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Gliffaes Hotel fishing book

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.

Had a great day on the river? Whether it was your first catch or your hundredth, you are welcome to join in and post about your experiences fishing at Gliffaes and become part of something special.

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Date No. of fish Fly used Comments
17 October 6 Salmon Flying 'C'

Mark Ridout

2x7lb, 8lb, 13lb, 10lb, 17lb.Savage 17lber, she had other things on her mind. A fine end to the season
30 Sept 4 Muddler, Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear

Jack McCrory

Looking forward to my next visit.
30 Sept 1 Olive

Karen Usher

Dry just after heavy rain. Water dropped all day and cleared. Finally fish around 5pm.
27 Sept 1 Toby

Wet, the river was high and coloured.
22 Sept 6 & a grilse Flying 'c'

Robin Minter-Kemp & Colin Coburn

River rose a foot and became coloured in the morning. Cleared and fell in the evening. Returned 3 Brownies.
21 Sept 1  

Mark Harwood

Not much rising only small fish. Water still high.
18 Sept 1 march brown dry (12)

Roy Wilson

Good show at 10am. Several fishrising in the pool.
16 Sept 1 Nymph

Mr mathews

Overcast
9 Sept 4 PT Nymph, Orange/Gold Wet fly

Adrian Salmon

A splendid place to celebrate my 50th year.
6 Sept 3 small salmon  

Russel Houghton

Patchy sunshine & gusty winds. My first fly lesson with Jimmy Devoy.
4 Sept 4 Flashback & Hares Ear

CJ Gilford

many fingerlings caught too. Sunny and clear day.
3 Sept 2  

Laurie Hall

Dusk, best fish 1.25lbs.
3 Sept 2 Olive Goldhead

Sarah Richards

Best fish 1.5 lbs. Had 4 small fish too.
3 Sept 3 Pearl Nymph

Dick Coln

Sunny
1 Sept 2 salmon Flying C

James Barham

10lbs and 6lbs, lost an 8lbs fish too.
29 August 2 Caddis

Jason Clarke

Sunny
28 August 1 Invicta

Martain Knapp

Overcast and wet
30 August 11 Spinners

Fishing for salmon with spinners
28 August 3 Pit Emerger

Giles Ellis

Overcast and rain
28 August 7 (6 very small) nymph

Chris Heed

Good fishing between 6.30-7.30pm. Lost another over a pound.I Will be back.
28 August 2 Olive

Giovanni
28 August 2 Pheasant Tail Pearl

Nishimiya

30cm trout lost - unhooked itself.
27 August 4 Pheasant Tail Pearl

Nishimiya

varaiable weather - rain and sun
24 August 2 Pheasant tail

David A Gold

Sunny
24 August 1 Gold head

Anna Celmina
25 August 10 Gold head & Black Gnat

Jueta Celmina

First time out, thanks to Jimmy.
24 August 1 Tups

Amelia Fawcett

A lot of fly on the water - a lot of activity but would'nt take a fly. Dusk with tups was successful.
18 August 5 Hare's ear nymph & white ghost

R.Burley & R Cave-Bigley

5 small trout returned. One good fish lost. Much fly life, but few fish rising.
18 August 1 salmon Copper and brown

Didi Rucklidge

LOST this good fish, water rising.
15 August 4 trout & 8 salmon parr Pheasant tail nymph

Nigel Peacock & Paul Cren

A bautiful evening, shared the beat with the herons.
15 August 1 trout & 9 salmon parr Goldhead Nymph

Robert, Rebecca & Lauren Main

Warm and raining. An excellent day thanks to Jimmy the Ghillie.
9 August 1 PTN

AC Mair

Windy, drizzly & warm. No surface feeding - really rather quiet. (I saw the mink yesterday)
7 August 1 Ginger Quill

J.Keogh

8am missed two, lost 1, caurht 1.Mink on the bank.
6 August 1 Hare's Ear Nymph

S.Tarpey

Beautifully marked brown of about 3/4 lbs.
5 August 2 Hare's Ear Nymph

S.Tarpey

Two small trout caught and returned around 7pm.
6 August 1 grilse (7lbs) Flying C

M. Boyt

Warm & overcast, caught at 8am
3 August 3 sea trout Nymph

M Calaince

Good fishing between8.30pm and 11pm.
30 July 1 ?

