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12 Trout to 10" , all on mayfly. Acrobatic fish!

Nil - two big fish (2lbs+) hooked and lost. Beautiful bit of river.

First visit to Talybont - reservoir very low, very breezy, lost two with a caddis. A large caddis hatch occurred from 11am to 4pm. Worth a visit.

Fished as guest of the owner in the evening. Low water meant the 300m below bridge was easily wadeable and combined with a steady hatch of BWO's which brought most fish to the surface made for a memorable short session. Had fish on 1st and 2nd casts! Over next hour brought 9 more to hand most between 10" and 12" with a couple around 15". Lovely fishing.

Excellent day despite bright and breezy conditions. A little colour in the water following the recent rain probably helped. 8 WBT to the net + 1 salmon parr. All safely returned. Most WBT in the 6-10 inch range, but I netted a spectacular specimen that was at least 16 inches. A variety of flies proved to be successful - olive klink, copper john and yellow may spider during the daytime; parachute adams in the evening. Missed loads of takes so could have had more. Was snapped by another large fish also. Fantastic day!

A lovely day on the river with lots of flylife but a rather dry river. One small brownie caught on a size 14 yellow bodied white wing emerger [apologies, can't remember the name]. Enjoied meeting Jean Williams for the first time [thanks for the chocolate biscuits, Jean]. Only saw 2-3 other rises all day. A better day fishwise yesterday on Upper Grywne Fawr. Again a low river [despite rain the day before] but managed a one and a half pound brownie on a size 16 Red Tag. Some large mayfies about.

Strong downstream wind; water level very low with no flow in the now almost stagnant, shallow pools. Saw hardly a rise and just a few E. danica mayfly. Nothing on nymphs in the dubs and just two trout on a hare's ear and mayfly emerger. Desperately needs lots and lots of rain to clear everything out and freshen it all up again. Back to the main stems of the rivers I think!

River at summer level. Caught 2 trout at the very bottom of the beat from the bank , steeple casting a Kites Imperial. BWOs hatching with a few Mayfly. At this level of water one can wade as far as the Oak. Fished for salmon from The Rocks, where there was still a good flow of water. A salmon showed in The Chine Pool. Trout still rising till twilight.

6 very small trout 1 x 9" trout - hares ear.

Three Brown Trout, 6 to 11 ounces. Caught on Stonefly nymph.
All fish returned.