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First day of the season; had to be done! Dressed for skiing rather than fly fishing - but the temperature did peak at 4C. Overcast, but no wind. River at summer levels after a very dry February. No sign of any fly life all day and only the occasional movement from small fry. A day for tungsten bead PTN’s. Nothing on the shallows or in the deeper pools but lost a good fish fishing the crease in the fast water at the bottom of the beat. Persistence paid off and got a BT of a little under 1lb with the same tactics. Fish in excellent condition for so early in the season.

I have had worse starts to the season!

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no catch. river still low. many methods tried but no takers

Sunny intervals; no wind. Lack of recent rain means river back on its bones but at least the water is cold. No fly hatch all day and only a couple of rising fish. No success on the oxygenated flats and riffles with a nymph. Spent a couple of hours stalking visible fish in the deeper water. Stealthy approach essential, but only got one cast at each fish. Most frustrating! Good blackberry picking on the right bank!

Hi
Today was a lovely day river beautiful and clear with fish showing throughout the beat. I caught one lovely established 1 Pouder which was returned ok.
However please can we have a clear sign at the stream to define Dinas beat end and Abercynrig beat start as the two people who booked the Dinas beat clearly didn't understand where Dinas ends, one of the parties was fishing halfway up the Abercynrig beat which led me to the top of Abercynrig beat and work it down stream.
My day was wonderful a nice beat.
Nigel

Fishing Passport Note : The stream is the natural boundary and shown on both maps.

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Humid and overcast with no wind. Water level close to ‘summer normal’. Martins left for Africa, mushrooms in the field, blackberries in the hedges. Autumn on the way! No fly hatches all day and only a couple of rising fish seen. Focused on lightly beaded PTN in the faster riffles . One nice WBT.

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Given the weather conditions, arrived at the river at 17:00 hrs. I had tried to book an evening ticket but was told it was not available on this beat - though it is on the neighbouring Dina beat. River on its bones. I understand salmon fishing has been halted until water conditions improve. Nothing moving until a good hatch of olives began around 7pm and lasted for an hour. Trout did not latch onto them until the hatch was almost over. Concentrated on the (slightly) faster flowing shallows at the top of the beat. Every cast made was to a rising fish - though I think most were small WBT. Fish easily spooked and very wary but did tease one nice fish out on an olive fished in the surface film.

Fishing Passport Note : It is the fishery owners choice whether evening tickets are on option.

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One Brown Trout caught, weight was 1 1/4 lb on an olive coloured wet fly at the head of Bottom Pool at about 7.15pm.

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