"...It's wonderful to be back on
my favourite river in the world"
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.
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Previous Years
2008 / 2007 / 2006 / 2005 / 2004 / 2003 / 2002 / 2001 / 2000
| Date | No. of fish | Fly used | Comments |
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| 9 October | 1 | Silver stoat size 12 | David BotsfordFish returned. Quite good condition but not very fresh |
| 6 October | 1 | Stoat tail | John ?First salmon thanks to Jimmy! |
| 10 September | 1 | Klinkhammer | Paul Martin |
| 9 September | 1 | Pheasant tail nymph | Brian Hopkinson6.00am. Beautiful small fish - returned to fight another day |
| 5 September | 7 | Dry Pheasant tail | Tony BostockRiver very low, fish in excellent condition. Not many fish moving, even at dusk |
| 30 August | 1 | Gold head | Peter Tombling |
| 29 August | 1 | Gold head | Peter Tombling |
| 28 August | 1 | Kicking klink | Mark Byatt |
| 27 August | 7 | Peter Tombling & Jimmy |
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| 26 August | 1 | Hugh MarstonReturned |
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| 26 August | 1 | Gerrit SnymanThanks Jimmy |
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| 26 August | 7 | Teal & blue ? | John PlantOn the eve of our 30th Anniversary. Thanks Julie! |
| 23 August | 2 | Royal Wulff, Klinkhammer | Paul LandrayOn my 39th Birthday. Thanks Simone, I love you |
| 21 August | 3 | GRHE sedge | Andrew Ire & Charles Woodward |
| 18 August | 3 | Olive Spider | Mike Clee & Galízano Cantabris |
| 13 August | 3 | Golden Hare | Hideki & Mikio ItadashiFirst experience fly fishing. So beautiful. |
| 31 July | 1 | Black francis | Jonathon LoweClear Water - Good Height |
| 17 July | 1 | Perty | Elizabeth HarringtonRiver high. Hatch of BWO and sedges |
| 16 July | 1 | White bead | Michael DurrellLovely Morning. My 1st fish in Wales |
| 12 July | 4 | GRHE / PTN | Paul EllisGreat day with Jimmy |
| 9 July | 1 | FC | Andrew Madrell |
| 5 July | 1 | Peter Loam |
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| 27 June | 4 | GRHE | Ryan Martin |
| 27 June | 1 | Olly shrimp | Paul Martin |
| 18 June | 10 | Grey wolf | T BuckleyTaken at first light, 4am |
| 17 June | 9 | Grey wolf | all at late evening. Good sport |
| 14 June | 2 | Klinkhammer | Chris Helliwell |
| 12 June | 2 | Pheasant Tail | Tristan WellstoodPlenty of fish evident, not east to catch! |
| 12 June | 3 | Pheasant tail | Julian SiddonsWarm summer's evening |
| 11 June | 3 | Klinkhammer | Tristan WellstoodSunny & warm |
| 10 June | 2 | Blackgnat pin | Tristan WellstoodOvercast, humid & warm |
| 10 June | 10 | Gold heat | Maclean |
| 9 June | 4 | Hare's ear, Pheasant tail | Julian SiddowsWonderful fishing, especially after 9 |
| 4 June | 3 | Light Cahill | Hisashi KatoAt late evening, from rapid & shallow flow point |
| 30 May | 3 | Soft Hackle | Partly cloudy |
| 30 May | 1 | Soft Hackle | Partly cloudy |
| 30 May | 2 | Hare's ear nymph | Partly cloudy |
| 30 May | 2 | Hare's ear nymph | Partly cloudy |
| 28 May | 1 | Adams dry | David OrdDifficult day. Rise occurred from 4-6pm but to nymphs rather than surface fly. Trout ignored all imitations. Nonetheless, good fun and great scenery. |
| 27 May | 2 | PTN, Dark Olive | Tony MairGreat hatch of flies at 6pm, missed many. The most productive few days I have ever had at Gliffaes. River in great order. |
| 27 May | 2 | Gold head, PTN nymph | David OrdCold and wet |
| 26 May | 1 | Ginger Quill | Tony MairDull Conditions |
| 25 May | 4 | PTN Beadhead | Tony MairAll returned biggest fish about a pound. Between 4.30 & 6.30pm. Caught for Sue |
