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Took four rainbows between us all on Mepps Aglia spinners,
2@ 1lb 3OZs, 1 @ 1Lb 7 Ozs and 1 @ 1lb 10 OZs.

First time on Llanfechan and there are some lovely salmon holding pools on this stretch. As for grayling I'm a bit of a beginner so was pleased to catch a couple and lose several more. Best fish @ 18". All on heavy bugs with no rises seen all day. Lovely to be out on an autumn day of heavy showers and weak sun in secluded and beautiful surroundings.

Arrived to find a dog otter working the river upstream. The river valley looked stunning in its full autumn glory. Had a very enjoyable day trotting the stream. Caught loads and loads of dace, a couple of brownies and a couple of medium sized chub. The only problem, I didn't catch a single grayling that were supposed to be my target species.

River just under 2 feet up, looked really good but finding the fish was not easy. Ended up with 8 barbel to 7.5 pounds and 1 chub. Most of the fish did not come from the more popular swims on this beat. Pellet again!

Fished for 5 hours in the morning. Perfect conditions, river up and rising slowly with a good colour. Fished 3oz feeder with halibut pellets caching 14 barbel to 8lb 3oz. Thanks again WUF!

Fished S.E. and N.E. end of lake in overcast skies with very brisk W- SW breeze and intermittent squally showers.
1 rod 5 x Rainbows ranging from 1.5lb to 2.5 lb all taken, plus 11 inch Brownie succesfully returned. Second rod 2x 1.5lb Rainbows. Both of us using Mepps Silver Agila 4.
A good days sport in full waterproofs and wild weather. Reassured that our permit, efficiently purchased on line from WUF, was checked by fishery officers and also on the same day our rod licences were checked by Environment Agency occicers.

Suitably fueled and insulated by “the Big Breakfast” at The Halt Cafe, we met up with Frank Williams at Doldowlod for a days tuition in the art of Grayling fishing. Conditions were surprisingly good, the river being relatively clear and not too high. This day was more about learning new techniques than catching bucket loads of fish. Frank is a patient and encouraging tutor with an engaging manner. He's a good investment. You never stop learning at this game which is why it never loses it’s fascination.

Six fish caught, five Grayling and one out of season Brown Trout. The best, a 1lb 4oz Grayling on the dry, the others on weighted nymphs. All fish returned.

Five barbel to one rod. Two chub and two pike to the other. The larger pike a PB at 23lb 8oz.

A most enjoyable day. But we found it difficult to find the fish until Colin arrived at the end of the day and we caught a few barbel in quick succession. We know where to find them next time. 6 barbel 1 chub. Looking forward to next week.

3 x grayling 10-12 inches, 5 x out of season trout 9-11 inches. A proper solid grayling came off after a few seconds in one of the holes. This is a new beat to me and I didn't really do it justice - the nymph rig I use on the Lugg and the Arrow doesn't seem quite right as this is a much more open, clearer stream. But it's a very nice stretch of water with good access and some interesting pools. I look forward to fishing it on a dry fly day.