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Great afternoon on the Honddu. This must be one of the best small trout streams in Wales. We caught plenty of fish on dry flies and nymphs, many of them between 8oz and 1lb. Lots more spooked, missed and lost. Extra water from recent rains a great help when fishing this stream.

20 Trout

Torrential rain, high winds and coloured water made fishing futile.

Water high, coloured and unfishable

Afternoon session following on from Pandy in the morning. A different feel to this beat - initially slightly more public (gardens, signs of dog walkers) but most of it on more open farmland. Just me and the cows. A lot of very promising water, some of it quite fast at the downstream end but wider and slower above the weir. More good wild stream fish in evidence - eight at 6-14" including the best fish of the day, definitely 1lb!

8 Trout, 1 Other

Me and young son spent about 3 hours fishing just the very first part of beat,found it hard to progress with my 9 year old son under the railway bridge where there is a fallen tree. A Local told me the trout farm had been shut down for ages but not sure about this as there are still people,a car, and what looks like offices there behind the gate. Caught a lovely 13 inch brownie,one at 9inch and an eleven inch rainbow,our record before today was an eight inch brook trout so chuffed to bits. We drove past the fish farm before leaving and there was a layby next to a wide open field up past the Weir with easy access to river,will be back, awesome thanks.

3 Trout

Me and young son spent about 3 hours fishing just the very first part of beat,found it hard to progress with my 9 year old son under the railway bridge where there is a fallen tree. A Local told me the trout farm had been shut down for ages but not sure about this as there are still people,a car, and what looks like offices there behind the gate. Caught a lovely 13 inch brownie,one at 9inch and an eleven inch rainbow,our record before today was an eight inch brook trout so chuffed to bits. We drove past the fish farm before leaving and there was a layby next to a wide open field up past the Weir with easy access to river,will be back, awesome thanks.

3 Trout

A week ago is was boiling hot, then yesterday it absolutely tipped it down, which would help to explain the river conditions. It was clear, with a strong flow, but it was low, very low. Cold, overcast with sporadic rain showers. A funny day. Two WBT in the first hour between 10am-11, the nothing until later in the afternoon, so it was a little frustrating. Quite a few trees down, meaning that some of the sections were unfishable. All fish between 8-10", all healthy and all returned... missed a few too. All on nymph below a Klinkhammer.

4 Trout

fished from 7pm til dusk. River very low and trees getting more overgrown. Not easy! Two caught on olive emergers in fading light.

2 Trout