Feedback & Reports

Tough going. One sizeable fish on a pink tag. Didn't find the most promising water at the top of the beat until dark, and spent too much time flogging marginal bits downstream. This stretch of river appears to have taken a real beating over the past few months. Banks severely eroded in places with no natural stabilization. Twice, huge chunks collapsed into the river near me as I fished, despite low water.

1 Grayling

Fished various swims upstream from the hut with pellet feeder/meat and cheese paste. Not a twitch all day. Managed to wheedle out a 5lb chub on roving with meat in first swim downstream of the wood. I blame an over night water temp drop, not my bad angling!

1 Chub

Only one rod of the two paid for was used. I have submitted my return .

1 Chub

River clear but perhaps a little high (0.53 at Climery) The bedrock is like walking over the tops of slate tiles stacked almost vertically :) Can be challenging and if you are unsure then a stick is advised.
Parking and access great. Clear path along the river but watch the wobbly stile :)
The Glaslyn pool offered the best fishing with easier casting and relatively solid standing, though as the helpful beat description advises, watch for the gravel sliding. It was here we landed our one Grayling just downstream of the pool to a bead head nymph.

1 Grayling

11 x grayling 6-15 inches, 1 x out of season trout 12 inches, mostly trotting or Tenkara. A mild, dry day with the river quite clear.

11 Grayling

Fishing a maggot feeder we had the surprise grayling in the morning and the chub, around four pounds at dusk on a cheese paste hook bait. The water was brisk and coloured but by no means in flood considering the season.

1 Grayling, 1 Chub

Broken bridge. Small nymphs

2 Grayling

Nothing, but a 12cm juvenile salmon.

1 Other

The River was up and coloured. It looked ideal but I couldn't track down the grayling. Fished the float and small feeder and ended up with 6 small brownies.

6 Trout

River dropped below 1.3m on Buith gauge and very clear . Late afternoon session and soon found the fish , feeding dead maggots and trotting a single fake red maggot . Finished with 13 grayling including a few in the 1.5lb bracket , but as is often the case lost one at the net which was a good 2lbs . Fair few cormorants and gosander about and a couple of grayling appeared to have had close encounters with these predators.

7 Trout, 13 Grayling