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Fishing Book 2010
Gliffaes has a long fishing tradition that has seen many satisfied anglers coming back time and time again. Don’t just take our word for it though, you can see for yourself by browsing through the entries in our online fishing book.
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No. of fish: 15+
Fly Used: copper john
We were fishing for 3 days (18,19 & 20 of June) .
Weather: bright sun, little clouds.
No. of fish: 3 brown trout, best one 1lb
Fly Used:
Bright Sun.
Lovely day on the water.
No. of fish: 3 brown trout, best one 1and 3/4lb
Fly Used:
Overcast.
4am start, trout caught at 6am.
No. of fish: 2 brown trout, total weight 4.lb8oz + 2parr salmon
Fly Used: silver & olive
Lovely weather.
See photo above the bar. Thanks Jimmy.
No. of fish: 5 brown trout, best 2.5lbish,total weight 7.lb12ozs
Fly Used:
Fine weather.
Great day with legendary Jimmy.
No. of fish: 10 brown trout, 6-14",total weight - 6.5lb
Fly Used: water spinner
Sunny.
Good day, wading difficult in places.
No. of fish: 17 brown trout. 6-9"
Fly Used: Nymphs
Overcast, dry.
Nice to be back.
No. of fish: 1 - brown trout, 1.5lb
Fly Used: Olive
Sun, rain with thunder.
Nice fish, great day.
No. of fish: 1 - brown trout, 1.5lb
Fly Used: black gnat
overcast but warm.
No. of fish: 4 brown trout, total weight 5.5lb
Fly Used: GRHE & others
Sunny.
No. of fish: 4 brown trout, total weight 4.5lb
Fly Used: GRHE & others
Sunny.
No. of fish: 3 - 1 of 1.5lb & 2 of 1.0lb
Fly Used: GRHE & others
Overcast but warm.
No. of fish: 2 brown trout, best one 2lb + salmon 4 parr
Fly Used:
Overcast.
Fantastic day with Jimmy.
No. of fish: 2 brown trout, total weight 1lb4oz
Fly Used:
Overcast.
Hatch of small olives (light green) around mid-day.
No. of fish: 4 brown trout, total weight 2.5lb
Fly Used: black knat
Raining & overcast.
Tricky but wonderful two days.
No. of fish: 6 - brown trout,total weight 6lb
Fly Used: Kluskhammer
Sunny.
18inch brown at dusk!
No. of fish: 1 - brown trout, 3/4lb
Fly Used: Olive
Sunny.
River very low, but a great day.
No. of fish: 3 - total weight 2lb
Fly Used: hairs ear
Wet with breeze.
Jimmy took a good fish on dry.
No. of fish: 1 - brown trout, 0.5lb+1 salmon parr
Fly Used: PTN
Sunny with slight breeze.
Great day with Jimmy.
No. of fish: 1 - brown trout, 0.5lb
Fly Used: klink-hamer
Bright & overcast.
River is very low.
No. of fish: 1 - brown trout, 0.5lb
Fly Used: adams
Bright & overcast.
River very low.
No. of fish: 2 brown trout, total weight 1lb
Fly Used: P/tail (16)
Overcast.
River very low, but a great day.
No. of fish: 3 brown trout, best one 3/4lb
Fly Used: Red GHN
Blazing sunshine.
A thoroughly good day.
No. of fish: 4 brown trout, total weight 2lb
Fly Used: GRHE & others
Same as yesterday, increasingly sunny.
Tough again, but lovely 13 inch with brown crachman.
No. of fish: 2 brown trout, total weight 1lb
Fly Used: GRHE
Very warm & not a cloud in the sky.
Tough day, but nice to be here.
No. of fish: 1 - brown trout, 0.5lb
Fly Used: PT nymph
Warm & sunny.
Caught @ 6am when cool.
No. of fish: 5 brown trout, best 1 lb
Fly Used: Variouse
Very warm & sunny.
Great experience for Swedes.
No. of fish: 1 - brown trout, 0.5lb
Fly Used: black great
Bright & warm.
Wonderful day.
No. of fish: 1 - brown trout, 1lb
Fly Used:
Drizzle.
great day.
No. of fish: 8 brown trout's, best fish 1lb
Fly Used: red quill
Still a cold downstream wind.
Fewer flies hatching that yesterday & fewer rising fish.
No. of fish: 12-brown trout, best fish 2lb
Fly Used: red quill
weather was cold, dull & calm.
River very low. A few olives & yellow may duns hatching.
No. of fish: 1 - brown trout, 1lb
Fly Used: Mayfly
Had a couple of hours on this beautiful River.
30 min. in changed dry to wet fly and caught straight away.
Overcast
No. of fish: 3 brown trout, total weight 4lb
Fly Used: orange & brown ptn
It was overcast.
Great day, first brown & salmon par.
No. of fish: 3 brown trout, best one 1and 3/4lb
Fly Used: teal & orange ptn
weather – drizzle, cloud, cold.
