wow good to hear! Would you try this early for ST good to hear on Salmon. I caught my first Brown Trout Wednesday was 12"+ and fought like a ST think I proper woke it up

 

Sea trout are tricky on the Dee and don’t always conform to what we think is normal. It’s early but the big sea trout appear next month, never caught one yet but they have tormented me the last 3 years 😂

 

Yea I remember a famous Dwyfor angler who moved to the Welsh Dee and set up a guiding business as he seemed to be one of the few who even knew that large sea trout were worth fishing for

 

yes always felt that so I do tend to fish a hybrid technique in early evening targeting big resident brown trout also and/or Salmon. I've only hit a shoal twice bottom of St David's and above Horseshoe in mid summer and all caught on slow teal and silver so you have to be in the right spot at right time!

 

I'm intrigued as to what you mean by a hybrid technique?

 

ha nothing technical I just adapt the 3 fly downstream spider/wet with sometimes a double hook stoats tail on point, sea-trout fly on middle dropper and then a trout wet fly on top dropper to cover all bases I've actually found two Montana's of varying size have caught the most ST which was something a fisher on the River Usk tipped me on as I had only ever used stripping in lakes.

 

The Dee is currently very low, flow is still good in places. Fly life is good, plenty of Olives, midges and a lot of Crane flies about last Friday. Sweet FA on the fishing front, the Swallows are turning up and I saw the first one last Friday. I was out above Erbistock just over a week ago and managed two small brown trout, I found a Brook Lamprey in the shallows and I have never seen one before. I also saw a Dipper on this stretch, not the first time either.

 

Those little Brook Lampreys are fascinating little creatures, i was watching some spawning away on a little stream i fish a couple of weeks ago.

 

fished below Llangollen a few times was really nice. The last session some serious hatches but still no bigger fish rising and still catching grayling on the nymph's although trying to avoid! Tried a few bigger flies on the downstream but only a few hit and runs by a few bigger trout. I think I might try a salmon fly soon....

 

I caught a schoolie near a 1lb below Llangollen on a dry foam daddy week before and then a sea trout smolt on a small dry this week while trout fishing. I also saw what I presume was a salmon move out of a pool after I caught this big trout on a emerald stoats tail while trying to target bigger fish.

 

Beautiful brown trout. I remember when a well known Welsh sea trout angler set up camp on the Dee and showed that it had some very big sea trout running the river

 

That’s a good brownie 👍 I’ve heard of 3 small sea trout now and lots of reports of smolt.

 

I was out on the river yesterday and saw a fish, head and shoulders so I went back in the evening to fish. There was 16” on and clarity was around two foot. At that height the amount of water available is greatly reduced as the wading is too deep for me. Not a touch and there was only evidence of one other angler as the banks are overgrown. There were lots of the small yellow up wing flies on the water. It’s dropping fast today and so is the Lune and I’m stuck repairing a leaking fill valve on a toilet and then cooking the Sunday dinner. Wednesday night can’t come quick enough 😂

 

Hopefully I will be out this week. fingers crossed.

 

Close second place last night 😁 I hooked a sea trout in the tail of a pool. It came out of the water so I had a good view. Stayed on few more seconds and then gone. So they are moving through and it was a bright silver fish around a pound and a half. Half inch copper tube Silver Stoat. I was 2 miles below Bangor

 

That’s pretty small for time of year and certainly school type fish

 

anyone fished the Ceiriog for ST think with the right level should be some entering soon?

 

I have never fished the Ceirog, the Dee is dropping fast now. One hard pull last night but no connection, the Balsam is way above my head now....

 

it was like jungle warfare down under the viaduct couldn't get to many spots need a machete next time!

 

Once had the privilege of viewing the fish traps on the Dee and the sea trout size was astonishing as it probably more known for salmon

 

I missed the last open day I've seen them advertised now and then hopefully get to the next one and yes the sea trout are underestimated on the Dee but you need to find them!

 

Hi Guys,
I never come on here,usually stick to the salmon forum but equally I’ve not really posted much on there recently 🤦‍♂️
There has been a couple of decent ST caught this last week,one of 6lb 4.5lb 2.5lb as high up as Corwen and low down as Chirk
I spent a night just below carrog Monday but didn’t see or hear anything all night
I’m going to try below Bangor tonight if the wind drops,I went to have a look at the newbridge beat yesterday which looks ok also but finding them on the Dee is very difficult,there’s only one beat I’ve ever discovered that’s been really good and unfortunately the club doesn’t have access to it anymore
I’ve never bothered night fishing below Chirk/newbridge area yet so I’m hoping there might be some undiscovered pools somewhere down there 🤣 here’s to hoping,good luck of anyone is out

 

I’ve been out the last couple of evenings for a couple hours until dark,more to see some new beats than anything
I went to the boat yesterday,lovely stretch of water but I didn’t see anything,not even a trout rise.

Monday night I went below dongray hall where the clwyedog comes in(that was a waste of time,the track down to it is terrible and the car park is so overgrown) and then I went to turn o Dee,again didn’t see a thing.

There has been ST caught higher up at Corwen and beyond at night time this week though,including last night.

I’ll try and go out towards the weekend again

 

I’ve been out the last couple of evenings for a couple hours until dark,more to see some new beats than anything
I went to the boat yesterday,lovely stretch of water but I didn’t see anything,not even a trout rise.

Monday night I went below dongray hall where the clwyedog comes in(that was a waste of time,the track down to it is terrible and the car park is so overgrown) and then I went to turn o Dee,again didn’t see a thing.

There has been ST caught higher up at Corwen and beyond at night time this week though,including last night.

I’ll try and go out towards the weekend again

Was thinking of going tomorrow evening. Dont think I will bother now as its a 140 mile round trip. Then again I just might haha

 

Sea trout have been caught above Corwen, so they are well spread out.

 

I went, blanked and saw nought, returned.

 

Was thinking of going to fish this afternoon/ evening. Can anyone tall me what the colour is like around Bangor please before I head off. I see the river has come up a bit.

 

No idea on the colour but Chirk can be clear when Bangor is muddy

 

Thanks anyway. Did not bother as it was still rising on the Manley gauge at 2pm. Might whizz up on Wednesday now if I am allowed haha

 

I went out yesterday evening to Chirk till it got dark,water was perfect,I didn’t see a fish!

Sunday I was out on the newbridge beat,similar story

A friend of mine fished pen y lan yesterday and didn’t see anything either

I’m not aware of anything that’s been caught either except a couple of salmon seen on BYP over the weekend.

Good luck if your out,they must be somewhere

 

There was 2 ST caught on Monday from Berwyn arms and 2 Tuesday night from above Corwen.

I went to the Clwyd Tuesday night (what an experience that was) fished,well walked and waded through 8ft nettles on the green bank beat from the top car park to almost the bottom then walked back and went home.Was so overgrown you need power tools to get anywhere near the river for the majority of it.

Was on the lower Conwy last night,4 of us went,saw a few small ST splashing and I got one that was barely 1/2lb and so did a friend,another friend had a couple of brownies,was hard going!

 

it amazing how many are being caught high up on Dee, I was going this week but its too hot! Anyone been tracking water temp been 18-20 every time I've gone but only stayed till 10pm. Will go mid next week.

Clwyd is terrible most of the stiles are broken needs a work party or two. I lost so many flies which I had brought my 6ft rod 😂

 

I fished on Tuesday evening, no luck but a bid fish showed just behind me as I was wading. Went back and fished through again.