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Plenty of fly on water today with enough mayfly about to keep fish rising the few hours I was there. Water levels up still and slightly murkey. Between 20 and 30 to hand and lost several others. One of which was nudging two pound by the size of his head when he lifted to sip in my fly. Smallest today bout 8 inches, largest two around 15 inches, the rest all around 12 inches.

25 Trout

Robin Woods caught a 17lb coloured hen on spinner in the Ox hall, Newbridge on 24th May. Also caught a very silver and lively 9 lb cock fish on spin, 29th May Aber pool Llysdinam. Steven Grimwood caught a 15lb fish on the 29th and a very fresh 7lb on fly in the Aber pool, Llysdinam on the 31st May. Just for interest 2 salmon were lost after lengthy fights by 10 year old Ben woods on spinner tonight. He also lost a huge brown trout on a Toby estimated around 5lbs!

4 Salmon

One trout caught on worm with popup.

1 Trout

No salmon seen, although water looked promising. Abernant Catch fishes well with the fly but only one trout to show for my efforts.

1 Trout

Whether took an turn for the worse as I drove north, arriving to find it overcast and on the chilly side with occasional downstream gusts
Plenty of flies coming of the water but no fish taking them. Spidered my way up to the charmingly named Sewage Pool. Got three fish all around 10 inch. Around midday saw 2 fish rising just below the Cynrig on the left bank. Landed both on an Olive Kline, both fish around 8 inches.
Fished the bottom half the beat without success in the afternoon. No fish rising apart from the 2 above. All fish returned.
Might have been a productive evening as wind had dropped and now much warmer but I had to leave at 5pm.

5 Trout

Strong coloured flow with no real prospect or result. Handful of Mays showing. Needs a few days yet to settle.

Well I've finally cracked it on this beat. After three years of indifferent sessions I finally had a great day with some fantastic sport. Never in doubt about the scenery on this beat I did have my reservations about the trout population though. Well it was all put right today, especially the two crackers of 19.5 inches and 17.5 inches and the bigger "one that got away" that leaped three times prior to throwing the hook. Most fish caught on hares ear nymphs and a few on olive nymphs with the duo. Good hatch of brook duns and a few mayflies but only a few fish showing interest in them. Great day that has reinstalled my confidence in this beat.
NB. Picture of the bigger fish will be downloaded WUF's 'The Fishing Passport' Facebook page.

10 Trout

Pretty good conditions, saw one very large trout but no luck. Two trout caught, quite small.

1 Trout, 1 Grayling

I enjoyed very much!

3 Trout

River was a little high but clarity fairly good. Not much evidence of rising fish but a reasonable number of upwings coming off for most of the day. Too high to reach or see the usual pools. I mainly fished the slower margins and edge of the main channel. A dozen trout and a single tiny grayling came mostly on a black magic nymph but a there were a number of rises to pale evening duns and cdc olives. Best of the day was a 13" wbt that came up to an olive dapped in the fast water below ciliau falls and rocks when a stiff breeze picked up around 3.30pm.
Great day out.

12 Trout, 1 Grayling