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A few fish showing but bright conditions made it tricky. 1 Brownie of around 1lb caught on a dry fly. Otter seen at the top of the beat.

1 Trout

I found getting into a position to fish for trout and grayling quite difficult throughout most of this beat. In fact I found access to fishing very difficult. The river was not swollen I thought the level looked about perfect with the flow clear and just touching the green bank-side vegetation in a few places. On the other hand it's probably a very good place in which to be a grayling.

1 Trout, 1 Grayling

As a newcomer to fly fishing, this was my first experience of river fishing and caught my first wild brown trout aprox. 9" on a dry fly. Weather was sunny and mild with a cool breeze. Thank you WUF I will be trying other river experiences.

1 Trout

Lovely stretch of water, well looked after by the owner

6 Trout

No fish caught but a very enjoyable fishing stretch.

Enjoyable day on this lovely beat, bloody cold, and difficult fishing but well worth it. Only one Grayling about 12 inches and a fine pound trout. As you would expect, deep fished jigs and shrimps worked for me. Will be back for another look before too long.

1 Trout, 1 Grayling

Spent the penultimate day of the upriver season (my last) at the Dolgau beat as a guest. The river looked perfect when I arrived but rose a little during the day. Tried my damnedest for 10 hours but the salmon simply beat me. They were lots about and showing just once at the smooth tails, and the rapid heads of the pools, then vanished, going through like torpedoes. So I caught nothing, but did that matter to me? No, not in the slightest. I was doing what I like best; angling in the upper Wye. Well to me, the best bit of true angling is yet to come, and I can’t wait till November to once again spy, stalk, and then watch the magnificent Wye salmon jump at the falls, and finally dig that nest and lay the eggs.
My grateful thanks for the exciting angling go to Richard the owner of the wonderful Dolgau beat.

No Salmon showing at all inspite near perfect height and colour of river. Enjoyable day none the less.

4 Trout, 1 Sea Trout

River was still high but pretty clear. Worked hard to little avail. Very strong wind and falling barometer. Beautiful water, we'll definitely be back.

2 Trout

River very low. Caught on Daddy Longlegs.

1 Trout