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Hard work in the morning but fishing improved once I had found shadier areas of the gravel flats especially towards the bottom of the beat. All fish on dry fly to mix of Adams Para, CDC comparaduns etc. A stunning beat.
Incidentally the pool below the aqueduct is known locally as Parsons pool named after the Rev Parry Price, a Victorian parson of Llanfrynach and an ancestor of mine. He would fish in his dog collar and cassock for salmon and always took a wheelbarrow with him for his catch! He would then distribute what he caught to the poor of the parish. I hope you can update the pool notes so fishers can offer prayers of hope in memory of the good parson!
A fabulous day and I will be back.

10 Trout

A beautiful day on this lovely beat. Warm and sunny with a slightly cool downstream breeze occasionally getting In the way. Fished from 11.00 am to 16.00, and concentrated on the stretch between the canal bridge and the weir. There are several pools which, with the river at this height, offer relatively easy wading and delightful fishing. The flies were coming off all day, small black, medium olives and something larger. I am not an expert, but I was able to fish with the dry fly to rising fish. Two at about 1.5 pounds, four between 10 and 12 inches. Quite a few more missed at the rise and a couple hooked but lost. Parachute Adams, size 16 and a blue klink worked fine.
I shall be back to explore the river above the bridge and below the weir. There is more than enough water here for a good day's fishing.

6 Trout

River had a hint of colour, but not the flood expected after the forecasted inch of rain for the previous night. Rises were spasmodic, firstly to Black Gnats, then to Olives then back to Black Gnat again. Not an easy day but fooled a couple.

Fine warm day. A few march browns or dark olives about but only a few rising trout. Fished 9.30am-7pm.

12 Trout

Thank you for your e-mail and my lovely day on this great stretch of water. The fishing was tough as the water is so low and it was very bright all day. However, having the beat to myself meant I could concentrate on streamy shady water where there were plenty of trout in residence and managed 13 fish with 3 around a pound.
Most fish took a partridge and orange. All were returned. Many thanks.

13 Trout

Great to see the March Brown this year, even though the hatch was a little sparse today. Lovely warm sunny spring day which unfortunately encouraged dog swimming and picnicing around the bridges. We did manage a few trout which pleasingly were caught mainly on the dries.