Teal and orange attracted 6 more missed fish.
No. of fish: 2 brown trout, total weight 2,3/4lb
Fly Used: teal & orange ptn
River in great nick!Good rise @3:30pm
No. of fish: 4 brown trout, total weight 3.5lb
Fly Used: gold head nymph
weather: fine, high cloud.
Stunning fishing & beautiful surroundings!
No. of fish: 2 brown trout, 1lb and a bit
Fly Used: grhe/ptn
Showers!
Good & very enjoyable. Expedition back for salmon.
No. of fish: 5 brown trout, best 1.50lb,total weight 4lbs12oz
Fly Used: grhe and smthing else
Sunshine & hailstorm!
Fan-bloody-tastic!What a day, most on nymphs. We’ll be back!
No. of fish: 3 brown trout, total weight 2lb10oz
Fly Used: usk nymphs, grhe
weather – surprising, but not in a good way.
Another great day with Jimmy, pub lunch was a highlight!
No. of fish: 2 brown trout, total weight 1lb4oz, all returned
Fly Used: GRHE
Fishing with Jimmy – hard day, but a good one.
weather: cold, rainy – very welsh
No. of fish: 1 - brown trout, 300g
Fly Used: copper john
Poor thing didn’t know better. I put it back to learn it’s lesson.
Weather: overcast with showers
No. of fish: 1 - brown trout, 1/4lb
Fly Used: ?
it was windy.
No. of fish: 1 - brown trout, 1/4lb
Fly Used: PTN
Showers, wind and then sunshine.
Good two days.
No. of fish: 5 brown trout, best 2lbish,total weight 5lbs
Fly Used: greenwells, nymphs
Light rain, overcast with touch of warmth.
No. of fish: 5 brown trout, best 1.50lb,total weight 4lbs
Fly Used: Brown jols?, green wells & nymphs
Overcast, light rain,mild.
Great day, fish rising.
No. of fish: 2 brown trout, 1lb and a bit
Fly Used: March brown
Sunny & warm.
No. of fish: 2 brown trout, total weight 2lb, all returned
Fly Used: GHRE
Overcast, cold wind. Rise 1300-1330.
No. of fish: 1 - brown trout, 1.5lb, kept
Fly Used: GHNE
Sunny & warm. great hatch, no rising.Great Fun.
No. of fish: 1 - brown trout, 0.5lb, returned
Fly Used: Brown czech nymph
beautiful sunny day, not a lot of fish rising. Had a great day, lots of wild life around.
No. of fish: 2 brown trout, total weight 1lb8oz, all returned
Fly Used: emerald green nymph
It was sunny, occasional light breeze. Very enjoyable!
No. of fish: 2 at 0.5lb & 3/4lb,all kept
Fly Used: GRHE
Weather: bright sunny.
Good Day!
No. of fish: 1 - brown trout, 0.5lb
Fly Used: mch? brown
weather: bright & sunny
Good Ghillie!Jimmy! Excellent!
No. of fish: 3 + 3lost, total weight of 3lb, all returned
Fly Used: ?
weather was fine, light breeze
1st trip to Usk. Super fishing.Will be back with the family.
No. of fish: 5 brown trout, total of 2.5lb
Fly Used: various wets & nymphs
first fish thanks to Jimmy! Wonderful day!
No. of fish: 5 brown trout, total of 2.5lb
Fly Used: various wets & nymphs
weather: sunny & warm
First fish thanks to Jimmy! Wonderful day.
No. of fish: 1 - brown trout, 1lb
Fly Used: grey
Weather: fair, quite warm
First visit, first catch, cracking!
No. of fish: 0
Fly Used: everything in the box!
weather: bright & sunny
Enjoyed the pool with family of otters, female & 2 cubs. They visited every hole in the river, totally at ease with me next to them. RL.
No. of fish: 6 - brown trout,total weight 5lb
Fly Used: emerging march brown
weather: windy & overcast
Great day with Kim T. who got a double hook up!
No. of fish: 1 - brown trout, 2.5lb
Fly Used: gold ptn wead
weather: rain & windy morning
Jimmy is a wonderful guide. A total pleasure to fish with him. T.P.
No. of fish: 0
Fly Used: March brown, wet & dry
Water rising & increasingly coloured
scattered fly life
weather: bright, occasional rain
No. of fish: 1 - brown trout, 12oz
Fly Used: wet 12, green well
Location:top beat
Weather: sunny breaks, overcast
No. of fish: 0
Fly Used: Green smthing
Location: Middle & Top
Weather: Sunny & bright
One tug on Olive Green, very enjoyable.
No. of fish: 0
Fly Used: ?
Fished @ Llandetty
Weather – dry, clear, cold
Jimmy & I had a great day wadding and a good pub lunch.
No. of fish: 0
Fly Used: Olive Nymphs
Don’t Fall In!!!!
Re water – recommended only for the hardest of fisherman!!
No. of fish: 0
Fly Used: Nymphs
Too cold for the fish & ME!