[steved]

what constructive news Steve?

Well if you hadn’t gone for a walk you would have heard it ask Paul Vernon

 

[peterchilton]

Well if you hadn’t gone for a walk you would have heard it ask Paul Vernon

LOL

 

[peterchilton]

The Wye is rising slightly and its still raining steady in the hills @11.00am 27/5

 

[steved]

There’s a fish in the Wye

 

[peterchilton]

still? Did you see it steve?

 

[steved]

still? Did you see it steve?

Wyesham actually caught it

 

[peterchilton]

oh no

 

[golantman]

Fished below monmouth yesterday.the algae bloom is still there,poor visibility saw one fresh fish.

 

[CovMark]

Yes it was pretty grim Saturday but on a positive note plenty of fish seen throughout Bigsweir.

maybe the couple of foot coming through the river from Tuesdays rain and another fresh tomorrow, along with the cooler weather for the next week or so might give a bit of a window of opportunity.

 

[peterchilton]

there was about a foot of extra water coming down the river from Tuesdays rain, more rain expected Thursday lets hope its substantially more. Quite a few fish showing at Bigsweir in Saturday (there was some colour in the water and the river was bouncing up and down a few inches) promises some better fishing but not if the river gets too high

 

[OURTREV]

How far does this awful brown algal bloom in the Wye extend? I fished last night in Ross AC waters for the first time in weeks hoping that the cooler temperatures and rain might have reduced it but no. The photo above I took yesterday at the canoe launch in Ross on Wye park and yesterday evening when I went fishing I could not see my feet when stood in 15 inch of water.

Is it any better above the Lugg and are they fishing in these conditions downstream at Wyesham and Bigsweir? Can't stand much more of this. I note that Goodrich have only 11 days booked up to the end of the season I presume these would be anglers who have no idea of the conditions.

 

[CovMark]

Not sure about conditions above the lugg but I assume far too low for fish to run on this low water - and for what it’s worth below Monmouth is dirty either due to algae or run off from recent mini spates or both . Recent posts suggests it is also very poor at Ross

 

[steved]

Wyesham picking up fish , I moved a good fish last night in the Little Run at UB but vis was about the same Trev , doesn’t look good , looks like the chlorophyll levels are dropping on the sondes so it may improve , looks like the big thunderstorms will be south of the main catchment but the lower brooks may get flash floods this afternoon

 

[peterchilton]

its raining in mid wales, steady but persistent. We need a 2 - 3 foot flood to wash the river through but dropping by next saturday to about 0.75 below monmouth

 

[CovMark]

I’m at a wedding - looks like there won’t be much to go round for the starters…

 

[peterchilton]

I think its the Severn and Wye Smokery but their wild fish are from the Tweed?

 

[CovMark]

It’s seems they use Glenarm “Organic” Salmon which is an offshore farm off Antrim coast. Hard to say how “organic” it really is

 

[peterchilton]

One caught at redbrook today by Simon MacLucas 11lb, nice fish. Information - The Wye Salmon Association

 

[CovMark]

Evening all. some fish being caught at last some better news. What do you guys think in terms of tips/leaders given the temps and low conditions ? Full floaters or hovers/ intermediates ? [edit: spose the clarity is a big factor too, was just thinking traditionally we would fish full floaters in summer with smaller wet flies but these days it all seems to be sink tips or mini tubes being used]

 

[peterchilton]

better news as if lol Thunderstorms Friday and Saturday.

A Few fish being caught below Monmouth which is as it should be but the numbers are way way down.

Floating lines and small, heavy tubes to be fishing as soon as the fly hits the water and slow sink tips to fish the middle river lies, seems to be a good place to start.