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In the end I could only stay a couple of hours. Lovely stretch of river, no fish seen

Just fished the morning. River very low, hot sunny day, slight breeze. All caught trout were small, missed two decent ones, watched as they came up to my Adams thourgh the cristal clear water, so excited I struck too soon. Rookie error!
One really large fish powered past me heading downstream making a bow wave like a nuclear submarine in the shallow water. I must try this beat when there is a bit more water. Fun morning though.

6 Trout

river condition ok but a little low, and crystal clear water, I fished 7.6 rod 4w, 4lb tippet with a spider on the dropper and ginger tom on point size 16. No fish caught plenty seen, I spooked them I expect. Heavy rain and very windy did not help the day. Spoke with farm owners who were very pleasant. I will fish this again when restrictions are lifted as easy location and very good wadding with good river access..

Low water levels. Not much activity during a couple of hours prospecting.

Went high up the system to avoid coloured streams lower down. OK on arrival early afternoon, but very quickly two downpours in close succession raised the level by 8 inches and turned the water peaty brown. Persevered with nymphing and had a few missed takes and a small wbt in the evening, by which time normal level and clarity had been resumed. Good to have room for the backcast for a change and red kites, heron and numerous toads added to the scenic variety.

1 Trout

I’m not much of a river fisherman but with the Llangurig gauge at 3ft the evening before, and knowing that it drops like a stone, I hoped for a bit of a “play” with some small trout in Ty Mawr, freshened up by the spate.
So 1ft 6” and absolutely gin clear = good start apart from a downstream wind. I put on a 3mm tungsten PTN aware of others’ fishing reports of how critical depth is. First pool, upstream the leader pulled away and a great brown shadow dashed across the width of the pool . “My God” in contact with one of the upper Wye s’ big browns. I’ve seen them occasionally sprinting away once spooked- but now I’ve hooked one ! My baby 6 ½ ft rod struggled to keep the fish in the pool but eventually I got the head in the net and the rest teetered on the rim ...and flopped in ! 20” of perfection c. 2 ½ lbs. Safely returned I sat on the bank for 5 minutes in wonder.
Walked up to the top of the beat – there really aren’t that many pools – and with the forecast “gentle breeze” now bending the bushes in half, down and across was the only option for an uncoverable pool I had left on the way up. Before the fly was even in the neck of the pool the water exploded and another big fish was on !! A frantic fight and this was a female, slightly shorter at 18” or so but the fattest wild fish I have ever seen, well over 2 lb. Stunned, stumbling along the bank I caught 2 more much smaller fish and saw another large fish .
So now with the rest of the family in bed, I’m sitting quietly with a beer reflecting on a day I really don’t want to end. Wow.

4 Trout

Well kept an eye on the gauge map after Friday and Saturdays deluge of rain, saw that the very Upper Wye , Ty Mawr and Clochfaen were dropping nicely and this morning early bells took a look and Pant Mawr gauge reading 0.243 spot on , so headed for the hills prompto !!!!!

Got there at ten , tackled up my old eight foot four weight , nice to get it out for an airing , and tackled up to sell tungsten nymphs , onf with a bit if pink see how the mop flops !!

Water at a lovely height and clear as a bell , proceeded prospecting the tiny nymphs , was a while before any interest, actually about an hour and a half , and first fish was a feisty little eight inch brownie, quickly slipped back in , hundreds yards up head of another nice pool , another fish on and ditto sand sized fish, another brownie, doooh , and that was a fairly drop pool for here , thought it initially may be a grayling!!!!

Lifted a few stones , very little invertebrae to speak off to be honest , and the water looks superb being so clear , worked my way up, and hour later had my last fish if the session , a ten inch scrappy little brownie, slipped back in . . . . .

It seems the population of fish here isn't huge , and the river screams fir a bit of cover really , some old fallen willows and boulders would provide some cover as it's very sparse in fairness !!!! Still a lovely four hours , dont think the temperature raised above six degrees in the Llangurig valley all morning , packed up at two, was nice to get out even though no grayling seen or caught , oh well maybe another day . . . . . . A fun session , back here or Clochfaen beat in November . . . . Happy days !!!!!

3 Trout

Looks scenic but at least 90% of beat is ankle deep and crystal clear, with bright sunlight and no fish seen.

Finding myself in the area with an afternoon free I thought I would give this little fished beat a try despite the steady light rain. With sixteen anglers catching 11 fish in a little over four years I knew it would not be prolific and sure enough, like eight of the sixteen before me, I blanked. I saw no fish but there were two herons about so they must be some to be had. Twelve red kites circling overhead.