Very disappointed as the map of the beat that showed a footpath down the entire length of the beat did not represent reality at all, it was a heavily wooded beat for 100%, and with the river as high as it was we tried to access the river from both parking spots, gave up and went fishing at Builth Town for a tenner !!!

This beat description needs to highlight that it runs through woodland and the only way to access this beat is by wading when the river is 1metre or lower

WUF note: Thank you for the feedback, we will look into the access at Doldowlod and review the maps where necessary.

River very coloured. Feeder tactics pursuaded a couple of fish.

1 Trout, 1 Grayling

No catch because no fishing was possible. The river level was at the top of the gauge so I turned tail and went home.

The River was in perfect condition when we arrived. Coloured but not in full flood, but by the end of the day it had risen around 5 inches and was looking very different. 7 Barbel between 2 anglers, the best at 7lb 5oz. No Chub which was a surprise. The best addition to the kit bag was 2 screw-in dog tethers with rope, which made getting up and down a very slippery bank much easier.

7 Barbel

again a blank day . very windy intermittent rain , river high . Cow in river rescue services called !

river high and rising only 1 small chub cought.

1 Chub

Conditions were really good, river up but not too high, dropping at first but then rising quickly in the latter part of the day, cloudy and very mild. Fun day, took me an hour or 2 to find the fish but when I did bites were pretty regular, bites dried up towards the end of the day when the river was rising quickly. Used feeder with hemp and pellets and boil hook baits. All fish between 6 and 7.5lb. chub around 3lbs. Glad I have a 4x4 otherwise I would have had no chance of getting out of there!

8 Barbel, 1 Chub