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Had a better day today 3 trout of just under a lb 2 from the upper beat above llandovery and another from the Middle pool on the lower beat all taken on Rapala.There were a few salmon and sea trout showing in the middle pool but didn't see much activity elsewhere

3 Trout

Two salmon for Alfred Pope at the Nyth.
7.40pm 18lb salmon on fly in the Dolyn.
8.05pm 15lb salmon on fly in the General.

2 Salmon

As today was forecast to be the first for some time with cloud and hardly any wind, I decided to give the Upper Wye a go. The weather forecast proved to be right and even the light rain around midday arrived on time. However, after the recent heatwave the water was a warm 18 degrees! There was little fly (some yellow mays, a few small olives, and sedges from 4 p.m.) and just a few rises throughout the day. In spite of that, the ladies certainly obliged and at least some were looking up, as were a few trout. Most rising fish took the flies offered, but most of the fish caught were non-risers which happened to take a fancy to small light and dark olive Duck's Duns, a hare's ear emerger, Grayling Steel Blue and Baby Sunfly. A couple of fish were also taken on nymphs though nymphing wasn't very successful, either fished alone or duo. The trout ranged from 8-12" and the grayling were mainly of 9-10", with a few 12" and one 14" fish thrown in for good measure. Not sure where the larger grayling had gone. Maybe they weren't on the feed? Oh for a chat with a grayling! Dream on.

4 Trout, 23 Grayling

Coloured falling water with fish showing early afternoon and evening. Magnificent setting. I'll be back.

Unfortunately wasted over an hour looking for the lake thanks to wildly inaccurate directions. Only fished for an hour from about 1.30pm, overcast about 16 degree centigrade, odd hatch visible but very few rises until after 2.00pm. Tried with Bobs Bits Claret dry fly, no bites. Fair weather fisherman - packed up when heavy rain arrived for the afternoon.
WUF Note : The directions are accurate but have now been improved and the beat map updated to take out any mention of unnecessary landmarks

First time on the Dore and what an amazing river, it's got just about everything you could wish for. Very good conditions today, generally overcast with little wind, but very little fly life and just the very occasional rise. I went for a small DHE tied with a pheasant tail body and got 7 lovely fish to the net ranging in size from 6" - 12". I only fished the first half of the beat as I came a cropper at a pool that was too deep to wade through, maybe 150 yards before the bridge. I'm sure that people who are familiar with the beat will know the spot. Having hacked my way through the undergrowth to get above the pool, I was just getting back into the water and my boot caught on a tree root and I went in head first - hey-ho, you've got to laugh - fantastic day though !

7 Trout

River quite low and very clear, one heavy shower just about got through the tree cover! Landed 6, from 4" (!) to 11", about the same number missed or shook the hook. All on the smallest klinks my ageing eyes can manage, in the faster water. Magical as ever, the logjams keep moving and changing so its a different game each time.

6 Trout

Many thanks to Terry Ward for making me so welcome, giving me an easy beat to fish. I am afraid I failed to connect with a fish, but a cracker showed opposite the house at the end of the day,Thanks also to the staff at the foundation for sorting the beats. Be back in September to try again.

Fabulous stream. Weather hot and oppressive. Wading was slippy even with felts and studs - more to do with the shape of the boulders - I found it ok but difficult to be really stealthy. Scared a few wbt but didn't manage to catch one. The beat is wonderful though and I will return.

1 Trout

Another lovely evening in the countryside with kingfisher and greater spotted woodpecker for company…many thanks to the beats who participate in the half price evening rod scheme, makes this much more viable. First time on this beat – I was trouting, James had a salmon rod.
But that was a little optimistic with water at this low height on this beat so was abandoned in favour of the trout rod as the evening wore on. This is a fantastic trout beat at this height with little water that cannot be easily covered when wading. Plenty of fish rising as the evening went by….not clear to what although there were still the occasional mayfly hatching, also lots of sedges. 4 nice trout up to 14” came to our parachute dries - hungry fish that were rather lean – perhaps the cold spring meant their usual feast had been curtailed?
But definitely one for another visit.

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