Cefn Mably 01633 681101
Paul Edwards, Cardiff used a hares ear G/head 4 fish for 13 lb 10 oz, Robert Evans, Cardiff 3 fish for 12lb 9oz on a diawl bach, John Hughes, Newport, 3 fish for 12 lb on a brown daddy, Peter Andrews, Newport used a yellow daddy to net 2 fish for 11lb 1 oz.
Ravensnest Fishery
All returned fish: B. Jones 13 lb 10 oz, C. Stevens 12 lb 8 oz, Lindsay Kirkwood Langstone 7 lb 4 oz, G. Carvell Langstone 6 lb 10 oz blue, D. Edwards Langstone 6 lb 10 oz blue, Steve Leho brown of 7 lb 8 oz on a dry,R. Brooks 5 lb 10 oz, 6 lb 8 oz blue,
S. Cullen 20, J. Edwards 20 and K. Edwards 20. On kill were; Ian Henry,Bristol 4 - 14 lb 10 oz bf 5 lb 2oz, P.Giles 4 - 13 lb 12 oz bf 4 lb 6 oz blue. Floating lines with weighted patterns on a long leader with a slow retrieve.
Wentwood Reservoir 01291 425158
A relatively quiet week due mainly to the poor weather conditions. Fish were caught either from the boat or bank but in the main it was the boat anglers who had the best results. J.Larke 2 fish-5lb 5oz one of which weighed 3lb 9oz, Andrew Pugh 5 fish-13lb 1oz, Ken Pascoe 1 Blue trout 3lb, Phil George 5 fish-10lb 6oz. Bank successes included Howard Davies -2 fish-4lb 11oz his first catch of the season. D.Thomas a regular visitor with 5 fish-12lb 12oz that included weights of 3lb 8oz and 3lb 4oz. The boat competition that was fished under ideal conditions was won by Tony Heming with 6 fish-15lb 11oz who also won a prize for the heaviest fish 3lb 8oz. Runner up was Jack Wells 6 fish-11lb 12oz and Glyn Row was third with 4 fish-11lb. Most of the catches were taken near the tump and north bank areas. As the weather warms up the fish will move into the deeper water and therefore fishing from the boats will be more productive. Top flies included black buzzers, various patterns of small black flies, and on the odd occasion damsels have been productive coupled with floating or intermediate lines. The weather prospects for the next week are not encouraging and fishing could be difficult especially for the bank anglers.

Dyffryn Springs 07740869620
After a spell of cooler weather water temperatures have dropped and the
trout are proving more receptive. Mike Jones of Barry landed a 6lb brownie
from Goldsland on a bloodworm pattern and Nigel Walker of Cardiff included a
4lb brownie in his five fish catch and release session. On Waycock, Guy
Wilson of Penarth took home a brace of 5lb rainbows taken on a size 14 GRHE
nymph and Adrian Mourton of Cardiff landed a nice rainbow of 7.3lb on a
goldhead daddy. Successful anglers are fishing small flies slow and deep.
Big Well Fishery 01600 772904
It has been hard fishing although weighted buzzers on a floating line with a sight bob has worked well. J. O’Sullivan 2 - 5 lb 9 oz, Chris Woodman 6 - 15 lb, Ray Jones, Hereford 4 - 8 lb 9 oz, Laura Dudley 4 - 9 lb, Ian Turner FOD 2 - 5 lb, Jack Turner 2 - 4 lb 12 oz, Carol Morris, FOD 4 - 9 lb 6 oz,
John Collins, FOD 2 - 4 lb 8 oz. Catch & release; C. Gibbons 6, P. Duradean 9, plus a 10 lb 8 oz r/bow, D. Whatkins 7, D. Cotterham 7.
Shimano Fishery Velindre 01792 796584
Fishing has improved this week due to the rain cooling down the lake a few degrees. Again last week conditions were not ideal. All the fish caught have been taken on small files. Buzzers – Nymphs and a few fish have been taken on the dry.
Best fly of the week is the P. T. N. This fly has taken some excellent fish when all other files were drawing a blank.
Roy Packer from Gilwern had one of the best fishing days ever landing 10 fish for 76lb 14oz with best fish of 12lb 8oz & 12lb. Roy tempted all 10 fish on a P T N.
Gethyn Mapstone from Blaenavon also had a great day fishing a P N T landing 4 four fish for 31lb 7oz with a best fish of 12lb 12oz.
Mike Davies fished a team of buzzers to take four fish totaling 29lb 7oz with a best fish of 11lb. John Lewis landed a good bag of four fish totaling 27lb with a best fish of 10lb 6oz.
Although some excellent fish have been taken, some anglers have worked very hard and failed. But the secrete at this time of year is to fish small, If you are going to fish lures you might as well give the fishery your money and go home. At least 8 fish have been taken this week on size 18 flies. Fish are feeding on a wealth of natural food that is in the lake and at this time of year the Cat’s whisker- Montana and any thing that’s flashy is not on the trout’s menu.
Some patterns to try over the coming weeks.
Silver Sedge, Amber Sedge, Invicta, Grey Duster, Grey Wolf, Royal Wolf, White Moth,
Black Gant, Black Pennel, Midge Patterns, Black Buzzers and Olives- Amber or Red.
Bristol Waters Tel 01275 332339
Another very stormy week with some fresh winds and heavy rain. Cool for the time of year. Water levels rose slightly with the heavy rainfall. Some areas have coloured up with the strong breezes but have soon cleared when the wind decreases. Plenty of weed now present in many places at Chew and the South side of Blagdon but most areas are still fishable with care. Litton has mainly cleared of any algal bloom. The surface water temperature remains at around 17°C.
Blagdon Both bank and boat continue to do well. The North side of the lake is still the best for the bank anglers as there is little weed to worry about there. There are some clear places on Green Lawn, Rainbow and Cheddar Water which can be fished if the wind is from the south. Fishing from the boat gives access to more available fishing and most areas have been producing though Wood Bay, Pegs & Rugmoor and Butcombe are always the favourite places. V.J. BUSSEY of Milton Keynes took the biggest fish of the week, a beautiful 6 lb 4 oz brown trout from a boat.
Chew lake Although few anglers have fished this week due to the poor weather, those that have gone out have caught well. The boat anglers have enjoyed some interesting evenings with plenty of moving fish in many areas. Bank anglers have found the best fishing from Nunnery, Woodford and Walley and the strong winds have prevented fishing from North Shore or Wick Green most of the time. This weeks biggest fish was a wonderful rainbow of 7.04 caught by HOWARD TOVEY on a small Diawl Bach. Howard worked at Blagdon Lodge for many years and caught his fish during a Bristol Water staff competition. The fish helped him to win the event. Well done Howard!
Barrow Even more fish have been stocked into Barrow 1 & 3 and this has improved the catches yet again. Many more fish being taken on small dries late on but cooler nights have meant few rising fish early in the mornings.
Barrow Even more fish have been stocked into Barrow 1 & 3 and this has improved the catches yet again. Many more fish being taken on small dries late on but cooler nights have meant few rising fish early in the mornings.

