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First time back here for a couple of years. Water low and clear. Rather windy all day with no emerging insects, just returning sedges from mid-afternoon. Not surprisingly, I only saw five rises all day, one a trout and the others grayling. Had nine ladies and one trout. All the girls bar one were 14-15" and the other a 16", one and three-quarter pound beauty. All taken on a HE emerger (nothing on nymphs) and in excellent nick but where were the youngsters? Also saw no parr rising nor caught any. Worrying? Maybe there is a FEB problem up here?

4 grayling from 1.25 to 2.5lb and 2 trout, 0.5 & 0.75lb.

1 grayling caught on Czech nymph. About 20 cms long. In good condition. Returned carefully to the water. Good fly life but little evidence of fish. Very few rises seen. Impossible to tempt those fish that were rising with dry fly.

4 grayling 3@1lb+ and 1@2lb all on dries size 18

1 Grayling 1lb. 4 Trout to 1.25lb, 3 retuned 1 taken.

Nil Return. I saw no more than half a dozen rises all day!

Low water and no fish caught or seen.

Really good piece of river but water levels were very low in my opinion. As for the fishing really disappointing on the trout side, NO fish in sight, did not manage to see a single trout, no even small trout fleeing or fish moving, nothing ... it was surreal, we managed to see Graylings in some pools but absolutely ZERO trouts. We witnessed a big hatch of sedges but despite this we saw no trouts whatsoever - we came from the Irfon the previous day with same sort of levels but we saw and catch few trouts - it looked like the all population of trouts disappeared from this beat

NTR :(

Tough day, after high hopes for the beat. Only managed two fish between us, and not even a fish seen. No hatch occurred. Can only presume that the fish were shoaled up somewhere, perhaps in the lower part of beat. but then again perhaps that's just graying!

Suitably fueled and insulated by “the Big Breakfast” at The Halt Cafe, we met up with Frank Williams at Doldowlod for a days tuition in the art of Grayling fishing. Conditions were surprisingly good, the river being relatively clear and not too high. This day was more about learning new techniques than catching bucket loads of fish. Frank is a patient and encouraging tutor with an engaging manner. He's a good investment. You never stop learning at this game which is why it never loses it’s fascination.

Six fish caught, five Grayling and one out of season Brown Trout. The best, a 1lb 4oz Grayling on the dry, the others on weighted nymphs. All fish returned.