Feedback & Reports

Lovely day, first time on Whitney. A big beat it is, lots of choice and very pleasant scenery to go with it. It is as the brochure says really - looks a great coarse fishery for the barbel and chub hunters, but you would need the inside info of Mr Ward here, as there's so much ground to cover. For the flyfisherman there's so much easy wading over gravel, totally different from the areas above Hay. Enjoyed it, thanks wuf.

10 Trout

No catch. Lots of weed drifting downstream all day.

Nice conditions river low. No salmon caught or seen and no canoes on the river.

River still very low and clear, because of the fine sunny weather perservered with dries. Landed 3 on an iron blue, and then one on nymph when the sun went later. Lovely autumn day. Also, the wife of the landowner said we could park on the old road in front of the gravel mound, to keep out of the way of the lorries, big tractors etc. Very helpful.

4 Trout

Walk down from carpark with our tackle wasn't easy, only half a dozen swims on the whole stretch were fishable as the banks were steep, slippery and about 25ft down to the water. Waders necessary to get to the islands. We walked to the bottom limit thinking we could fish to the old bridge supports only to find another angler in the swim just over the fence boundary on the next stretch down!! Felt a bit cheated. The walk back after a poor days fishing was pretty tough,even though we were travelling light. This is hardcore river fishing and I wouldn't recommend this stretch to anyone who isn't moderately fit or who doesn't own a 4x4 so they can park closer.

1 Barbel, 1 Chub, 15 Other

We fished Tynewedd on the way to Aberystwyth - and Gromain on the way back. A lovely soft day with a trickle of pale wateries hatching meant this was a much more successful day. The trout went to 14" but the grayling went to 18" - the best a lovely big solid cock fish that must have been well over 2lbs. All on dries and all returned. As was the clonker that took the fly and just sat there whilst I pulled - no movement, then the fly came away! Ah well, the 18" er was good compensation.
Squadrons of avian predators in the vicinity - a heron, 2 cormorants and at least 4 goosanders! But super fishing none the less.

10 Trout, 18 Grayling

All caught on worm.

3 Trout

A lovely day although a blank with very little rising. Connected with a couple of large grayling in the deeper pools on a nymph and a few trout rises to a dry in some of the faster runs.

Lovely wild stream with gin clear water and some big pools. Spotted lots of little trout but could not catch. Had 1 on for a 10 seconds it took a parachute Adams. Did manage to land 1 of about 6" on a PTN. A great morning fishing.

1 Trout

Lovely Autumn day with a reasonable flow on the river but still low and some floating weed causing problems. 4 barbel to 8.14 and 7 chub to over 4lbs. Not a red letter day but thoroughly enjoyable.

4 Barbel, 7 Chub