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First time on this beat and fished from 2pm to about 7pm on what was a very hot afternoon. Water was very low and gin clear. A few fish seen rising but most of them turned out to be very small grayling, did see a few larger fish but they had already seen me.

Flies hatching all afternoon but the only ones I could easily recognise were yellow mays. Didn't find the wading too difficult but the fishing was tough. I managed to catch just one trout a real beauty of 16 inches that took a klinkhammer and missed a couple more my son did slightly better landing another trout of similar size and a grayling just a little smaller both took a weighted nymph all three returned.

A very enjoyable way to spend a hot afternoon.

Very warm with bright sunshine, but this beat has more than enough shade to be able to find feeding fish through most of the day. 14 trout in all, to around 12". The lower part of the beat produced the best fish, although by the afternoon it was very busy with swimming dogs and people enjoying picnics. Still, there is plenty of quieter water further up and the coppicing work that was done over the winter has made a real difference. Even so, anyone who wants to visit the beat and help themelves to the range of flies now decorating the trees and various underwater obstacles is more than welcome!

I imagine the fish really started to come on at the end of the day, but that comes rather late at this time of year and, with a long drive home ahead of me, I decided to head off around 7.00. Great day's fishing.

No fish caught - 28c temperature!

A stunning location for a very memorable days fishing at Gromain. 6 Trout caught on mayfly nymphs, largest being 1 1/2 lb (all returned) - and seeing a very large Salmon in the shallows before it shot off into deeper water was a real bonus - thanks

A few olives and a smattering of mayfly about, but rises a bit sparse. Ended up with a grayling and a small trout to a ptn, plus four small trout on a klinkhammer.

2 Grayling, best ¾lb. 3 Trout, best 2¼lbs !! plus several small fish

Rectory Beat. Fished the "The flats" up to the "Rock pool".
1 chub: 40cm (aprox 1.5 to 2kg), 1 grayling: 32cm, 2 trout: aprox 22cm.

Flies: dry fly : Klinkhamer, nymph: Hare's Ear Nymph

1 trout about 8 inches but hooked and failed to keep hold of about ten others. Upstream of bridge one nice grayling about 13 inches.

Excellent fishing and good evening rise, but access is difficult in many places and fairly overgrown. More flies in the trees now than in my box.

7 brown trout, 16 black klinkhammer. no real hatch

Arrived about 3'ish, what a difference a week makes! Last Friday I was wearing a fleece this Friday I nearly got heat stroke walking to the river in my waders

Looking out at a wide expanse of shallow gin clear water illuminated by the a glaring sun hanging in a cloudless sky I decided to do a do a bit of nymphing in the faster water further up the beat. Lost too many nymphs in those deep swirly pools , my effects were hampered by picnicking children thrwing stones and swimming! Although to be honest I don’t think they made much of a difference. Lost one small fish on a Gold bead HE.

Decided to settle down and wait for the evening rise, which was the main purpose of my visit and conditions were perfect. Watched a heron flying from pool to pool for an hour, he didn’t have any luck either. No fish had stirred by 8 o clock so got in the car and went down to Glan Usk (plan B) where I could cover more water in the car to find some rising fish.