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On Sunday we only had a half day available as we had a long journey back to Oxfordshire. Unfortunately we were unable to fish the water because moving upstream from Llangoed Pool there is only slow water which can only be reach by boat. After aproximately 1 mile the water gets interesting. Unfortuneately, there were 4 course fishing rods already occupying the rest of this water. Subsequent enquiries by Alyson from the booking office traced the elderly landowner down and he confirmed that he also lets the water to a course fishing club. Alyson very kindly reimbursed our monies.
We did however have a good day on the Saturday on the lower beat. I caught 9 trout, 3 of which were 12" and 1 fish at 10.5" with the rest around 8-9" all taken on a dry fly with a 10" greyling also. My fishing partner also had 6 fish to a Copper John nymph.

Water at a nice height colour and pace. First time at Llangeod. Upper beat has classic glides, easy to cast wading although slippery, depth is very good. Lower beat, again a lot of great water perfect for fly fishemen,
NOTE,to get best from the beat you need to be able to spey cast profitiently with wind up or down river.
We saw 2 salmon show and felt the fish were there, sadly no takers, but 9 brown trout all over 1.5 lbs and several parr taken on both stoats tail size 14 and Watkins Fancy size 12.
Beat maps give good details and are accurate. Generally we had a great day. The barometer wasnt in our favour but we would fish there again.

Lower am - 5 Brown Trout, all males, best 1.4lbs approx 12 inches o/a. Remaining 4, 6" to 8". Taken on Willow Fly Dry and PT Nymph. Good sport.

Upper pm - I raised a lot of decent Browns but could not connect with them however I hooked a very nice Brown approx 3lbs on a Willow Fly Dry around the 5pm. Hatching Willow Fly seemed at that point to disappear so changed over to Caddis Nymph and had 4 small Browns and at one point was snapped cleanly by a very strong pull, we will never know by what and with 3lb tippet No chance of stopping whatever it was.
No fish were taken, I like to think they will be there when I come back again.

3 small trout 8" or less, 1 grayling 8" on a nymph. Nothing rose all afternoon. River looked perfect.

No fish caught other than 2 small brown trout, 1 salmon seen in evening - river in good condition other than slightly coloured but 2ft height - would be interested in seeing records of catches on this beat ??

Nothing seen or caught.

Water clarity getting better after the recent rise in water. However no salmon caught or seen, just suicidal shad and brownies.

Trout: 1 x 13", 2 x 5". Grayling: 2 x 9". All on nymphs.

1 grayling 20cm, 15 trouts between 20 cm and 40 cm, 1 shad 60 cm all those fishes catch with nymphs any with dry flies.

An enjoyable day on the dries. Could not use nymph or wets because the shad would not leave them alone! All sorts of flies on the water, olives, mayfly, sedges terrestials, never quite sure what the trout were taking at any one time.
Spent some time watching the lampreys move some quite large stones to make their nest. Nature is amazing.