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Struggled to find access to much of the river. We enjoyed a few hours at the top end of the Fachen but failed to find any fish willing to take a fly. We then tried closer to the town of Merthyr but the river was in such a state with dumped rubbish and drug paraphernalia that we were put off.

No luck with Salmon. Switched to trout when they started rising to a small hatch. Landed one. Missed others. Nice day.

1 Trout

Dry fly were the fly of the day size 16. Biggest fish about 2lb.

8 Trout

2 to nymph & 2 on dry. All released.

4 Trout

4 x trout caught per rod. Fish were in good condition and averaged about 1lb 8oz. Caught on worm with a short leader. Conditions were unpleasant with freezing cold wind, misty rain that soaked everything and we were glad to eventually bag up and get home to warm up.

8 Trout

One BT to a dry black gnat. Cold and drizzly, not much surface action.

1 Trout

Had a couple of hours 1pm -3pm today nymphing heads of pools and managed 12 or so to hand. Very low water levels which made wading very tricky spooking several trout on the way.

12 Trout

A cold drizzly day but at least the cold East wind had gone.
Fished the bottom half by 1 and stopped for lunch back at the bridge with only 1 6 inch Trout on a Klinkhammer.
Changed the set up for the duo with a size 16 PTN on the point and continued upstream.
The slow water was very low and clear so concentrated on the pool heads and was rewarded with 5 more Trout to 14 inches and 4 nice Grayling 12 to 16 inches.

6 Trout, 4 Grayling

4 Trout

Very low water level. Started fishing early morning and didn't see any trout activity, possible because it was cold and raining. Caught the first trout (1.5lb) around 1pm using a brown parachute dry fly. Fish had average activity all afternoon resulting in one more trout (1lb) and lost 2 more fish. So it was good day. What is bad fishing on river Taff at Merthyr Tydfil, close to the Aberfan play area wad the rubbish. Rubbish is everywhere, plastic bottles, bags some industrial waste, why are fishermen paying the money if the Association are not doing anything? I very love small rivers and streams, love nature and hope that others people love it as well and will clean personal rubbish after theirselves. My tackle rod: 7'6, DT floating line, dry flies. Thank you.

2 Trout