| 24 May | 1 | Olive Dun - dry | Ben HeathVery hot, got sun burn |
| 21 May | 1 | Salmon tube | Ben HeathVery humid, sunny with clouds. |
| 23 May | 4 | Dark Cahill | Stuart CoxBlazing hot |
| 22 May | 5 | Dark Cahill | Stuart CoxSunny cold downstream wind. Best fish 1 3/4 lbs. |
| 20 May | 1 | CDC Midge 16 | Neil Lloydrose several more |
| 20 May | 3 | Andrew AndersonWarm and sunny |
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| 19 May | 2 | Neil LloydBest fish about 1lb. |
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| 19 May | 1 | Mayfly | Sam Adams |
| 19 May | 1 | Mayfly | Harry Lloyd-GardnerOn off rain for the most part. |
| 16 May | 9 | Adams, CDC | Alwyn LindseyRiver in lovely condition & good hatches of yellow mays all day. |
| 16 May | 4 | Olive Dun - dry | Tony BostockHad another 11 fish on and off. Not my day. |
| 15 May | 6 | Dark Olive dry | Tony BostockRiver high but clearing |
| 13 May | 1 | GRHE | Joe SinclairRain |
| 12 May | 2 | Dry Gnat Olive Nymph | Jason CoetzeeSun cam out and was perfect. |
| 6 May | 2 | GRHE | Peter CupbusyCloudy and patches of rain |
| 6 May | 2 | Gold Head Pheasant tail | Nick ?Cloudy afternoon |
| 5 May | 1 | Gold Head, GRHE | Richard Plaskett |
| 4 May | 1 | GRHE | Richard PlaskettThe first one I connected with after several bites. These fish are quick. |
| 30 Apr | 5 | Olives | Nick CarnLate evening rise |
| 30 Apr | 3 | Black Gnat | Andrew Leay |
| 29 Apr | 2 | Klink, Spiders | Sunny, slow start for me, trout quicker than rusty old me |
| 28 Apr | 3 | BWO, PTN | Early evening hatch |
| 29 Apr | 2 | Klinkhamer Red body | Guy HarrisonOlives htching and a couple of mayfly. |
| 28 Apr | 1 | Pheasant Tail | Ron WSunny |
| 22 Apr | 30+ | Tom Klink, PT, GRHE | Dave LeeLargest fish 1lbs, most fish 6-8oz. Grannom & Olives hatch - excellent sport. Lots of salmon smolts about. |
| 22 Apr | 15 | Klink Hammer, PT Nymph | Dave Harry |
| 18 Apr | 1 | Damsel Nymph | Alan Quayle |
| 12 Apr | 2 | Grannom | Tom Davis |
| 12 Apr | 2 | CDC Grannom | Adrian SimmonsWarm and sunny river very low |
| 11 Apr | 1 | PTN & GRHE | J HathawayBetter day; caught one, lost one |
| 10 Apr | 0 | everything in the box | J HathawayBrilliant day with lots of fish feeding but nothing offered matched whatever they were on. Two bites on Greenwell's Spider and lightly dressed BWO but once tried never accepted again. |
| 7 Apr | 4 | PTN & GRHE | 1.30-2.30pm upstream nymph. |
| 7 Apr | 3 | Gold bead nymph | Caught in the morning after big hatch in fast water on run at tail of the middle beat. |
| 6 Apr | 3 | Dry Pattern #14, Dry Adams #14 | N. KazamaAll of them caught on the same stretch of the Top Beat; on the left side of the pool casting from the island between 1130 and 1300. Good hatch but did not last long. |
| 5 Apr | 2 | Gold Head HE#14, Dry Pattern #14 | N. Kazama1st fish caught in fast water around 11am and the 2nd around 1pm after a decent hatch |
| 5 Apr | 4 | Elk Hare Sedge | John WilliamsA hatch of Grannom brought fish to the rise at around 11pm |
| 4 Apr | 5 | Gold Head Hare's Ear | John WilliamsHatch of Grannom at 1pm- plenty of rises. Otherwise 3out of 5 taken on wet fly. Down stream and across |
| 30 Mar | 1 | Winged wet Greenwells | Brian Dala |
| 30 Mar | 3 | Wet Greenwell & Dry Adams | JE MacLarenVery sparse hatch of Olives. Biggest of the three about a pound plus was released. |
| 29Mar | 1 | Wet Greenwell | JE MacLarenCaught at 3.30pm. No hatch, river at ideal height & running clear |
Gliffaes Country House Hotel, Crickhowell, Powys NP8 1RH +44(0)1874 730 371
