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8 degrees this morning, much warmer than the hard frosts from the two nights before. River very low and clear. Weather dry and overcast. No action all day. Saw one fish upstream of the bridge which promptly spooked as my flies drifted passed. Sheep very chatty. First time on a wild stream, so lack of success probably due to a combination of challenging conditions and inexperience.

River very low. First time on this beat. The weather was wet and windy with almost no insects coming off. Very tricky fishing: river impassable in some places near the top of the beat. Managed a few small trout on a dry plus one better one from the pool by the farm just above Cregrina Bridge.

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By a fair margin the most difficult stream I have ever fished, made harder still by the fact that two trees have fallen down across it, only one of which I could limbo under. Unfortunately this particular stream isn’t one you can get out of very easily (or at all) so I just had to Wade back down the river. Despite all that I plan to return (with machete and compass!) another time as it is a lovely tributary and I ought to have caught more than the one I managed. I had a wading staff and waders with felt soles and still managed to fall in twice.

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Weather bright and warm. Lots of fly life on the water most of the day. 2 WBT caught on a para. Didn't get all of the way up the upper half of the beat. For another day!!!

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Lots of fly/insect life throughout the day but very few fish seen ( inc rises). Both fish taken c.7inch and looked gorgeous, butter yellow underside.

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Well nice to have some decent weather !! Have down some cracking trips up at Claerwen and Craig Goch reservoirs just lately with the rivers out of sorts and high !!! Has been fun catching wild brownies in the hills , but lovely to tackle up this morning with the six foot ,two weight rod when I was getting ready at the bridge at seven bells . . .

Initially still some water pushing through , so opted for a single tungsten nymph with a bit of colour as there is still quite a tinge of brown in the river !! More than normal as well . . . .

Seemed to work well in the faster water and had a mixed bag of thirteen brownies , ranging In size from six to eleven inches !! Feisty fish this morning too , and hitting the single tungsten nymph hard in the pacier water . Nothing on dries this morning and I know I was early but still not a sniff even around tenish !! Only saw the one mayfly too . . . . That said a myriad of insect from sedges to olives and all in between !!!!! The kingfisher was busy up and down , although I missed him a lot of the time , only hearing his shrill call , as you have to concentrate on this beat with the river bed a lot of the time made up of ankle breaking bed rock !!!!!! I nearly took an early bath too !!!! Close call !!!! Lol !!

A fun few hours , and nice to be back on running water ! One of my favourite beats most definitely , although it's hard work with the bed rock , it's so varied here !!! May give the Arrow a bash on Tuesday afternoon , see if the mayfly are out to play !!!!happy days , back to the Ponderosa and a well earned cool beer me think . . . . . . . . .

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River fairly full, and hard going. A handful on nymphs.

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Well looked forward to getting on the Edw fir a while , so was nice to bimble off to the Cregrina beat this morning after a five mile session on the tread mill !! Bowled up at the bridge at half nine and temperature in my truck was reading 13 degrees si just nice , and a little overcast. Water really pushing through so carefully does it on this beat with the nasty angle of the bedrock on the river bed , its a real ankle breaker if you don't go steady here !!!!
Mooched down to the start of the beat , some new additions across the river in the form of ash and alder trees, aaarrggghhh shame really , some good water ruined !!! Cest la vie !!!!
Still initially fished a flashback PTN , good solid takes to it , so worked that all the way up to the bridge , some lovely fish this morning too , spotty Edw fish, ranging from six to thirteen inches , superb!!
The pools above the bridge fished well with a CDC and elk, three fish hammered it big time , as there were some sedge dancing about by then , great fun !!! Really strong feisty fish in the pokey current , took some taming with the two weight rod!!!A really interesting four hours sport, and fourteen beauties to the net , a few slipped the hook , but a sporting few hours on one of my favourite beats , spot on ,back here , or at Hundred House next week , lovely jubley. . . . . . . . .

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