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Two small grayling taken on small PTN. The odd rise seen, missed one on a deer hair caddis. Not a great deal of activity. There is a footpath on the north bank that takes you quite far down the beat.

2 Grayling

10 x grayling 7-13 inches, 1 x out of season trout 19 inches, Sturdy's Fancy plus a couple of the grayling on Tungsten Hare's Ear. First time on this new beat and I managed to explore most of the double bank section. Much of it is very different from the typical Irfon, even being full of weed, and reminds me of Llandewi on the Ithon. As the start was rather cold I began with heavy nymphs, which weren't very effective and it was well into the afternoon when I began to notice a few rises - I had to slog back to the car and make up the dry fly rod which I had been too lazy to bring with me on the bank. The big trout was a surprise, sipping like a little grayling on a pool tail, took a size 16 Sturdy's Fancy and then was airborne like a rocket quite a few times as it dashed around. Unfortunately it was out of season of course. A disconcerting number of people arrived at the river to peer into pools looking for salmon.

10 Grayling

River was 0.7 and dropping, clear and looking lovely. A few salmon were jumping and I had a pull in the morning session but didn't connect. Fished hard throughout the day and was rewarded in the afternoon with a nice 8/9lb hen fish which fell to a copper tube gazcader on my 12'6 Sage Method with AFS scandi line from the upper rocks pool. Definitely worth all the hard work. This is a superb little fishery I will be back. Many thanks!

1 Salmon

3 Barbel, 2 Chub

3 x trout 6-10 inches, Rusty Klinkhammer. Very difficult today as this brook, like the other forest streams, is still very low and clear. even as yet another flood comes down the Wye.

3 Trout

Air temperature was about 55 deg F, and although the river was dropping nicely it was quite murky.
I did get a good pull midday, and at about 6 pm just before I packed in, I was into a fish of under 10 lb for about 5 seconds at the tail of Lady Alexanders pool.
It was my first time on this beat and I will return, especially for the relatively easy wading along that pool.

I managed to fish for one hour, but due to the rising water level impossible to hold bottom even with a 5oz feeder. Accepted defeat and just admired the river. Another day and better conditions. I wold have fared better.

1 common at 16lb 10oz....pop up boilie

2 Other

River up a little since I fished it on Tuesday ( 0.75 ddol farm gauge ) and thankfully the leaves had all gone by. Fished nymphs in the gutter and pools on the lower section ( too deep to access the top pool ). About midday lots of sedges and upwings about but still nothing rising! Had to leave at 2 o'clock but its been a great week back here in wales, many thanks WUF. grayling to 14" and trout to 12"

2 Trout, 10 Grayling

I fished the lower section for the first time and a 7lb 12oz Barbel at 10:50 gave me false hope for an eventful day. Unfortunately I didn't get the second bite, a 7lb 11oz Barbel until 17:15. A disappointing day with only two fish to show for a lot of effort, as I baited and fished several swims. I also saw my second Otter in two days and a beautiful sunset.

2 Barbel