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Could not find any grayling but had a few OOS trout - fished dries only so guessing grayling must have been lying deep. Fished from 1 pm but nothing much hatching to bring grayling up but plenty of tiny fly and sedge on the wing so maybe hatched early or in the dark. Beautiful scenery with weather like a hot suumer day and very enjoyable.

6 Trout

Water a bit too high when I arrived but dropping and clearing as the day went on. Trout were still very active and Grayling harder to locate. Best Grayling was 15 1/2 inches and the trout went up to 14 inches, all on euro nymphing rigs with jig bugs. Beautiful beat, as ever and I am hoping to be back after a frost or two.

7 Trout, 2 Grayling

The river was a bit higher than we anticipated but dropping and clearing so we decided to persevere. Some pools were very different in the high water and wading mostly impossible.

The fish were keeping out of the torrent too and all the ones caught on our usual dries were on an inside line - sometimes right under the rod tip. The trout were paler as they often are in high water so that close to they could be seen coming, The best trout was about 12" and the best grayling - all of which came from the same run - 14". We did swing a salmon fly but no salmon seen - although an 18" trout came for a look see at one point.

It was a great afternoon with the sun shining - a lovely day for our last trip of the trout season. Hopefully the weather will allow us some more time on the river for grayling in the next couple of months.

4 Trout, 3 Grayling

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7 beautiful trout, one of which was a stunning 20", caught on barbless cdc dry flies. All released. I used an 8'6" 3wt rod, 12' tapered leader and a 3' tippet length (6x). The river had settled down after some recent rain but was showing a bit of colour, although it was a surprisingly chilly 12C when I started fishing at 10:00hrs.

7 Trout

Always thought todays fishing would be hard after the rain the night before but as this is 1 of my favourite beats I decided to give it a go.

On arriving I decided to fish the top of the beat as I’ve not spent much time there in the past. It was tough going first thing as the water was a chocolate browns but I persevered on. After a few hours the river clear a little and as I fished my way back down the beat I connected with the first fish. Not a monster by any means but a nice tug on the line. I then continued down and managed 2 reasonable trout from the slower water below the White House.
A great day that shows little prospect after the heavy rain yesterday evening.

3 Trout, 1 Grayling

Interesting, long beat. Lots of walking and different stretches/conditions. Was fishing this with a friend who caught more in the morning than in the evening. I caught more in the late afternoon and early evening myself. Bright, hot and sunny again.

4 Trout, 4 Grayling

First visit to Cefnllysgwynne and without my old pal A W (poor bloke is under pressure) his daughters wedding Saturday apparently he has been out mowing grass until 9 pm last last few nights!!
Fished from 1.30 till 7pm water was quit fast running and cloudy started mid beat with small nymph with a bit of flash and missed 5 first takes eventually netted a nice coloured 8" trout.
5pm jumped in car wader on boots still on and drove up to the parking by the church fish just below weir and caught 4 smallest trout and again missed as many!!
Great beat, very well maintained beautiful surroundings although quite testing getting around once in the water, seemed to be a lot of fish . I spoke to both the owner and fishery administrator who were both very helpful. I will be back soon when the river is a bit lower

5 Trout

It was windy and largely overcast and there was a healthy flow to the river. I had to work hard to catch two trout (8" and 12", both released), both on barbless cdc dries. I was lucky enough to see an otter and the blackberries were plentiful and delicious!

2 Trout

We haven’t fished Cefnllysgwynne for nearly two years. It’s a challenging beat with plenty of walking but can be rewarding in the right conditions.

The owners had strinmed a clear path through bank side vegetation …. Many thanks! We always enjoy the beat and today was no exception. There were a few rising fish but as usual a well presented fly in the right place would pull an unseen fish up. The river was a foot up but clear which meant a good flow through deeper pools … always a recipe for increasing the likelihood of fish taking a fly.

All the brown trout were solid muscular strong fish … well they have been fighting floods all summer! The best to hand were 14” but two much better ones and a big grayling managed to throw the hook… c’est la peche! It’s hard not to strike too early when you see a midget submarine rising from the depths to take your fly.

We were exhausted but happy when we came off the river at dusk. Charles came out for a chat as we drove away …. Great to say hello again and thanks for asking, we had a great day. 17 fish on parachute dries and plenty of wild life … not home until midnight but it didn’t seem to matter, reality had been suspended by a wonderful day on the river….

14 Trout, 3 Grayling