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Cloudy but warm day, with fishing starting at approx 10am after a gentle walk of the beat.
Cracking location, very secluded, but with excellent river access. Water was low and clear, with lots of variety from fast channels and slower deep pools - some so deep they were unfishable.
DB had 2 early trout to a deep heavy tungsten nymph in slow water, followed by a 3rd in similar water further up the beat. SB then proceeded to catch a fingerling in similar water. Fishing moved up to the “gutter” pools, where DB hooked a great fighting trout of approx. 1.5lb (again on a heavy nymph).
Following a brief but well earned lunch, fishing moved to the lower section of the beat. SB took 2 trout in quick succession on a heavy nymph in a lovely mid-paced pool, and missed a snatch at the dry (fishing duo).
As the afternoon passed, DB took another good trout from the deep gutter water, with a token grayling turning up towards the end of the day to take a elk hair emerged pattern towards the top of the beat.
Overall a great days fishing - worth noting that this beat has plenty of water for low water fishing, but much of this may be inaccessible if levels rise...wading is almost exclusively bedrock and hard going even in shallow conditions.

7 Trout, 1 Grayling

Began at 6.30 am and finished at 3.30 pm. It was a slow hot day with almost no rising fish, the first 3 came within the first hour and all fish caught were small, the largest trout 10” the rest including the grayling around 8” , all were caught on #16 Para Adams despite prospecting the deep water with nymphs. Fish were congregating at the head of the pools. The Irfon was still too high to safely reach the whole river and pushing through quite strongly. 0.47 on the Cilmery scale.

5 Trout, 1 Grayling

River clear but perhaps a little high (0.53 at Climery) The bedrock is like walking over the tops of slate tiles stacked almost vertically :) Can be challenging and if you are unsure then a stick is advised.
Parking and access great. Clear path along the river but watch the wobbly stile :)
The Glaslyn pool offered the best fishing with easier casting and relatively solid standing, though as the helpful beat description advises, watch for the gravel sliding. It was here we landed our one Grayling just downstream of the pool to a bead head nymph.

1 Grayling

Nothing, but a 12cm juvenile salmon.

1 Other

River finally at a good fishable level. 0.4 or so on the NRW gauge at Abernant. Couldn't find the grayling!

Great to be back out on the water again, but not much luck with the grayling.

1 Trout

7 Trout, 15 Grayling

Tried french and czech nymphing without success, no fish showing and little fly life. Water a good height and weather overcast so no excuses, just one of those days! Lovely stretch of river, will certainly give a go again in the spring.
Stayed at Caer Beris which was excellent again as usual!

River was still high and a bit coloured from the heavy rain over the weekend, but it was a lovey sunny day and the oak trees on the bank were looking great. Good to be out (with no expectation of catching).

6 grayling (4 out of season trout and one salmon parr) River very high 0.84 on the Cilmery gauge but clearing
All fish on deep nymphs fished in the margins. Best Fish 41cm Beautiful autumnal day in the Wye valley

4 Trout, 6 Grayling, 1 Other