Feedback & Reports

First time here for me and a corker of a river here. Even the car parking is very good , tucked out of the way and quiet and peaceful with a super view down the valley.
Right from the first pool I was getting takes to a 14 para adams fished speculatively. The third pool up with a very nice run in to it had quite a good lot of fish showing on top. The back markers where having me at it, being the small guys and shaking themselves off (note to self ...softer action rod needed next time out) but working up to the head the larger chaps where staying on. Stunning fish, fat and healthy!
From then on up there was at the very least one fish in each run or pool and it is a series of these one after the other and fairly easy going. The bigger pools had a good few fish in them it seems.
All the fish where in super condition (8" to 12") and are quite the scrappers considering a fair bit of the water is fairly sedate in flow.
The Adams accounted for them all and lots of smaller fish having a go at it but the better sized fish where nailing the fly properly. I can live with that!
A small amount of varied fly coming off here and there and the rocks and stones where they where clean where crawling with bugs and micro caddis cases.
A pair of Kingfishers where whizzing up and down all afternoon. Stunning.
I didn't get time to do the whole beat, maybe a third of it but will be back for more for sure and am looking forward to that.
A cracking beat, don't know how this one had not got on my radar before now !

8 Trout

4 Barbel, 1 Chub

First time fishing this beat and started from the middle of the beat via Farm with no problem with access. Conditions were fine with not too much wind and no rain. Had no luck in connecting with any fish. Found the river low in places but I have to say the Llangoed Pool is the most scenic part of the river and very deep. Saw fish rising but being a novice could not get my fly anywhere near them. Interesting beat with a lot to offer.

10 Barbel, 2 Chub

A bright day on a lovely stretch of river with many features further upstream. Levels fairly low and few fish rising. Fished dries and nymphs with no success. A nice walk through the woods.

2 Trout

River very low and few fish showing. Two fish taken on size 18 black midge.

2 Trout

3 Trout

5 Trout, 20 Grayling

Conditions perfect and plenty of fly life, but a lack of fish. All fish taken on small caddis pupa imitation. Fish between 10 and 14".

5 Trout