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Blanked. Only had one bite all day. Moved around, but couldn't compete with coarse anglers using worms, all over. I went there thinking that it would be bailiffed properly. However the coarse anglers were everywhere and as such no fly fishers could get any bites. Won't be visiting there again as I feel £17.50 is too much to waste on fishing where I dont even get a chance of a single bite. Pity it was too busy and like a free for all. Needs more bailiffing.
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What a glorious day to be in Wales the drive from Crickhowell to Brecon was a joy. Penpont is never an easy days fishing in my experience, but what a fantastic day to be on the water, beautiful spring sunshine and the air crisp and fresh. I intended to leave for my return to Kent about 2 ish so I targeted the pools that I had found productive in the past, caught a nice 10 inch brown on GRHE, may have missed a couple. Day seemed ripe for a hatch, waited in the warm sunshine for some fly activity, none materialised, nymphed the pool again but no success this time.
Called into to see Jean at Sweets on the way back, picked up some of her ridiculously cheap hand tied flies, as ever, an offer of a cup of tea. If you haven’t paid Jean a visit please do so, independents like this need our support. We both agreed a torrential downpour of three days duration was needed. Consensus is, from spooned fish, that they are feeding on the bottom, lots of snails apparently.

Nil return. Water very low, no hatch during the day.

2 rods fishing. About 20 fish caught. A mixture of trout and grayling. Largest trout about 13 inches. Caught on klinkhamers and nymph fished under a klinkhamer. Day was mixture of sun and cloud.

Really nice day with water level very low, we managed to see few trouts rising on sedges and managed to catch a few of decent sizes. We saw few big fishes moving on slow/deep pools but it was impossible to reach them as they were very spooky. Managed to see few big graylings raising but left them alone when we realised it was them. The fishes looked concentrated in few big pools while other looked empty. No olives or other flies moving apart from sedges.

I hope this helps.

Away to go Erik, he caught 2 trout in summer low and bright conditions in the afternoon after some casting lesson and river craft. The first was half pound the second 3.5lbs which did 4 runs of 30 metres and he handled it like a pro and considering this was only his sixth trip fly fishing. Where does he go from here?!!

We missed the glorious weather by a week, the temperature returned to the normal April cool / cold. There was however some hatching activity but very few fish showing. I caught 2 Grayling (on one cast), they obviously didn't know they were out of season. One small brownie at the end of an excellent day.

What a lovely part of the river, the sort of beat it's just nice to be at, you cant even hear the road noise from the water. A bit cloudy and cool, river still very low, where was that rain we were promised this week! Seven brown trout on emergers, plently of small fish on this beat. The only down side to this beat is how far away it is! but I'm sure we will make the effort to return to this beautiful part of the Wye.

Disappointed by this beat, the longer stretch below the bridge is long slow wide and in most cases deep, even with current very low water levels, devoid of any features or structure in the water. If fish are rising, probably some good fishing below the bridge where access seems better, but difficult stretch for nymphing. Access on the rh bank hampered by deep bank and remains of trees in water Saw the fish of a lifetime basking in the shade, unfortunately not accessible, are they ever?

My knowledge of salmon fishing is limited so my perspective is purely as a trout fisherman

Reasonable run above the bridge with a nice tail, caught 8 inch brown on GRHE and 2 salmon par . Two hours of fishing tops. Went of for a pint, came back at three , fished it again. Caravan park at head of this stretch , risk of stone throwing and paddling children !

Plenty of flies about some olives at lunch time , no fish feeding on the surface

Also booked for following day, decided to book somewhere else , ever helpful Wye and Usk team arranged Penpont for me .

Stayed at the Bear in Crickhowell overnight , very nice.

2 small brownies in perfect condition, caught on grey duster. Had a few takes on a klinkhammer but were missed. Quite hard going, not many fish rising but a great day. Lovely meal in the Bell.