Feedback & Reports

12 hour session mainly on bottom pool. Overcast mainly. Pellet accounted for all fish which were caught in faster water. Most fish were in the 1 to 3lb bracket and came around mid-afternoon but biggest barbel (5lb) caught early evening. Lost around 10 feeders/leads/rigs in either weed or rocks but c'est la vie with Wye barbel angling.
Nephew had a debut barbel with first cast and the 5 pounder late in the day - a good way to finish the session.

23 Barbel, 1 Chub

7 Barbel, 1 Chub

swim feeder and pellets

2 Chub

4 Barbel, 12 Chub

Clear bright hot day we both fished several swims using feeder pellet tactics which produced 4 Barbel two to each of us biggest 9Lb 8oz and two Chub largest 5lb 8oz. A good result on a hard day in beautiful surroundings.

4 Barbel, 2 Chub

4 Barbel

We had fished Golden Grove on the Towy the previous night and blanked so needed some fish!

Its only when we got on to this beat we realised how low the river is – the grayling flats were no more than a foot deep and devoid of anything other than small grayling. Little insect life either so not easy. Only a couple of small trout to hand until fishing upstream we reached a favourite corner where a large oak tree overhangs the river and which was a banker spot for grayling …except the tree has fallen, luckily parallel to the river not across it. In so doing a new earth bank has been created across the uprooted root bole – 3 burrows in it, one of which judging by the mess and the racket from within every time they sensed movement is occupied by kingfishers….They have chosen a good location, the resulting changed water flow means that there is no longer the deep corner for the grayling but a fish rose in a midstream glide. After a few casts a fish took – but not the expected grayling, a 14” trout. And the fish rose again so a few more casts later another fish took – a beautiful 17” trout. And the fish rose again….so a few more casts later another fish took – a 10” trout. Suspect he was the one that had been rising all along as no more rises….
A tricky day then – finished with 7 trout.

7 Trout

1 coloured salmon 12lbs with lure for Cherry salmon. She had a lot of river rice on her body. I picked away before relieved.

1 Salmon

D & G enjoyed yet another day on this nice stretch with G catching most of the fish including a nice 1.5lb wbt. The wind was problematic as it was stronger than forecast and upstream. There was no visible hatch of any kind so most fish taken on nymph, including the 1 other, a foul hooked minnow !
Looks like planning permission has been requested to demolish the wooden lodge and build a new premises. If granted I wonder what will happen to the beat.

6 Trout, 7 Grayling, 1 Other

Not a good day, 12hrs watching the rod and not even a twitch. Tried all the usual methods that have worked well in the past. In the past have always fished this swim in flood conditions and usually raining, this time very shallow, crystal clear and surprisingly warm water also a scorching hot day. Some big salmon jumping all day. I think we need some rain.