Nice. On the weir Monday hopefully we do not get too much rain tomorrow 😕

 

Anybody else getting abit miffed off with this rain ?🙃🙂🙃. I can see this being the normal weather/seasonal pattern for the foreseeable(fingers crossed it isn't). Still yet to get out after the salmon this season so far,

 

A bit! Never mind fishing, I need to cut my lawn which is rapidly getting away from me.

 

Only fished for just a few hours on the Severn with the spinning rod so far 😳

 

I plan on spinning at Aberbechan this Sunday, if anybody else is out, good luck! Hopefully see some of you about. 😊

 

That is a long way up for this time of the year. I wouldn't expect fresh fish up there yet. Might get a trout or three though.

 

Good luck. Let us know how you get on.
Tench fishing for me haha

 

My dad has always told me that he used to get a n early salmon up there somewhere at this time of year!!!!
(sorry ham fisted)

 

I used to see bright fish up the banwy and tanat early season when trout fishing.

 

Few hours of late on the weir. Viability was about 4 inchs 🙄

Nothing seen snd no one else fishing. Really been ****e for me so far this season. Losing my mojo 😔 anyone been out at all.

 

Been up to Aberbechan, Abermule last wednesday, river was a horrible colour with about a foot on, visibility down to 4 - 5 inches, nothing seen.

 

If it looks like sht it probably is

 

Yes horrid at the moment 😭

 

Went to Holt Fleet yesterday evening river height was good the colour was awful visibility no more than 12”, the Severn is an utter disaster, no fish seen and no rises to the hatches of insects on the river, what on earth are the EA playing at?

 

Exactly that playing at doing their job. But it has to be said with one arm tied behind their back and a PAIR of crutches. Quizzed the politicians of different colours on the run in to this joke of a democratic exercise. They are all promising the earth at the moment!

 

I give up 😭

 

If I had my way the chief executives of these water companies would be jailed, I’m sure they would

think harder about these spillages instead of the utter indifference they have at the moment, this is utterly disgraceful

 

Third world. I learnt to fly fish on the upper severn and its tribs, it makes me sad that I won't be returning.

 

Heading up on the Severn tomorrow morning, can anybody tell me what the condition of the river is looking like ATM?

Cheers marco

 

Sorry cant help. Not been out on the Severn for weeks. Going Saturday hopefully as we are getting a bit of rain on Friday.

Good luck if you head out Marco

 

Sorry cant help. Not been out on the Severn for weeks. Going Saturday hopefully as we are getting a bit of rain on Friday.

Good luck if you head out Marco
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Sorry cant help. Not been out on the Severn for weeks. Going Saturday hopefully as we are getting a bit of rain on Friday.

Good luck if you head out Marco

The river certainly needed abit of water today, overheads were good river looked abit stale, nothing seen but 1 pull (could have been anything)

 

Here is the reply I had from the EA about the pollution incident on the river Severn at Cressage, you couldn’t make it up!

 

Was out and about around Shrewsbury yesterday. Finished at the weir. Nothing touched or seen. River is low but looked nice, visibility good. View attachment 106193

 

Can any one just give me a rough guide as when the best time,,as in runs on the severn,I know it can be a lottery,,but I know you guys,can help,
Thank you so much,Tony.
Looking at Bridgnorth,Shrewbury way.

 

Back in the 70s we used to get fish at Shrewsbury weir from opening day with main runs in March and April. The weir acting as a temperature barrier. Then from May the keen anglers moved “up country” fishing the worm. This was THE method until the end of the season once it was allowed under the then bylaws; from around the 15th April if memory serves.

With current method restrictions not so easy but March to June is likely to be best for the middle reaches and don’t ignore low water. I recall fishing around the Fitz a few miles above Shrewsbury at the end of May 1980 in warm weather in very low water. Everyone else had given up, but fish were still moving. Fishing with one other angler, I had two, one on worm and one on fly (my first fly caught fish using a 9.5ft single hander) whilst he had one on worm.

This may also help. This blog whilst out of date was run by Tom Rigby (alias Severnfisher on the forum) who still fishes the Severn. A PM to him may help as he is far more up todate on the river than me.

Severn Salmon Online

News / Views / History / Analysis / Tactics / Conservation / Improvement

severnsalmon.blogspot.com

 

Just try another river in my opinion, the Severn is just a sewage outfall these days. Shrewsbury weir produced just 10 fish last year

I joined this year, fished it twice but its not my cup of tea I am afraid. Dogs, people and no peace is not fishing for me. Wasted £50 joining

Fished today around Shrewsbury on PAAS water and the colour was horrid for low water. I am on the verge of giving up to be honest- too many hours spent for nowt, seen one fish fish since the start of the season.

Good luck you will need it

 

Thank Richard and Punta,,I think you helped me way back,,I am now in PAAS,so looking to give it a lot more effort.
Regards Tony Rentokil.

 

Plenty of water to go at then, must be at least 50 miles of the Severn and tribs under PAAS control from Cressage to Newtown. Also you are within a comfortable drive of some of their Welsh waters for sewin, most notably the Dovey, Mawddach & Dysynni. Enjoy investigating all their beats to find your favourites.

 

Yes lots of water on the Albert ticket but most of it is jungle warfare to even find the river, when you do you are too knackered to fish Albert seem just interested in carp ponds these days, the rivers are so neglected.

In my opinion they have too much water. Went and had a look at the Dee at Shocklach last week after dropping my daughter off in Chester. The access paths were unpassable and after an hour wondering around 2 foot high grass fields trying to find the river I gave up hahah. Winter might be ok but the Salmon season is finished then

 

I think at the moment with the rain and sun we have had, that unless the banks are grazed, everywhere is going to be like that. Even if a work party is done nature immediately sets about trying to cover it all up.

Earlier in the year is the time to explore these different waters before the bank side growth gets going. So that by then you have decided the beats you want to fish, and most importantly where on the beat the key access points to the water are. Fortunately I know the beats I fish well, so the summer lush is of little consequence. Grass, Himalayan Balsam, etc although a nuisance, can be trodden down and I always have a folding pruning saw in my kit just in case. With local water I may also put a grass hook in the car.

I’m in a number of different clubs, and it is the same everywhere. Trying to organise and get people to work parties is a nightmare. People expect it to be done for them without being prepared to put in any effort.

Oh, and yes, I am and have been a PAAS member for 25 years, and during my early years visited many of their waters that were within day trip distance. But now I restrict myself to a handful I like, and as a consequence have got to know.

 

Great Info ,,Thanks so much,,,I wouldnt mind teaming up one time for a seatrout night,,,as my long time mate fishing partner is out of it having had a stroke.save on fuel[sharing]cost.

 

Hi all! How's everybody been getting on so far? Had a fair few sessions, to no avail... Shrewsbury was poor this year. Anybody had a go at the Wales stretches yet? That may be my call for tommorow with the rain. Cheers!

 

Good luck let us know how you get on.

I have been fishing around Bewdley lately, found a few nice areas for the fly but no fish seen