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Fished in the sun from 9 a.m until 1 p.m. Although there has been no rain recently in the Golden Valley, the Dore is carrying a lot of sediment (not unusual) resulting in very turbid water in the deeper pools, reduced visibility for fish and a need for careful wading. Had vainly hoped that I might find fish more active here than on the main rivers! Saw essentially no fly and only four rising fish, two of which were caught on emerger patterns and the other two completely inaccessible in the overgrown upper section. No other fish raised on these or other patterns (unusual for the normally free-rising Dore fish) and nothing on nymphs and spiders. It seems that "Daytime Torpidity Rules OK" here, as elsewhere on the main rivers during this spell of hot weather.

The marginal trees on this beat could do with some serious attention in particular, but not exclusively, upstream of the bridge. Riverside annual weeds now also well developed. I hope that the English football team do better this afternoon than I did this morning (but I rather doubt it!).

Blank but what a place to blank. Very pretty stretch with mixed cover. Good variety of water but day very hot and sunny with river very low with all the weed covered rocks high and dry and the river flowing over bedrock and pebbles. Saw a few decent fish holed up under the banks and maybe I left too early in the evening when they might have ventured out a little. Also saw a cheeky mink who, it should be noted, also drew a blank.

Phew wot a scorcher! I wish I knew where the barbel had hidden from the sun and heat because I would have got in there with them!

Nevertheless, arriving late and finding the deeper pools occupied, we still managed a 7lb 'gudgeon' and numerous suicidal chub to about 3lb.

Echoing a previous contributor, access is greatly improved with a number of strimmed areas which are also marked with poles (wooden ones) that you can spot from a distance or attach yourself to at those swims not blessed with a flat spot for sitting on. All canoeists well behaved.

Lovely day despite the extreme temperatures - thanks WUF!

5 Barbel, one 10lb 2oz PB for the Wye. 2 Chub both between 4/5lb. All fish taken on pellets. Very hot river very low. Ian Boney very helpful.

I fished Ashford House yesterday morning from 6.30 a.m. and saw very little fly. Apart from oncers there were very few rising fish and so we gave up at 1 p.m. My fishing buddy and I had only six fish (but one of 2.25lb) with most taken in running water rather than in the flats and pools, and all on a hare's ear emerger.

By way of contrast, I fished Ty Mawr on the Gwent Anglers water last Thursday evening late and Friday morning very early and had a lot of fish once they started rising. They rose for the last hour or so before dusk and, apart from the oncers, had pretty well stopped rising in the morning by 10 a.m. Fish mainly taken on mini-caddis pupa shuttlecock and small black shuttlecock midge.

Interestingly there appear to be no mini-caddis larva homes on the stones at Talybont whereas there must be billions at Ty Mawr - local species diversity never ceases to amaze me!

Me and my mate fished the beat for 4 days taking 20 barbel up to 8lb and 16 chub up to 5lb. We fished method feeders with 17mm halibut pellets. A little slow during the day when it was very hot. All in all a very enjoyable 4 days fishing.

Me and my mate fished the beat for 4 days taking 20 barbel up to 8lb and 16 chub up to 5lb. We fished method feeders with 17mm halibut pellets. A little slow during the day when it was very hot. All in all a very enjoyable 4 days fishing.

River low, but carrying a little colour. Very bright and hot all day. 2 anglers caught 24 chub to 5lb and 3 barbel to 6lb on a variety of baits, pellet, meat and paste.

10 x trout 6 -13 inches. Mostly small fish on various dries and spiders. A very hot, bright and difficult day with the water now extremely low. Spent some of the afternoon trying unsuccessfully to stalk chub on the shallows.

My own resolution while the weather stays like this is to concentrate on the late evenings on the main rivers, and spend the days on the shady small streams, some of which are fishing extremely well at the moment.

3 small browns on hares ear. Nice beat, pity about the working party that turned up just as I was stating to fish -trucks, quads, tractor with hydralic post rammer! All following me down the beat. You should have made a note on the web site, I would have chosen another beat, and it was my birthday too.

WUF note: Our sincere apologies to Mr Green. This was due to a last minute change to the habitat team work schedule.