CB Hudson
29 July 2 and one sea trout Butcher & Mallard

Mr Tebbut

Lost another 2 sea trout.
26 July 2 Nymph

Kent Calkins

Warm & perfect. Lost a sea trout.
26 July 4 (best fish 1.25 lbs) Red Quill

Tony Bostock

Lost count of how many fish I had on and off, that's the way it goes.
25 July 10(best fish 1.5lbs) Red Quill Dry

Tony Bostock

Only fished for two hours after dinner. Hooked and lost another 3. Great couple of hours sport.
24 July 6(best fish 1lb) Olive $ Red Quill Dry

Tony BostocK

Few sedge about. Caught another two fish at 3/4lbs. Lost another 3 & missed loads more.
17 July 4 Adams 12

Paddy Mathews
17 July 4 Adams 12

Duncan Mathews
15-17 July 4 Gold head hares ear, black ant and red damsel

Paula & Pousten van Dullemen

Small , powerful & wild. My first wild brownie ever.
16 July 1 Tups

Susan Madrell-Hall

Lovely bright warm day.
15 July 1 salmon red flying C

Dr Martyn Kemp

Cool stiff breeze, water in good condition.
12 July 1 Red sedge wet

R.A. Phillips

Lots of fish rising but impossible to get them.
8 July 1 Golodhead

Brendon Lezar

Partly cloudy. A brilliant day out.
8 July 1 Goldhead

John Wells

Overcast and cool. Greatly enjoyed & will be back.
5 July 3  

Rob Walsh

Good but cold. One othe fish was 2lbs.
3 July 4 Goldhead Sedge Dry

Colin Cabcon

Clear evening and low water.
2 July 2 Trout, 1 sea trout & a grilse.1 chubb Black Goldhead 14

Robin Minter-Kemp

Lost the grilse after 20 mins due to 4lbs line.Landed a 5lbs chubb and we were only fishing fro trout.
29 June 9 Adams 12 & 18

P. Marshall

Cracked it at last.
29 June 1 trout & 3 salmon par More of Jimmy's flies

TG. Lloyd

First ever fishing expedition. Can life get much better. All fish returned.
29 June 6 salmon par Jimmy's selection

Kathy Lloyd

Wonderful introduction to fly fishing. All small salmon pars caught & safely returned.
22-24 June 5 Sherry Spinner, Kite's Imperial, Brown Goldhead

Nick Jefcoat

Two tough days, then a super evening on the Salmon Pool, fishing long, fine and dry. 4 fish for the evening and saw a pair of otters!
24 June 2 Hare's Ear

Aileen Vaughan

Caught in the afternoon during the fishing course.
20 June 3 Sedge Pura

James R Babb
20 June 4 C de C emerger

Charles Rangley-Wilson

Caught in the afternoon between 1 and 4pm, before I had to stop to have tea.
19 June 1 Invicta

Ted Masters

10pm
16 June 1 Sedge

Ted Masters

Caught around 10.30pm. Hot and calm.
16 June 9.5 lbs Salmon Red Flying C

Dr Martyn Kemp

Bright, windy day. In the glide above the wier at Llandetty.
13 June 4 Butcher Teal, Mallard & Claret

M.Doidge

Plenty of takes but unable to get decent hook hold with a wet fly.
12 June 3 Smiths Partridge & Pheasant Tail Nymph

Julian & Peter Smith

Fair weather
11 June 5 Hare's Ear   Zulu

Martain Rowen

Sunny all day
11 June 3  

Sunny
11 June 4 Smith's Partridge & Coch-y-Bondu

Julian & Peter Smith

Fine action in the morning, slow afternoon, good evening rise.
10 June 8 Hare's Ear

About half a pound each. Warm & Sunny.
1 June 1 Hare's Ear

Jimmy Devoy

Windy High coloured river. Good 3lbs fish.
30 May 8 Hare's Ear

Tony Pellerini

Thanks to Jimmy Devouy (ghillie) for great instruction and humour.
28 May 4  

Kelly Hale

River high
28 May 2 Grae

R.Wyman

Very enjoyable, first time fly fishing.
22 May 1 Pheasnat Tail

Morris

Warm and sunny
21 May 6 CDC Olive &  Yellow May Dun

Jeremy Herrman

Fish returned. Good hatch of Yellow May Dun.
20 May 3 Greeenwell Dry & Yellow Dun

