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Brief white mayfly hatch from approx 1630hrs to 1715 hrs accompanied with a brief rise.

The rains of earlier in the week were now a distant memory

Nice return to the Edw after its enforced rest period. River was found in great condition with a steady hatch and good fishing conditions (cloudy, warm) although water was low. All fish were caught on dry and the final 3 taken from same pool. All returned.
Lovely day.

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Arrived a bit later than expected so just fished the evening for a a 2-3 hours. First time on the Edw and what a gem this beat this turned out to be. Plenty of fish showing in a variety of water, but they were very easily spooked: The slightest attempt to get a cast to them resulted in instant disappearance. Learnt a lot and need to work on my approach, wading stealth, casting skills and general finesse. Caught one perfect small wild brown trout so really happy with that. Will definitely return for another visit. Thank you.

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A guiding day for me today.... Had a cracking day in the Elan Valley yesterday, fish caught from both Claerwen and Garreg Ddu .... lovely stuff!! Rounded off with a few scoops in The Lamb and Flag ....perfect !!
Today was a small streams day for Jamie Osborne...He applied himself.... fished fine, stealthy approach, bang!!!! First few brownies on a dry ....He loved it !!! As a guide out in the Amazon, catching 300 lb arapima , this was a totally different skill for him .... Addictive, and up close he called it !!
And, on a pretty tricky, low River Edw ... she is on her bones now !!! Fishing the Wye tommorrow evening, just outta town, after another day in the Elan Valley !!
But, a cracking day, seven brownies to the net, superb stuff, and a well christened six foot, two weight Wychwood rod too !!!!! Happy days ..... only fished from the bottom of the beat to the bridge....
Need rain desperately here now ....
A fab day for my client, seven stunning fish caught, proper mountain small stream stuff ... catching wild fish in ten inches of water.... just can't fault it ....happy days!! A catch up at half six in Rhayader @ The Lamb and Flag, to discuss tomorrow's itinerary and of course muse over a well earnt cold Thatchers !!!! ....... lol !!

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A late session today ..... Fished 2 till neatly bang on five .... 20 degrees when I parked up...I walked up to Glan edw Farm, fishing the more quieter water and glides up there !!!
Superb too... some fun , with lots of smaller trout smashing mh dry fly!! All brilliant fun . In fairness today, eight fushvwerd probably peas in a pod ...About seven inches of so, with the remainder bring pukka feisty fat Edw fish !!@
We're in dire need of rain here .... big time . I came here, to thin out a few grey squirrels with the pneumatic. .22 ...I managed four, around the sheep creep.... so, not a bad start on their numbers, hence the fishing for a few hours afterwards....Weeeeeell, be rude not to hey !!! And in mayfly time too ....
Sport was fab if I'm honest... mega stealthy in low low warer !!! Those glides are fun ..... get the fish in quickly, and release tgrm fun stream, thrn rinse snd repeat.... If uouf quiet and stealthy, it's like that all the way up !!! Sublime sport!!!
Was getting difficult near five to see the dry fly in the dappled light on the water ... swagged it when I thought a splashy rise was to my fly ...Twice I was on the money...lol !!!
Anyway, another lovely session on a favourite, and a few grey squirrels in the bag too!! Andy will be pleased ..Back here sooooooooon , cold drink time ....lol !!!!

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First time on this beat for a few years, I'd forgotten how much fun it was. Managed to hook and land ten fish, but missed many more takes.

Lovely day with the 6ft rod.

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Another warm one .... twas either Cregrina or Hundred House today for a few hours !!! Done a load of home and garden jobs early bells, and conditioned my one weight fly line and buffed it up too, makes a huge difference folks on delicate presentation too ....Rio Agent X , fantastic stuff !!
Anyway, fished Cregrina, 11:30 till 2:45pm a lovely few hours, lots of upwings on parade, snd masses of hawthorns. Saw two Danica also ...Yeeesssssssss!!
They'll be switching on to those I'm guessing the main hatch will be in a week or two .... very early but, tis hot temperatures we are getting !!!
Fab sport over three odd hours ...A dozen feisty Edw fish ti my net !! Some strong athletic fish too ... Still I suppose if I was hooked in a foot of water I'd go baseerk also ....Lovely confident takes too . All cast to risers and that's just the essence of it all hey ...
Slow slow wading required though , in low low water, and casting on a sixpence . Drift had to be bang in thf bubble lane for instant success.... You know when it's going to be nailed ... you just know !!!!
Back at The Ponderosa, finish this report,then a mooch into Rhayader for a social cold one, well, be rude not to hey !!! Out next week with two clients one on a wild stream beat, and tother on a private beat near Leiminster .... lovely jubbley !!!

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Well, I did intend to give the Lugg at Litton a bash, but I wanted to have a nose at the shooting that has been approved by the farmer at the Cregrina beat ....Overrun with grey squirrels hammering the feed out of the sheep creeps ....I can position myself on High ground, and pop them in the field before they arrive at the feeder ..... nice and quiet, with minimum disturbance......
Anyway , I then fished eleven till half three there,
only the bottom of the beat to the bridge, wasn't that stifling heat too.....only about 11 degrees and overcast too, nice !! Some risers and dry fly sport was good, in the smallest of pocket water too ...fun, fun, fun .....She's still very very low, and that bedrock in places is like ice..... A surreptitious approach here folks is muchly needed ......
Tiny dries scoring again .... There was a serious amount of surface activity from two, till half three, which took the lions share to the net ....Fifteen, all on dries, ranging from six to eleven inches, fantastic sport in fairness , lovely on the six foot , one weight rod !!!
Lots of olives and Large brook duns on parade and to be honest the Edw fish weren't that finicky, putting my dry bang on their noses, they were nailing it, just fab stuff !!!
So, overall a productive session, I'll get in position one of these early mornings, at sparrows fart, and make a dent in the grey squirrels population here !!!
A fun Sunday..... time for a stroll into Rhayader now I think, and a cold pint of Thatchers, sat outside The Lamb and Flag ...... lovely job !!!!!

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Fished an old favourite eleven till four ...She is super low, we're in need of a good bit of rainfall !!! Above the bridge is super slow stealthy wading !!! Average water depth a foot !! Find tippets and tiny dries !!!
Some fish nailing terrestrial from off the sycamore leaves ....Greenfly abound the underside of sycamore leaves in summer !!! A good pattern to bung on when it's breezy under sycamore branches that are over hanging.....
Dry fly sport was sublime if not incredibly slow with stealthy wading !! Walking like Neil Armstrong on the moon .... every step had to be placed down carefully!!! Spooky alert fish in the low low water of the Edw .... Hot too, think it got uo to around 23 today ... lots of insects on the go ... hawthorn , baetis, large dark olives and some of thf smaller sedges .......
Slippery fish today .... eleven made it to the net, but also a good seven or eight didn't...tis how it goes sometimes hey !!!
Found two dead stone loach .... maybe the low water and high temperatures??? All fully intact, no bite marks, nothing ??? What is noticeable is the build up of algae here .... Three good days flushing it away is muchly needed ....
On stone turning, plenty of caddis, baetis nymph, stone crawlers and saw one tubby bullhead .... Always nice to see ....
A fun five hours, a good few to my net on dries, but boy oh boy she's low !!! If I'd recommend a wild stream to a visiting angler at the mo, it would be the Arrow at Court of Noke or the Hindwell at Knill ...Both hold their water very well !!
Anyway, hot weather means a trip to the fridge and a cool bottle of cider ....Cheers folks!!!!

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