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Four small trout. Not much activity and rather windy. Lovely stretch of water though.

I fished this beat from 2 - 7pm. Started just below the bridge and caught a 10" wbt almost immediately, on a JT tungsten bead PTN #18 under a Klinkhamer, but this was not to continue. Lots of small fry splashing at the Klink and chasing the nymph. Ended the day with 4 more small wbt to 6" and a nice grayling about 8". The water was nice and clear, a little low in places but flowing well.

Absolutely beautiful location, especially with some scattered sunshine.

Blank day. Water very low and rather a ferocious wind.

Nil return. Water low.

6 browns. 9 salmon parr. All returned. 3 kingsfishers and dippers. Low water and poor wind. Had a good few hours.

A very pleasent beat, but I was plagued by fry body-slamming my presentations throughout the day. May try again in the winter. Memo to WUF suggest amendment to map making the upper weir to be the end of beat as the section above weir is inaccessable.

WUF NOTE - clearance work is planned for this autumn but please see subsequent catch return from OB at Pwll-y-Faedda on 10/8/11

River is very low and clear but with a stealthy approach and sensible tackle the sport was great this evening. Fished hemp and corn, 1oz closed end feeder straight through to 12 hook. It was fish a cast and even had barbel feeding in full view. Conditions are tough, but it's satisfying to adapt to them and still catch barbel as if it were a 3 foot warm flood in September. Finished with a dozen to 8lb ish. A few small chub were also caught, and salmon moving regularly.

A beautiful beat with a gravel and rocky bottom. Water levels were low but very clear, I could see all the fish I scared off with my clumsy wading. Once I had settled down, I fished the Duo, John Tyzack tungsten bead PTN,under a Bubble Sedge, for four hours to 7.30 pm. Caught and released 6 wbt to 7" had lots of takes missed. Plenty of small fry splashing at the sedge.

A pair of Kingfishers flew noisily up and down the river on several occasions. A great evening for my first visit to the Wye and Usk Foundation waters.

First time back here for a couple of years. Water low and clear. Rather windy all day with no emerging insects, just returning sedges from mid-afternoon. Not surprisingly, I only saw five rises all day, one a trout and the others grayling. Had nine ladies and one trout. All the girls bar one were 14-15" and the other a 16", one and three-quarter pound beauty. All taken on a HE emerger (nothing on nymphs) and in excellent nick but where were the youngsters? Also saw no parr rising nor caught any. Worrying? Maybe there is a FEB problem up here?

Nil return. None seen and none caught. Water v low.