Feedback & Reports

River had dropped since Sunday and was slower and better colour. Weather was mild but a strong downstream wind made for some difficulty. Had fish sporadically through the day, 2 barbel were 4lb and 6lb, all fish were caught on meat with pellets and meat in feeder. Decent autumn day. Fished in first field on the inside of main flow.

2 Barbel, 5 Chub

Similar conditions to yesterday, grayling still in same area. Leaves a bit of a problem later on in the day. However, two excellent days fishing.

3 Trout, 12 Grayling

River reasonable height fished mid/lower section only for very short period no fish caught, plenty of debris floating down river after a number of rain shower. One section of the river I was surrounded by salmon either jumping or breaching at least 6 one occasion 3 jumped at same time and another 4 further down stream. Need to improve on my attempts to catch Grayling.

Fished from 10am-3pm, plenty of surface activity from grayling and a salmon. Took a 14" fish in the first hour but had to wait until much later for the other two, one of which was a huge 17½" the other 12". I fished some excellent barbless tungsten nymphs (barblessflies.com) and lost several other fish who shook themselves off. Fish took size 18 nymphs under a Klinkhammer. Came across a freshly dead (suffocated) trout which was strange.
Good to have met Louis from WUF there and learnt about the work which was done on the river.

3 Grayling

My first visit to this beat. Looking upstream from Lower Llanstephan when fishing there last week it looked very inviting with lots of likely looking water. One the day of my visit the gauge showed 1'9" and the air temperature was an unseasonal 14deg. Everything seemed set for a productive day but alas, no fish to speak of; one small grayling and one oos trout. The almost total absence of taps from fish told me it was just one of those days when the fish were not in the mood. Still, a nice beat and I will try it again soon.
Incidentally I found the fishing hut unlocked with the padlock seemingly unoperative.

1 Trout, 1 Grayling

Another perfect day, warm/overcast, no wind, decent flow, bit of colour etc. Using the tried and trusted pellet/feeder landed 4 barbel and 1 chub, all of average size, around 7.5-8lb for the barbel, 3lb for the chub.

4 Barbel, 1 Chub

No sign of any fish. Day was curtailed by frustration of autumn leaves!

2 Chub, 1 Other

First time grayling fishing trotting with maggots. Both of us caught fish on and off throughout the day. River in good condition.

3 Trout, 10 Grayling

A mild still day and the river well up with some colour. Started around noon and had a barbel around 51/2lbs on pellet and feeder an hour later. Then all went quiet so I changed to meat and caught only a smallish chub. Moved to the bottom field but not a touch there for an hour so returned to my first swim. It was nearly dark when my last cast produced a bite and I was into an obviously good fish which went 91/2 lbs on the scales. A slow day but a very satisfactory end to the autumn's fishing.

2 Barbel, 1 Chub