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ID:82884 

R. B. from Redditch

Tuesday 27 February 2024 (1 month ago)

Area:Irfon & Ithon

Beat:Melyn Cildu

Fishing:Winter Grayling

No. of Anglers:1

1 Trout, 4 Grayling

ID:82459 

A. S. from Wallingford

Monday 5 February 2024 (1 month ago)

Area:Irfon & Ithon

Beat:Melyn Cildu

Fishing:Winter Grayling

No. of Anglers:2

Hard work fishing from first to last light, on a wet, windy, grey, Mid-Walian day for a few bites.

River level at mid-range(?), falling (0.68-0.69m Cilmery gauge, but the drop during the day seemed more) and water nearly crystal-clear by dusk.

Five ladies, most over a pound, to 1:10 on maggot on our first visit to this river. A bit tougher than expected.

Covered nearly all of the stretch, but be aware that due to recent erosion you need to wade across and then back, to access the whole length. This was OK today but would not need much more water on to make it unviable. The new fence at the upstream end makes access very difficult to the upper quarter and we could not cover the last 200m to the sewage works. Likewise at the lower end, where we could not work out the access so waded (just) to the wrong bank to get a look.

Lovely scenery (mizzle allowing!). The few fish we did catch came from deeper slower pools and faster water.

We would have fished the gutters as advertised in the beat's description...but coming from a coarse-fishing background I have no idea what these are!

Landowner extremely helpful after a vehicle incident unrelated to the fishery.

4 Trout, 5 Grayling

ID:82425 

G. P. from Chatham

Tuesday 30 January 2024 (1 month ago)

Area:Irfon & Ithon

Beat:Melyn Cildu

Fishing:Winter Grayling

No. of Anglers:2

First time on this beat. Headed for the lower parking area as the walk to the river looked shorter (I'm well into my seventies) followed the access directions only to find there had been a massive bank collapse about a year ago (nice lady in the garden of the house told us) and the owners had erected high barbed wire and other fencing recently to prevent access to the river. We had no option but to get back in the car and head for the upper parking area which is a long downhill walk and a killer walk back! This situation should really be mentioned in the booking information. Couldn't find the Grayling after all that effort!

1 Trout

ID:82401 

C. M. from Walton East

Sunday 28 January 2024 (2 months ago)

Area:Irfon & Ithon

Beat:Melyn Cildu

Fishing:Winter Grayling

No. of Anglers:1

ID:82242 

S. M. W. from Merthyr Tydfil

Friday 22 December 2023 (3 months ago)

Area:Irfon & Ithon

Beat:Melyn Cildu

Fishing:Winter Grayling

No. of Anglers:1

5 Trout

ID:82212 

A. B. from LONDON

Sunday 17 December 2023 (3 months ago)

Area:Irfon & Ithon

Beat:Melyn Cildu

Fishing:Winter Grayling

No. of Anglers:1

River at a good level - had to search to find the grayling but best was a good 40cm all caught fishing close to the bottom

1 Trout, 6 Grayling

ID:82146 

P. J. from Swansea Vale

Tuesday 28 November 2023 (4 months ago)

Area:Irfon & Ithon

Beat:Melyn Cildu

Fishing:Winter Grayling

No. of Anglers:1

River was at an ok height reading 0.56 at Cilmery gauge, but the clarity of the water was really poor and
pretty much killed the fishing (my excuse anyway!). Fished euro nymph and duo without touching a fish even after slinging a squirmy worm at them. Stunning beat with a good mix of water and good accessibility.

ID:82040 

C. M. from Walton East

Saturday 11 November 2023 (4 months ago)

Area:Irfon & Ithon

Beat:Melyn Cildu

Fishing:Winter Grayling

No. of Anglers:1

River still very high after weeks of rain

1 out of season trout.

1 Trout

ID:81803 

L. D. from Swansea

Sunday 22 October 2023 (5 months ago)

Area:Irfon & Ithon

Beat:Melyn Cildu

Fishing:Winter Grayling

No. of Anglers:1

Was luckly with the water levels (.8 at Cilmery) – a little higher than I’d have liked, but it was more than fishable. Mostly out of season trout to nymphs, but when the sun broke through the heavy rain clouds, a few fish started rising and a beatiful 17.5” grayling put a huge smile on my face, having taken my tiny traditional grayling dry fly. A beatiful stretch of water, the grayling might be few and far between, but if you catch one, it’s usually a specimen.

7 Trout, 1 Grayling

ID:81477 

J. D. from Malvern

Tuesday 10 October 2023 (5 months ago)

Area:Irfon & Ithon

Beat:Melyn Cildu

Fishing:Winter Grayling

No. of Anglers:1

Didn't manage to start fishing until after mid day ,river was completely different from 2 weeks ago then 0.895 at Cilmery today 0.475. fished for maybe 1.5 hrs without a nibble so change to a pink headed pheasant tail within 3 casts got a small grayling with didn't make the net then hooked on to a good size grayling 17" plus (which did make the net) no more than 3 casts after first had got off. Both where in a deeper gully. left lunch in the car but didn't forgot the can of "Veltins" out of date lager( what a surprise)which i consumed on the river bank. fished until 2.45pm not another bite. Back at the car ate my last of the season tomatoes with Cheddar and half a French stick. Went home feeling very pleased with myself.
I am sure a better angler would have caught more , a beautiful stretch of river will be back.

1 Grayling

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