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Warm day with bright sunshine and little fish activity. 1 tiny trout on Hare's Ear - some larger fish seen on the move from the footbridge. Some spinners late evening but no appreciable rise. Saw handsome otter in the gathering gloom - scared only rising fish off! Nice day out.

Final joint catch record was 2 grayling (estimate 10 oz./8
oz) and 2 Salmon Parr which was not surprising considering the weather conditions. The location and environment was delightful and I look forward to returning to the Wye/Usk area in the future.

Bright, very low, clear and frequently with a wind which was all over the place! A few olives on and off throughout the day and a handful of late morning grannom - no fish taken on pupa emergers. Few fish rising and very hard fishing. We had 25-30 trout and grayling between us, about equally divided by species. Trout small; biggest about 12". Best four grayling 14-15 inches, some 10 inches and the rest smaller. Fish taken on PTN, GRHE and olive nymph patterns, Greenwell's Spider, and hare's ear and olive emergers. Most rising fish taken on emergers and most non-risers taken on the same patterns whilst fishing foam lanes and creases. All fish returned. Bring on the rain ASAP and lots of it!

First time at this ocation. Stared fishing at 09.30 on the east bank but was put off by the constant roar of traffiic on the A470. The east bank area was crowded with static, uncommunicative worm fishers.
Moved round to the quieter west bank and the fishing was punctuated by the arrival of a helicopter collecting water from the res. in order to deal with a significant fire close to the Hirwaun / Storey Arms road, Three good quality rainbows caught and kept, ranging from 1.5 to 2.0 lbs. Weather warm, bright and clear with a fresh southerly breeze.
A pleasant days sport on the west side but will avoid the east bank on a future visit.

4 trout caught - best 1 lb. Hot very sunny and very few olives hatching or any other upwings. The fish that were rising were smutting so a bit 'challenging' but great fun and enjoyable day had. Fish caught mainly on size 22 black gnat.

Stunning day in this remote location - fish rising all day, taking the fly life that was being gently disturbed from the marginal reeds. Between 2 of us we had about 20 of the special little 'black finned' trout of Bugeilyn. Biggest was about 10" but they all fought like bigger fish. You could catch as many fish as you have time for on this lake - eventually they would rise and take your fly. We used small pale klinkhammers on long leaders, and even though a light wind there was a drift to be used. Would recommend evryone fishes here at least once - we will be back!

0 return.

Very hot even at 5pm - fish were starting to rise on the flats from around this time. Caught several trout to 10" in the fast water below the Gravel catch - all on a GRHE. Also caught dace, chub and a decent grayling around 12" on a kilnkhammer from the flats. Could have stayed all evening as felt it was really getting going around 6pm. Lovely beat as always, and will be back to target the bigger trout seen from Boughrood Bridge.

Two tiny brown trout on a nymph, returned. Very warm and sunny day. Cattle a menace; one ran towards and then charged at me as I walked round a group that were by the river around 30 yards away from me (I ran and got behind a clump of trees); groups occasionally approached me when I was wading near to a slope into the river.

2 brown trout, 1 grayling, all returned, on a GRHE nypmh. Very warm and sunny afternoon, river very low and clear.