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Caught 2 trout and lost another after the sun went down. March brown dry fly for the 2 landed and safely returned. One fish just under a lb the other just over.

2 Trout

Fished this beat for the first time. The directions to the site and the description of 2/3 mile stretch of left bank River Irfon fishing were absolutely spot on, so many thanks to WUF and the local farmer for agreeing to open up this special bit of river. At the bottom, there is a large pool which looks extremely inviting, and a small feeder pool was literally teeming with fish. Upon my less than subtle approach, some of them actually scrabbled over litte rocks in the pool, such was their desire to escape as a towering shadow enveloped them, and such was their number! Unfortunately, although several fish were rising most of the day, I only managed to persuade one fish to take a pull at a hare's ear, and it didn't stick. But the fish are there and when I have more experience of fly fishing I'm sure I would catch here. The most secluded beat, with easy access, I've ever fished. Thanks again to WUF and the farmer!

2 very small brown trout caught on a coachman, 5 to 6 cm long.

2 Trout

The fishing was tough due to low water and the conditions were bright. Had a couple of fish on the nymph and a couple on dries.

4 Trout

The fishing was tough due to low water and the conditions were bright. Had a couple of fish on the nymph and a couple on dries.

4 Trout

15 or so to hand, all to loop wing emerger between 2pm and 5pm.

15 Trout

A better day for trout with temp 21 degrees and fine but cloud cover. Opted for trout as .52m and clear. Both J and I had parr on gold-head nymphs and I hooked and lost one trout of around three quarter pound, all between two and four pm at woodstream.
I fished through to 9.45pm and was encouraged by fish rising after 8pm. Lost one nice trout of about a pound fishing upstream dry white wulff at 8pm. Decided to give the rock a rest and returned at 9pm to take 7 fish of half pound to 1lb then at 9.30pm hooked a belter cock fish at 2lb, again on the upstream dry wulff. This fish taken, all others returned.
Activity ceased by 9.45pm, so only a short window so be prepared!

14 Trout

Fished from 11:30am - 2:30pm. Steep banks and high, dense vegetation extending a fair way from the river made accessing this beat extremely difficult. I only managed to enter the river in about half a dozen places and wading a decent distance upstream was also hard due to deep pools.
I ended up catching 2 small trout and a grayling from a long riffle using a gold bead GRHE, with 2 bigger trout caught later on cdc dry flies. I caught one of around 11 inches that I spotted making splashy rises in the head of a pool upstream of the road and another one of a similar size that had made a gentle rise above one of the weirs. Lots of fry seen in the margins.

4 Trout, 1 Grayling

4 trout 1/2 - 3/4 lb all on nymph. Fished to 9.30pm, no real rise. Big fish in pools top end of beat. A pleasure to fish.

4 Trout

Fantastic days fishing for the three of us never fished Wye before - beyond our expectations. All fish caught on double hair rigged pellet and cage feeder. All fish caught downstream of pump which ran most of the day. Thanks Wye and Usk.

10 Barbel, 10 Chub