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Fished all day, only two small trout on nymphs, 4" and 6". Beautiful part of the river but the access is atrocious. A previous report highlighted 8' bracken, and they're not kidding. Impossible to see the river through it and if you don't know the beat you would not find the access points. Work is definitely overdue on this stretch.

2 Trout

I did not fish. The rain promised did not arrive. Water too low and warm and it would distress the fish.

Second day. One us fished at the orchard car park end for 17 chub to about 4 lbs and a couple of morning barbel, biggest 7 1/2 lbs. The other went down to opposite the big houses at the bottom of the big meadow. No bites came until evening time but a couple of average chub lifted the spirits. The barbel eventually fed at last knockings with two taken in the last half hour as the light faded. The biggest was just over 7 lbs. This session was not as prolific for barbel as my previous visit here but still an enjoyable couple of days.

4 Barbel, 16 Chub

River low and clear
However it looked really good
It’s really great you can take your car down to the river instead of the old long walk
Only fished from 3pm TIL 9pm
Great few hours fishing

1 Barbel, 8 Chub

Not many boats for a Sunday, chub during the day aand the barbel switched on towards the evening. Caught from both fast and slower water.

3 Barbel, 8 Chub

6 Barbel, 9 Chub

6 Barbel

2 Trout

3 Trout, 1 Other

Well I did think the incoming rain on Friday and Saturday may be heavy so booked Beacons reservoir , assuming the rivers may be up , but stopped to have a look at the Llynfi at Pontithel, enroute , and it looked superb , slight tinge but great , onwards to the Brecon Beacons . . . . . . . .

Arrived at the reservoir at about quarter to ten , tackled up my Orvis nine foot six weight , and the old girl felt heavy after my two weight stream rod . . . . Rigged up just a team of two , my usual trustee team of brownie wets , that I use a lot here , work very well just in the wave , and today it was drizzly , dank and a good trout wave , a real dirty day , a great day for stillwater brownies . Would be good on Teifi or Bugeilyn today too I should imagine !!!!

Anyway , the usual hotspots , produced some lovely brownies today , and in the first couple of hours had four nice fish to hand , and one long range release , sizes ranged from ten to fourteen inches , gorgeous fish . . . I worked my way round the West side , and picked up a fish in one of the bays , just as it meets the ripple , lovely swirl , and tightened into a cracker . . . . Spot on . . .

Last fish was up by the dam wall , on the dropper , lovely twelve inch Beacons brownie , a really fun four hours here . I did see a maroon Y reg LDV camper van parked in the designated parking area just at the bottom of the dam. Knocked the chappy up who must have been sleeping and asked what he was going to do with the rigged up two beach caster rods !!!!!! "Oh have a look if there s anywhere to fish " . My reply was , don't make out I'm as green as I'm cabbage looking bud !!!!!! And in no certain terms explained that it's permit only / club water , and fly fishing only !!!! He aquiesed , and was polite enough , not a local chap , so perhaps unaware , I did explain that most , if not all waters , be it river or Stillwater are permit or club , and if your fishing without permission or permit , then it's an offence , simples !!!!!! Chant over , I walked round and back up along the eastern bank , and decided to call it a day , as it had been a long old weeks work , and was happy with six lovely brownies , will head to the Edw or Arrow mid week , a nice chill out . . . . . . . . . Back here soon !!!!!

6 Trout