LATEST
Two more from Caemawr to Spencer John on fly 11 and 12lbs
8lbs fish from Backney to Keith Maddox spinning
One from Gromaine to Tim Springham on fly
Two yesterday from Llysdinam on fly 12lbs Richard Garner Wiilliams and 14 1/2lbs toMark hinge on a Garry.

Heartening to see more mostly fly caught fish on the upper beats at last..!


One from the Golden Mile today  12lbs to Dave Palmer on F/C

Obviously a few fish about now as expected on the upper beats up as far as Builth Wells at least so should be a few good days up here if levels don't drop off too quickly.

Two reported from the Rectory this morning. 10 and 12lbs on fly. Rectory anglers shy to reveal names of captors. Probably the new Director of WUF though he is not usually shy!!
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Just seen this on the salmon fishing forum from Simon Evans -thought so.

I note the sentence;  

"I have fished in many places on many expensive and prestigious beats, but for size of fish and splendour this river is exceptional."

It's what many of us already knew and why we fight so hard to get it back. Perhaps he understands nowthe fishing  some of us have experienced many times in the past and why we didn't appreciate some of the 'bu====it we were being fed over the years..Lets have an end to it.

 There be fish in upper river

Fished after work, yesterday. Beat had been fished hard during the day by two rods who had landed 1 and lost 2 (including a biggie). Water was near perfect at 4ft vis and 1ft 6", if I was being picky it was a tad too low for the upper half and tad to high for the lower, but all but 2 pools would fish. On went the Bann and it started!

No touches in Mill stream or Rectory, but in the Run (a rarely fished catch), a strong take mid river and subsequent large crash, had me wishing I hadn't leant my salmon net to a friend at the weekend! After a really good scrap, during which twice it had over 100m of line out, I was able grab the tail of a colouring fish in the low twenties and slip out the barbless hook.

Last summer I had explored the tail of this run and found a 4-5ft deep hole on the outside of a rock below the point we normally pull out that seemed a likely spot for a running fish. Put a long cast down to cover it and bingo! 8.5lb bar of silver.

Down in Glangwye, our bottom pool which is fabulous water but rock and roll fishing from our side, a strong pull as the fly swept off the far side lies was followed by 2 headshakes and off.

By now it was 8pm and the other 2 rods had left, so I went up to the Rock pool (which had been fished all day) and settled in for a lovely 2 hours fishing in perfect fly water. Up at the top (called the Island stream), saw a couple of fish run past (the only fish I saw all evening) and as the fly worked through the various currents, the line pulled tight and I lifted the rod into another The 9lb hen fish was also colouring.

Had a lovely fish down the pool...it really is some of the best fly water I have every fished anywhere, interrupted by a chub and 2 late shad. Down in the tail I fished the hot spot with care and expectation, but it was 30 yards further on in the boulder mess that the question was answered with the affirmative by a 14lb cock fish. Didn't cast again..it was 10pm and this was my best fishing session on the Wye.

I have fished in many places on many expensive and prestigious beats, but for size of fish and splendour this river is exceptional.

I will post some pics when I locate my download cable.