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The water was extremely low, and coupled with a brisk wind and bright sunlight, made for a tough day. Only a few rising fish seen throughout the day, and these could not be tempted with dries. Late in the afternoon, around 18:00, I managed to bring 2 small trout to the net; both in fine condition and both released safely. Both were caught in faster (and very shallow) water toward the top of the beat, and both took a sz16 weighted PTN.

2 Trout

Lovely stretch of river but very overgrown and access very difficult in place and steep. Fished the top half of the river good evening rise but the fish were easily spooked as the water is still very low, managed to hook 1 fighting fit trout and missed a few on a grey duster.

1 Trout

Lovely afternoon spent in a lovely setting. River was not too low and relatively clear. Traffic issues meant arrived shortly before noon - not the ideal start given this was a hot sunny day. Some missed takes and a fish on and lost on an Iron Blue. Two trout to the net running a gold head PTN through faster shallower water.

2 Trout

One small brown trout, returned.

1 Trout

Very tough going, we only managed two 4" trout in the evening. Lots of sizeable trout playing and jumping but despite a fairly decent hatch of sedges and a few olives nothing was feeding. The two trout were caught on an elk hair emerger and another lost on a nymph.

2 Trout

2 small brown trout taken on a PT nymph. Very little surface activity. Overcast conditions. This is a lovely beat with a lot of variety.

2 Trout

An absolutely stunning day in the Welsh hills, river slightly coloured and a few inches on the gauge at Brecon. Very mixed hatch throughout the day with trout looking up most of the time. As many fish missed as caught using tiny nymphs and drys. More than makes up for the blank in the early spring!

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I caught eight brown trout at about five inches. I did not catch at all on the dry fly despite hatches coming off and rises by fish. I caught all fish on a team of three flies consisting a pheasant tail nymph on the point, a greenwell spider on the top dropper and a williams favourite on the middle dropper. A fish about twenty four inches carried my fly six yards and then spat it out, I am not sure what it was.

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Had a couple of takes on a sherry spinner pattern in the broken water a couple of hundred metres below the bridge at the upper beat limit. No fish brought to the net.
Nothing by way of an evening rise with only the odd fish moving.
The easiest access to the water on this beat is right at the upper limit. My wading staff was used mostly to get up and down the steep banks.

River coloured but quite a few trout seen. One salmon that had been in the river some time made a fleeting appearance.

2 Trout