Litton The heavy rain has made the Top Lake a little coloured at the far end so fishing in the deeper water by the Dam has been best there. The Lower Lake is fishing well but few moving fish seen so fish nymphs sub-surface for best results.

This Weeks Catch:
Chew Valley: 421 fish taken by 183 rods, average 2.3 per rod.
Blagdon 561 fish taken by 193 rods, average 2.9 per rod.
Barrows: 272 fish taken by 118 rods, average 2.3 per rod.
Litton 14 fish taken by 6 rods, average 2.3 per rod.
Total fish taken from all waters: 30,139 fish to 9,055 rods, average 3.2 per rod.
Bean Hill Fishery 01594 529846
Top of the water sport continues in what has been, from an angling point of view, almost perfect weather of breeze and intermittent clouds and showers. Dry fly patterns have worked well such as ; midge feeders both during the day and evenings. Shuttlecock Buzzer, Klinkhammers and one called the Grizzle Emerger !! about size 14.,it has done so well for this season:
The dressing is; : Kamasan hook B100 buzzer hook in sizes 10,14 and 16 - note there is no apparent use for a size 12! The Kamasan buzzer hooks already have an offset, but if you use a straight version from another manaufacturer, make sure you offset the points of the size 14 and 16's about 15 degrees with a pair of pliers to improve hooking ability. tying thread Black, Abdomen: Tying thread, ribbed with fine pearl tinsel and coated with Sally Hansen's Hard as Nails. Hackle: Minimum of 5 turns of genetic grizzle 16 versions, so that the curved abdomen protrudes down below the surface. These smaller versions are then used in a flat calm on a fine degreased copolymer tippet, either cast in front of fish seen feeding or left in the general area of activity with maybe an occasional twitch. Note this is a minimalist fly, with no dubbed thorax, either to be greased or to get soaked. The floatant only goes on the hackles, which do all the work of keeping the fly up. It can quite easily get sunk, but a couple of false casts are enough to dry it out and get it floating again, even after taking a fish. The purpose of the size 10 version, in which the under part of the grizzle hackle is not trimmed, is to be slowly retrieved through a ripple to make a wake. cock hackle to make a "buzz".
Woolaston Court 07808923938
You had to vary your tactics to catch although black buzzers doing well. Also Diawl bach , Montana and hares ear on a floating line. Please note that the fishery will be closed from Sunday 1 st July to 1st September.
Llandegfedd Reservoir 01291 673722
A combination of increasing water temperatures and large numbers of pin-fry has created a marked downturn in fishing over the past week. Dense shoals of fry up to 20mm in length have encouraged trout to gorge on this easily available food source with artificial offerings being almost completely ignored. Some anglers are finding success along parts of East bank, Bill Smith’s and North shore, but limit bags are now few and far between.
It is likely that water temperatures will increase further as we go through July and August pushing fish into deeper and cooler water. However, some of the best dry fly fishing can take place during the next two months with a good number of resident fish taken on dark claret or black hoppers and emergers in near flat calm and sunny conditions. Drifts down the centre of the reservoir usually prove successful, and fish should be seen feeding freely on the surface in overcast conditions particularly if there is a light breeze creating wind lanes.