Feedback & Reports

The day began with a similar experience to I. R. from Leamington Spa.
A large herd of VERY inquisitive calves provided a “welcoming” committee. Once they’d stopped licking and snuffling the car, leaving a slug-like mucus all over it, they then followed me into the river! Very social!
The river was still slightly low despite recent rain and also moderately coloured. Saw one salmon in the Llangoed pool but nothing else rising.
Managed to net one good sized Grayling from the Waterworks stretch on a Czech Tan Nymph.
Access to the river is a little tricky in places and wading is quite tricky with the flat bedrock being very slippery.
This really is a very picturesque beat and a lengthy one, so will have to return on a future date to complete it all.

1 Grayling

Day got off to hilarious start when herd of cows chased the car down the farm track then to my relief they veered right towards some feeding troughs. Parked up and went into boot to get gear sorted out, 15 seconds later removed head from boot only to find myself and car completely surrounded by 40 of the soon to be roast dinners. 1\2 dozen wanted to use car as scratching post, one had her head in the boot presumably after my sandwiches and one was chewing my backside when retrieving rest of gear from boot. Although a little unnerving I had a good laugh at my situation. Decided best bet in end was to set rod up by river in fear of catching an actual cow instead of the proverbial type.

On the fishing concentrated on top end of beat Dolmeudwy and orchard pools. Went through twice but no salmon seen or touched. Did get a little brownie on last cast which gave me a moment of false hope. Great day. Back again in 7days for another crack before end of season. Hopefully my four legged friends will be on supermarket shelf be then! Kidding!

1 Trout

Cold and wet start, rain cleared by midday but remained overcast, chilly and breezy for most of the afternoon. Very little fly life, but a handful of olive upwings spotted in odd brighter spells.

We tried some dries - olives and pale wateries - with no success so mainly concentrated on nymphs. The most successful set up was a three fly rig - red and purple beadhead nymph on the point, plover spider in the middle and an olive emerger on top - fished across the faster water towards the top of the beat like a team of North County spiders. 4 grayling and 1 OOS brown trout from 6-9" came in a short period after 1630 (two on the emerger, the rest on the point fly). The other two grayling, around 6" and 10" came to a single red and brown nymph.

We both had a couple of big pulls and a brief fight in the tail end of Llangoed pool. One jumped and looked to be a decent trout, not sure about the others. We then saw two salmon break the surface, one looked around 8lbs, the other a little bigger.

1 Trout, 6 Grayling

Nothing caught, no fish seen, not even another angler. Walked whole beat and studied water but nothing doing. River clear but needs another 8'' or more.

Gave up chasing salmon and had a few hours at the chapel catching a few grayling and trout on nymphs

3 Trout, 17 Grayling

Lovely day, no fish caught, or seen. Plenty of leaves in the river
Regards Denis

1 Trout

River low, plenty of small fish activity. 4 browns biggest 1.5lb & 4 grayling biggest 1lb - all but 1 coming to dry fly.

4 Trout, 4 Grayling