Feedback & Reports

Firstly a thank you to WUF for telling me Abernant was fishable in parts - if I had been offered a washoff I would have taken it. River was 1ft 9" at Llanstephan and Erwood was showing 1.20. At this height 2 weeks ago Ty Newydd had been virtually unfishable.
Water was up to the croys in Lady Alexander's Catch and flowing fast - but the saving grace was that the water was reasonably clear and there were distinct areas of lesser flow alongside the main stream. Started off fishing these edges klink and dink and had some splashy attention to the large klinkhammer. Switched to a small grayling steel blue and had a 10". Changed to a couple of heavy nymphs fished along the crease of the fast water at the head of the pool and had 3 more grayling to 12". Back to the dry rod and a couple more grayling.
Abernant Stream in the afternoon was a harder proposition. Impossible to wade but managed to edge out far enough for space for a backcast in three spots and fished stock still braced against wading staff jammed in downstream. Probably should have not been out there by myself. GSB kept sinking - but still picked up fish. Added a tiny pink bead head to deliberately keep gsb sub surface and picked up grayling all afternoon. Best fish easily 14" which gave a good tussle in the fast stream. Had one 10" grayling fight like a fish twice its weight - and then discovered I had a 10" trout on the nymph as well.
Last hour was back at Lady Alexander's - back to dry fly and had 5 more to get me to the 20. Most grayling were 8" to 10", 3 at 12" and 1 at 14", the wbt was 10" - didn't include the parr which took the nymph. All in all a very satisfying and confidence building day fishing in quite tough conditions. Lost quite a few as well on this season's barbless hooks.

1 Trout, 19 Grayling

Turned up and struggled to find the access as I forgot my OS map. Managed to land 5 nice trout largest about 10" but also managed NOT to land about 15 more. They don't half jump and splash about. Couple on the dry but most to a pink beaded hares ear, fished through the tails of the pools. 6' 2 wt rod. Strangely some of the pools that I though may have held fish didn't.

Overall a great adventure!

5 Trout

Upstream nymph mainly as only sporadic fly hatch. Some small stuff rising late in the day on the lower part of the beat.

A big river, above the stones at the vanstone pool, almost a wash off, water coloured very difficult conditions.

16 Trout

Amazing days fishing that got better as the day went on. Barbel to 8.5lb including chub of to 5lb. The score was 8-5 in Barbel to SM at this point....

13 Barbel, 8 Chub

1 Barbel, 1 Chub

No Fish caught on this trip

3 small trout largest half pound; klinkhammer.
Cloudy, dry, mild

3 Trout

Excellent day, river level and flow good. Started in the rapids area, moved a few times, catching the bulk of the fish in the afternoon/evening from the pylon bend area. All fish caught on pellet/pva bag method.

7 Barbel, 6 Chub