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Nil caught - nothing seen rising and little evidence of fish in slightly coloured water. Not an easy beat to fish - high banks and overgrown in many places.

An overcast and misty start with fish taking spiders and Grayling Steel Blue (many thanks to Oliver Burch for his advice on this) and a small hare's ear emerger. Not many rising fish, but as the mist disappeared and the breeze got up mid-morning, leaves fell from the trees and, where they collected in the creases and foam lanes, fish began to sip. Tiny aphid patterns and small F flies then took fish and still proved effective until late in the afternoon. A few small olives around from midday but not much of a rise from mid-afternoon onwards - fish still taken on the spiders and risen with the hare's ear. Over the day I had a few trout and 35 grayling, mainly in the plus or minus 9 inch class, but fish of 12-16 inches as well, the best about 1.5lb. A lovely autumnal day.

I had to go back after my last visit! 9 trout caught many missed and unhooked, but a fantastic days fishing and from the ford to the wier took 7hrs. All fish took gold head nymphs - 8 in hand at 10" and one at 2lbs. Fish were rising to a hatch of olives for 45 mins, changed to dry fly patterns but no joy, so went back to the nymph. Sat at the wier where an otter was playing and calling, dippers were flying by all day. A lovely end to the trout season, now for the grayling. All fish returned

River low and clear fed a few places with hemp and corn unpreductive before lunch moved downstream into deeper water the boy caught a 7lb barbel second cast, both had eight barbel and three big chub between us. I lost what looked like a double figure barbel at the net - gutted. Never mind, back to catch the bugger very soon.

Really easy to find this beat, directions and map were spot on! Started in the favourite swim 'Boys Rocks' - first cast and a barbel was hooked and landed about 7 or 8 lbs, followed by 4 more in the next hour or so, all around the same size. Should have moved really as things went very quiet, but it was such a nice peaceful spot, except for the traffic on the nearby road! Eventually after another 4 or 5 hours that flew by, moved further down the wilds and found a nice spot in the trees, caught another barbel about 7lbs before leaving for home. Thank you WUF

River, and fishing, suffered from tree felling on the Malthouse beat resulting in leaves and branches on and in the river. No rises until late afternoon when Pale Watery and olives appeared. Magnificent 12" trout and small grayling caught on Diawl Bach.

River was 2 foot up but managed several barbel, best of 9 pounds and a few chub. My wife had a dozen chub and 1 barbel. A special day for my 60th birthday. Superb fishery, terrific ghillie - Colin. Will be back soon

2 trout 6-8 inches taken on mayfly and 3 very small grayling. Very pleasant day, if a little cold, but with very few takes.

9 wild brown trout between 1/2lb to 1lb and 3/4. Caught on mixture of nymphs and dries.

Access a little challenging and not easy wading. River on the high side and coloured but falling. A fresh silver salmon of around 7lbs, on a shrimp pattern off the croy just upstream of the fishing hut. Safely released. Dealing with the Foundation was a pleasure. Helpful people with helpful advice. Good website; easy to book, check weather and river levels. Fished Wyebank & Courtfield on two subsequent days. Very nice stretch of river which produced two lovely brown trout. Not easy to work out the beginning and end of the beat without help but assisted by very helpful ghillie on the day and by owner when planning the trip. Thanks to all and especially the WUF.