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Water very low, fly fished, float, intermediate, sinker, various flies,lures not a bite no fish to be seen either

Other was a large roach. Enjoyable days fishing until tree work started on the opposite bank killing the swims.

7 Barbel, 10 Chub, 1 Other

All fish caught in wooded section on float and feeder. Barbel approx 6.5lbs and 1lb.

2 Barbel, 70 Chub

Fished from 1pm through to the evening. Fished dries (soft hackle and sedge) and spiders. Very few fish rising and a cool evening. 4 fish on dries and 5 on spiders ranging from 1/2 to 1.5 lbs mostly by prospecting. Lovely days sport and river looking a good height and flow.

3 Trout, 6 Grayling

No fish for the guy from Germany ;) Had to arrange with this beat in the first minutes. Thought the morning would be best and started at 6 am. Unfortunately no fish were rising.
The upper and downer part of the beat were jungle and it was nearly impossible to get trough. So I concentrated on the middle part. Steep banks and muddy shoreline, so wading was tricky - you had to find the right spot.
Wind was freshing up so no dry fly fishing from 8am on.
Tried my best with the nymph, but didn't manage to catch a fish.
I've seen and spooked some fish and spotted a very nice huge brown, but didn't get her on the line.
Scenery was perfect and I think the evening would have been better.
Stopped fishing at 11 am and travelled further.
Next time next try.

I felt a bit aggrieved when I arrived at the Beacons Reservoir (puddle) shame on you 'The Fishing Passport' for selling a ticket in these conditions!

Walked the entire beat and fished the swim with most flow but with very little result - bright conditions did not help

4 Chub

5 Trout, 2 Pike

All caught on the float in the fast water

28 Chub

Well , back to my old favourite when the rivers are low , but boy when I turned up she was low low ….. having fished Hergest beat on Monday and had a successful few hours I did debate between Claerwen reservoir and the little Edw again …. She won , although perhaps in hindsight the big water may have been a better option …..

Got there at half eleven , plenty of insects on the go , and sedge and olives too , so they should be eyes up for a tasty bit of scran , but fishing was decidedly tricky today , I had the feeling perhaps a brunch had already been consumed , and I was late for the table !!!!!

Anyway , a tiny elk hair caddies did cause a stir in some of the pools , ending up with three to the net , and two good missed takes , all feisty little chaps , as always , only about seven or eight inches today , no chunky fish in the tally , and strangely enough was lovely seeing a tawny owl in the lower branches of an alder , I do see them regular in our copse , but he was close to the water , maybe he thought he was a kingfisher !!!!!!!

I think even the Hundred House beat is very hard going now , with vegetation , trees across the stream etc etc , I don’t mind summer growth at all , but that , combined with the low water makes it super tough ….. three hard earned fish this morning …. Oh and to top it off I didn’t get one horse fly bite …. Now that is a delight , especially in this valley !!!!

As always a lovely download of pure escapism , will give one of the big reservoirs up Elan a bash end of the week ….. lovely job , onwards and upwards !!!!!

3 Trout