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Weather dull & overcast, no fly activity, water low & very clear. Caught 2 trout very small on nymphs no rises seen, fished for 2 hours then moved to Lower Longtown.

2 Trout

Lovely day clambering over rocks and you need a stick. Hardly any fish about or rising, but a lovely river.

Mild weather to start but with a cooler downstream breeze later.
Very little in the way of fly life about and consequently most of the fish were deep down, hiding in the stones. Managed to tempt a few fish from the lower half of the beat before the breeze picked up and made presentation difficult.
4 trout between 5 and 8 inches. 4 salmon parr.

4 Trout, 4 Other

Just fingerlings today but fun nonetheless on a lovely wild beat.

1 Trout

Two small trout returned, approx 15cm long caught on a hairs ear nymph.
There is a larch tree fallen recently across the stream near the bridge which makes passing difficult. I had to climb over the top, not easy in breathable waders. Estimate an hours work for two men and a chainsaw to clear it.

2 Trout

As I could not fish the evening I went looking for the faster water and runs in the hills. Trout everywhere, but only up to 7". Very encouraging for the future, but after using a very small para adams to catch 11 (and missing loads) I went up a few sizes to try and avoid the little ones. Still nothing over 7", although I did see a couple of larger ones beaten to the fly by greedy little ones. Also, the top third of the beat is now very shallow with very few pockets to fish, if you are thinking of going.

11 Trout

Water was running clear and strong and looking very healthy , turning over the stones revealed a good quantity and diversity of bugs .
Fished the pockets with a dry, no real fly coming off but lots of nibbles from tiddlers so presume salmon parr. Had 4 trout to hand, biggest 8 inches and fabulously marked!
Beautiful stream and location.

4 Trout

2 fish to hand, more lost. The fish are there but they are quick. Not an easy wade as others have reported.

2 Trout

A fun stretch to fish and a challenge to wade and negotiate the banks but worth it. Sadly very few fish on show and those that I found were too wily for me but why should the fish lose every time? Great drive over the hills from Hay on Wye during the festival there.

We found this beat exceptionally difficult. The river was running very fast and this presented white water almost everywhere. There was virtually no chance of fishing a dry fly. Wading was very hard and walking the bank just as difficult. We saw only 2 mayfly on the river and not a single fish rise. We retired early feeling tired and wishing we had stayed on the lower beat. You need to be fit and agile to tackle this beat while the river is running hard (though clear). Wading stick required.