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I caught 15 trout , mainly around the 10oz size but with one at 1lb and one at 2lb. There were 2 grayling, one to 1lb. One lovely salmon parr. All returned all caught with a copper brass headed nymph. Saw 2 salmon each leaped twice. A good day.

15 Trout, 2 Grayling, 1 Other

Firstly many thanks to those who have worked on the stream, you can get a cast away on virtually every pool now, although I would recommend a short rod - I use a 6' one. Good flow, but little in the way of hatching flies or rises. Prospected with drab grey and olive paras. and landed 5 at 6" to 12", and missed others in the clear water. Wading on the bedrock sections is a bit tricky, but there are a great variety of pools, runs and waterfalls to explore for a long but satisfying day.

5 Trout

27" Grilse caught on Orange and Gold Shrimp at 8am.

1 Salmon

Fished 16.30 until 19.50 in conditions just about as good as one is ever likely to chance on. Great broken evening sunlight, excellent water flow and colour, with a brisk up stream breeze; plentiful fly of many descriptions and greedy fish. I tried to concentrate on the more substantial seeming rises at the top end of each pool; but, since reduced back casts under low hanging branches made the necessary distances tricky to achieve, smaller fish cruising in the middle reaches got to the fly first. I stopped tightening after a bit, in the hope that less disturbance might ensue and that, after a pause, I might successfully cover the larger fish. This plan did not work! Terrific fun, though nothing over 9 inches.
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4 Trout

Had an enjoyable day fishing on this remote beat. A lovely stretch of water but it is spoilt by overgrown vegetation which makes fishing in some parts impossible. This beat is in desperate need of some TLC. A few days work would make this stretch into an outstanding beat.

3 Trout

Evening ticket. Cool wind blowing but some fish rising to spinners.

10 Trout

Had a few tentative takes throughout the day on nymphs and dries but only managed to bring one 10" trout to the net taken on a tiny black gnat.

1 Trout

the weather was clear and sunny, and the river at a perfect height for this beat. Fish rose throughout the day, but mainly in the glides where they were easily spooked. A challenging day on a great beat.

2 Trout

Mid teens from the Heirag, silver on a #12 cascade

1 Salmon

2 salmon rods (PB, DW) and 1 trout rod (JB) – water falling slightly, down from 1’3” previous day to 1’2” on Llanstephan gauge. Given number of fish taken on this part of river latterly optimism was high – PB has yet to catch a Wye salmon – or any salmon on fly come to that. DW spent a good part of the day encouraging a half decent double spey cast from a lifelong trout fisherman – he deserved a fish for his efforts, but unfortunately none were forthcoming to either salmon rod save a 7” brownie to save PB’s blank. So as for JB with the trout rod – hay was most definitely made, with 13 grayling to 14” and 6 trout to 17 inches. Someone should have told the grayling they were a day premature! All taken on parachute ginger quills – best days trouting so far this year, many thanks. Now about those salmon…we will be back!

7 Trout, 13 Grayling