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2 Barbel, 1 Chub

Fishing a bit tougher than usual, one decent barbel around 9lbs. Always good to be out fishing though though.

1 Barbel

Plenty of fish near the weir but decided to start at the bottom of the beat. Had arrived a little late and shortly after the heavens opened stirring up the mud and making visibility poor. It was a struggle and got no interest but it is a lovely looking little stretch and will definitely visit again.

All fish returned ... Another wonderful afternoon .... Slightly spoiled by the huge pile of burnt tyres on the road towards the lake

8 Trout

This beat was fished by three members of the Grayling Society on this occasion. The river was running clear at 12C and was well up owing to compensation water from the Elan Reservoirs. All fish were caught on nymphs either fished in 'duo' style or as a team.

5 Trout, 10 Grayling

This beat was fished by five members of the Grayling Society on this occasion. The river was running clear at 12C and was well up owing to compensation water from the Elan Reservoirs.

1 Trout

This beat was fished by two members of the Grayling Society on this occasion. The river was running clear at 12C and was well up owing to compensation water from the Elan Reservoirs.

1 Trout, 7 Grayling

Good day on the dries, water at good height and running clear. All the trout taken early on, biggest been around 14" others between 6" and 10". Biggest grayling 16" others between 6" and 12". Fly other day was a para reddish brown pheasant tail. Various flies trickling of during the day, Caddis, LDOs, BWOs Iron Blue duns. The top half of the beat is starting to get overgrown with brambles which isn't good for the waders and I lost the path a few times.

6 Trout, 13 Grayling

All fish released

2 Trout

First time at Golgau, I found having to park across and blocking the gate a bit odd but once I'd double checked and was happy I wasn't blocking the wrong gate I was happy to leave my car there as there didn't seem to be anywhere else to park.
The weather was chilly to start, dry and overcast and the grass very wet with dew, for the first time this year it almost felt autumnal, the day got much warmer but stayed overcast.
The river looked to be up by probably almost a foot and was the colour of tea (without milk!) and was really pushing through. I'd read others say that wading was difficult and they weren't kiddin'! With the river fast, coloured and with no sun to illuminate the river bed and large slippery boulders everywhere I found this the toughest wading I've done.
Not really knowing how to tackle the river I tried the heaviest gold heads I've got but failed to catch, however a hatch of needle flies and/or small stone flies had one or two small fish rising in the margins out of the flow, before I spotted a larger fish rising at the tail of one of the pools. After much frustration trying to wade into position and having to retie countless tippets due to there always being a tree or wall behind me I managed to take a nice grayling on a size 18 dry fly of my own, I then spotted another fish just up stream which took my fly at the first time of asking, however I was so surprised I missed it...and then another straight after! This was the last of the excitement for the day and I was quite relieved to have stayed upright all day.
This is a lovely stretch of water and I'd imagine a great salmon fishery but I found it difficult going for trout and grayling today.

1 Trout