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Washed - off for a second time... are we destined never to fish this river!!??

12 x grayling 10-17 inches, 5 x out of season trout 6-15 inches, trotting. This was an odd one. The first hour went well enough with half a dozen nice grayling spread over the pool. Then I became aware that the river, already on the high side, was now rising. Plenty of clouds overhead, but no rain here, so I figured it must be raining further up in the hills. Grayling promptly switched off, as they usually do in these circumstances, and all bites ceased. Salmon, however, were showing regularly as they got more excited. I pushed a marker into the margin and watched the situation. After a rising a few inches, the level stabilised and then began to fall again (confirmed afterwards by a little hump in NRW gauge graph). The grayling began to take again and I caught a few more before leaving. Nice average size of fish, including several at 15 and 16 inches).

12 Grayling

River lovely and clear but hardly a fis rising despite some good hatches. Small fish down by the church and a few up by the fallen oak . Met a fellow angler who was trotting maggots for the first time having some fun with larger fish.
Having taken his advise I fished a heavy tungsten nymph through a swim he has caught a 2 lb fish in and having thought i had hooked the bottom ( it moved) managed to land my own 2lb grayling . The rod was a 10 ft 2 wt so some fun was had
A lovely autumn day .

12 Grayling

Great day long trotting. River had come down nicely after Tuesday's rain and was running pretty clear. Very light wind meant very few leaves in the water which can be an issue at this time of year. Best grayling nearly 2lbs, several 1 to 1.5lbs all in good condition and pretty lively. Got broken by a really hefty fish after it went mid stream and performed all sorts of stunts, unfortunately left the hook ( I assume ) in its mouth. Meeting the other angler on the beat, Bill, later in the day he caught a cracking 2lb fish in the same location that I had been broken, with a hook complete with fresh red maggot lodged in upper lip! Fish returned safely, if not quite tired after its exertions. Salmon showing themselves several times during the day. Lovely beat

1 Trout, 11 Grayling

6 x grayling 10-12 inches, 1 x out of season trout 10 inches, trotting. A few hours on a bright and frosty morning before going on to Swansea. The river at a good height and clarity, having been high yesterday, but fishing a little slow.

6 Grayling

Another great day on this stretch of river. Conditions were spot on, low and very clear with plenty of fly hatching. Once the leaves wash through im sure there will be some great dry fly fishing through early winter at the right times. Took a novice angler who fancied a day on a big river (usually fishes the river Rhymney) and he thoroughly enjoyed himself. Fished from roughly half way up the beat to the top and took grayling all through on small nymphs fished under an indicator. Adam took a personal best grayling of around 1 3/4lb. We also landed a small salmon of around 6lb which was quickly released. Looking forward to the next trip!

1 Salmon, 8 Trout, 45 Grayling

The river clear and right height, but virtually no rises. Two grayling caught on dry Adams; other fish caught on nympth

5 Trout, 4 Grayling

Apart from one grayling caught on dry, others caught on nymphs fished with Tenkara rod

1 Trout, 5 Grayling

28 x grayling 10-16 inches, 4 x out of season trout 6-14 inches, trotting and a few at close range on the Tenkara outfit. A very nice average size of grayling, quite a few 15 and 16 inch fish and very few shotts - just what we like to think we can expect from the lower Irfon. An unusually warm day, very still and almost soundless except for the distant rattle of musketry from the ranges. In fact there were some good hatches and rises around midday - willow fly and the smaller, autumn version of dark olives. A dry fly rod would surely have done well during these.

28 Grayling

A great beat, with a broad range of water - and so much of it that one would be hard pushed to do it justice in a day. A beautiful church at the downstream end of the beat,and a series of gorgeous pools, riffles, run and gutters. Several salmon seen jumping throughout that day too.
Two grayling caught and released on nymphs in deeper sections. Two fingerling trout also caught and released not included in count.

2 Grayling