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River with a little bit of colour (river level at Cilmery at 0.635m 0800hrs) but cold (air temperature was a chilly and overcast 9C). I caught one small grayling (on a sedge emerger pattern on a barbless hook) and three trout (two at 18", both on a generic mayfly emerger pattern on barbless hooks). All returned. I found the fishing very hard (I'm not a confident wader) and very cold when wading. One kingfisher seen!

3 Trout, 1 Grayling

1 Grayling

3 Grayling

River was quite low but this stretch seems to hold up well even after long spells of dry weather, dry fly method used to rising fish, 2 x brown trout to the net and both released, 1 fish was well over a pound which was nice to see from the Irfon.

2 Trout

Beautiful beat. Hot sunny day, water low and clear. Quite a bit of surface activity throughout the day (including sedges and mayflies). All 5 trout, which included two 16 inchers, were tempted on dry flies - cdc (sizes 14 to 18). All returned.

5 Trout

1 x trout to the net, dry fly used

1 Trout

Fished nymphs p.m. after morning fog burned off. Water running through at fair pace, but river very quiet apart from splashes from falling acorns at lower end. Failed to locate any grayling and caught only leaves.

2 x brown trout to the net, both released.

2 Trout

Dry fly

1 Trout

River quite low, not best conditions with gusty wind and bright sunshine. Only managed to squeeze in an hour, but a lovely beat with a good variety across it. Only 1 WBT, on a Parachute Adams on the most upstream pool.

1 Trout