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28th September – Doldowlod
The weather forecast was slightly challenging and river conditions uncertain so we left booking until this morning – what a wonderful flexible system! True to suspicions the Llanstephan gauge was showing 2ft 6 inches so that area was out – and Usk was also up. That made me wonder if most of the rain was coming down the Irfon and/or Ithon – and the fact that the Rhyader gauge was at 1 ft 3 inches confirmed that the upper river was going to be fishable – just about!
When we stood on Llanwrythl bridge to assess prospects at 11am the river looked perfect so we were up for a good day – and so it proved. Accessing at Ddol farm to the lower part of the beat I dropped in to my favourite location – only to hook 5 fish in first 6 casts and for them all to come off! Have they been practicing again? Needless to say perseverance brought rewards and we ended up with 24 grayling up to 15 inches, all to dries and safely returned. No persistent hatches although some large needle flies and sedges around. As usual the two best fish got off – a significant brown that broke me when it slashed at a skating fly on a tight line, and a big grayling that broke Jimbo when it got below him in to fast water.
Once again Doldowlod comes up with the goods….many thanks again for excellent fishing.

24 Grayling

river really too high without life jackets. Not worth the risk so did not fish.

15 Trout, 7 Grayling

too high to fish

18 x grayling 8-16 inches, Grayling Steel Blue and a few on a Red Tag as change fly. Nothing very large or small, but a nice average size with plenty of 13 and 14 inch fish. Willow flies and pale wateries on the river through the morning, sedges from midday. I had a nymphing rod made up with me, but never used it and finished early afternoon.

18 Grayling

Ddoll Farm 7-8". A wierd day's fishing! Only a few fish rising until late morning and fish taken on HE emergers and, in some of the deeper water, on a Duracel nymph. Then, until mid afternoon, no risers and nothing moved on emergers nor nymphs. It had got a tad windy at times with the odd shower but, whatever it was that put them off, they weren't having it! Then, from mid afternoon until about 5.30, fish were taken on a pale HE Ducks Dun but hardly any of these were rising fish! Not much fly about - some PWs and sedges, but no big deal. About half of the grayling were 9-10 inchers and the rest, more typical of this beat, at 12-14"; the 14" fish just under 1.5lb. Trout 10".

2 Trout, 15 Grayling

Caught on all methods one angler fishing french nymph other duo and dry, with honors even. Catch included an 18 inch brownie on a streamer in deep water at top of beat.

2 Trout, 30 Grayling

great beautiful day!!!!!

2 Grayling

Low cloud and heavy rain, no sign of any fish activity, but they must be there. We tried everything but with no success.

River height perfect at about 1ft, makes wading this beat a challenge, but fish caught on all techniques (Duo, french nymphing and Dry), trout about 8 inches, Grayling upto 2lbs.

6 Trout, 15 Grayling