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This beat was fished by members of the Grayling Society on this occasion. 14 X Grayling (15 - 35cms) 10 X Trout (15 - 30cms)

10 Trout, 14 Grayling

This beat was fished by a member of the Grayling Society on this occasion.

This beat was fished by members of the Grayling Society on this occasion. Grayling c30cms Trout (15 - 30cms)

6 Trout, 1 Grayling

Just had a couple of hours to spare, but unfortunately I got my timing wrong as the overnight/early morning rain had raised the level sufficiently to colour the water up.
One tree down on the lower section and one leaning precariously just upstream of this one. Good to be out but no takes.

River running powerfully with some colour. Had to keep moving to find the fish and all fish came from different swims, mostly from the deeper water upstream. A very well fed cormorant was working the upstream section all day, surfacing in front of me several times. Possibly explained why fish weren't shoaled up.
Undergrowth has been beaten down by recent floods and frosts making access to river easy. Over all, an enjoyable few hours trotting this lovely river.

4 Trout, 2 Grayling

Coldest day of the year? Spent the first two hours clearing ice from the guides. Really bright sun,low in the sky and behind me all day causing unavoidable long shadows,water crystal clear. Fished tungsten bead nymphs...first fish a decent sized trout 15" or so and then only one small 9" grayling...couldn't locate the shoal though. Good to be out again!

1 Trout, 1 Grayling

10 x grayling 6-17 inches, trotting and Tenkara. Back to the rivers, but in fact this was quite hard work. I can't complain about the water level, down to 0.60 now and pretty clear. But the air temperature in the Irfon valley on this day of freezing fog was only above zero from 2 in the afternoon until around 4. There's a world of difference between minus one degree and plus one degree, or rod rings frozen or not frozen, when you want the trotting gear to work properly. I sidestepped the problem of iced rings for most of the day by using the Tenkara rod. Also, the grayling seemed to be dispersed rather than tightly grouped as is often found by this time in the winter and I had to wander a good deal. Still, there were quite a few healthy looking and bright silver fish of 15 and 16 inches in the bag - typical Irfon.

10 Grayling

Gauge at 0.7m, clear and falling slightly. Wade-able in places but much fishing was from the bank. Trotting maggots under a 2g Avon. Grayling were well spread and present in most pools and creases, with sizes varying from fingerlings to 12" (only 2 of the larger fish were hooked, one was lost). Whilst a bleak time of year, another lovely day on the Irfon with plenty of action to keep us interested. One salmon parr was landed.

2 Trout, 12 Grayling, 1 Chub, 1 Other

River clearing well now so ideal for us try for the pike. Had a cast on beat 4 and twice a huge pike followed the bait in but turned away at the last minute.Tim tried the same spot and caught a superbly conditioned 14lb fish first cast. River still a little to high but will try again midweek.

2 Pike

A tough day due to very low temperatures the day before, but river in fine form. Both anglers search hard for grayling but they alluded us, despite a few attentions from out of season brown trout. Temperatures plummeted again around 3pm. With warmer and more settled temperatures, the fishing would have been a lot easier, but searching is the name of the game at this time of year.

3 Trout