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I spent the morning Czech nymphing the top pools and caught 3 Grayling and 1 Trout. Later on in the afternoon there was plenty of fish rising and caught a further 3 Grayling and 1 Trout on dries. Biggest Grayling went 1lb 12oz. All fish returned.

2 Trout, 6 Grayling

Caught on goldheaded nymphs.

1 Trout, 2 Grayling

Three lovely conditioned Grayling all on a grey duster. Biggest about a pound.

3 Grayling

Six nice trout, all over 14 inches, best trout at least 2 1/2 lbs. Grayling c. 1lb. River low and clear, on a warm sunny day. All fish on small dries.

6 Trout, 2 Grayling

A great day on a lovely beat. A few fish came to upstream nymph very early on but most of the grayling were caught on a BWO pattern during a rise in the afternoon. The bulk of the trout were taken on a Kites imperial, an hour or so before dusk when the LDO put in an appearance.

9 Trout, 13 Grayling

Another dry warm day, but the flow was reasonable, perhaps because of releases from the reservoirs upstream. After a long chat with Oak, who runs the Doldowlod caravan park and is himself an enthusiastic angler, we set off for the river full of optimism. In spite of what appeared to be good conditions, however, we struggled to catch and the final tally for the day for three anglers was only 3 grayling and 3 trout, the biggest of each at about 13 inches. They were taken on small dries and nymphs. The beat, however, is set in stunning surroundings, well worth a trip.

3 Trout, 3 Grayling

Bright sunny day. The occasional rise but dry fly fishing hard going. In the end a marabou lure fished down in the fast water got me 4 fish.

4 Trout

The river was very low but there were still plenty of pools to search on a warm bright day. Plenty of fly life with noticeable hatches around noon and again around 5pm. There were fish rising in most of the deeper pools but they were hard to tempt in gin clear water. We finished with 4 fish, all on dry fly. A beautiful venue with some very difficult wading!

3 Trout, 1 Grayling

A pleasant warm sunny day, river a bit low, and very clear.
Watched a couple of otter cubs at play. We also scared a pair of mergansers. Barely any fly life and few rising fish
The grayling to 15" came mainly to tiny dries, while the trout to 14" were mostly taken on nymphs and spiders. A great day.

9 Trout, 5 Grayling

Um, interesting.
Although I had 6 fish, they all came from the same pool (Lower Craig Llyn) with not so much as a touch from the rest of the beat. All fish on a tungsten nymph; four on the way down river, two on the way back up. Possibly a day too late/too soon; as the river was running low and gin clear. Said clarity made the vertiginous drop off on the Lower Craig Llyn Pool even more scary; 18 inches to 10 feet (or more) in a single unwary step - frightening.

6 Trout