Dulan Williams

Beautiful fish, very fit, all returned , missed more.
20 May 1 Usk Purple

David Bevan

Rain and cold
18 May 1 Dry dogsbody

Also lost a fish on a pheasant tail.
13 May 2 Wet

Josephine Wellesley-Baldwin

My first fish. My success with the wet fly depended on the excellent tutoring of Stewart Jarvis, the ghillie. We enjoyed them for breakfast.
13 May 1 Daddy Longlegs

Jan van der Heiden

Warm and sunny
13 May 1 Klinkhammer

Mark Douet

Missed many more today.
12 May 2 Daddy - dry

Mark Douet

Two lovely fish, both returned unharmed. (Missed others)
12 May 2 Daddy Longlegs

Jan van der Heiden

Warm rain.
12 May 1 Black Pennell

Jamie Birley

Warm and overcast. Good size fish of 1lb 4oz.
11 May 1 Black Pennell

Jamie Birley

Showers but warm
11 May 3 Olive Nymph

Hugh Birley

My biggest wild brown trout to date - 3lb 2oz. Other two retunred.
10 May 3 Hares Ear

Richard Henry

Showers, some sun.
30 April 1 Whighted Hares Ear

Charles Ansley

River v. cold. A number of insects but no fish rising. Fish returned
24 April 2 Gold Head Hares Ear

Niel Lloyd

River very high and rising but clear.
17 April 1 Gold Head Nymph

C. Lister

Raining
17 April 1 Gold Head

Peter Rossi (11)

My first wild trout. Put it back
17 April 1 Iron Blue Dun

Gary Rossi
14 April 1 March Brown

Peter Homewood

First brown trout of the season
14 April 2 Grey Wulff size 8

Peter Coleman-Smith
14 April 1 Gold Ribbed Hares Ear

John Ogborne
14 April 5 Grey Wulff

Mark Pierce

Chilly, dry, occasional sun. Lovely day.
9 April 2 Dark Cahill

Stuart Cox

Unearned gratitude from a river I have been unfaithful to for too long.
5 April 1 Gold Ribbed Hares Ear

Tristan Koch

One good fish caught and returned, two more lost.
5 April 1 Pheasant Tail

AJG Isaac

Mixed sun and cloud , cool.
31 March 1 E.H.D.dry

Ken Sarashina

Only a small one.
31 March 2 Gold Ribbed Hares Ear & Damsel Black Nymph

Sir Paul Edwards

Good Rise in the Salmon Pool. Jumping well. I fell in too.
30 March 1 Dry C de C

Ian Mackintosh

Too cold to liven things up. Hatch very sparse. March Browns & Olives
30 March 1 Mullard & Claret

D.McLeary

Lots of fly life all afternoon
28 March 1 Dry Olive

Ian Mackintosh

Hatch of March Browns in the morning
28 March 0 Greenwels & march Browns

John Baltuham

Hatch of Olives between 2 & 3pm.
26 March 1 March Brown Nymph

J.Maclaren

Sparse but steady hatch of Olives all afternoon.
25 March 1 Usk Nymph

J. Maclaren

Sparse hatch of Olives between 12.30 and 1.30
25 March 1 Gold Head

Anne Isabelle Doulon

Cold, fish returned
24 March 1 Iron Blue

Bryan Douglas-Dale

Fish returned
22 March   Gold Head

Hooked 2 fish, failed to land them
19 March 2 March Brown

R.S. Kuramoto
18 March 3 March Brown

R.S. Kuramoto

Best conditions just after lunch.
17 March 1 Flashball Shrimp

Jeremy Herrman

They are not interested in the hatch yet. Water too cold.
12 March 3 Dry Adams   Wet Greenal

Jeremy Herrman

Hatch of large Dark Olives 12.30 onwards, but fish not really interested.
5 March 2 Goldhead

M. Gilleard

Sunny but cold.
4 March 2 Goldhead

Ted Roose

Fish on the bottom, close to the bank. River coloured and very full.
3 March    

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