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Wonderful beat but a sunny, cool & windy day. Not a single rise seen but fishing a deep tungsten nymph with a small black spider dropper produced a few trout (mostly to the spider). Beautiful countryside and mostly easyish wading - with care. Loved it !

5 Trout

2 decent size fish taken on a popped up worm. A470 side near picnic area. Many more bite were missed.

Never fail up here :)

2 Trout

Tried the top end, lost one on a diawl Bach and that was that. Didn't see any fish moving. Finished off near the dam by the boat launch area. Caught 4 on a sinking line and booby on a slow retrieve. Plenty of fish around this area.

4 Trout

4 bites and 4 got off the hook, unlucky day on the road side past the van.

I thought I would try my luck on a very cold and blustery day (max. 9C air temperature - with the water even colder!). I tried dry flies, emergers, and nymphs (even tungsten weighed perdigon nymphs) without success. The only take I had was during a ten minute burst of surface activity (a hatch of blue winged olives) - I was so surprised I missed it (on a cdc thingy)! I was fishing an 8'6" 3wt rod with a 9'-12' tapered leader. Lots of lovely daffodils, wood anemone, and celandine flowers and dippers seemingly everywhere. I'll return on a warmer day.

Spinning.

4 Trout

Lovely to be out on the river after lockdown. Chilly day and river quite low. First time fishing this beat with plenty of water to explore. Nothing moving, will return later in the season after a downpoor.

Good river level and clarity. 2 salmon seen in the Vanstone but not tempted.

On the bottom, opposite the burger van. Busy with spectators though so be warned for not so quite time.

6 Trout

2 Trout