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A good day on this very nice beat. The water was slightly colored and dropping throughout the day. Three fish caught all around the pound to pound and a half size. All taken on a pale watery dry fly. Look forward to returning.

3 Trout

After heavy rain the day before, river up and coloured after 3ft. spate. Concentrated on the runs higher up the beat. Rises were few and far between, however, we caught 3 fish on nymph and dry, one of which took a parachute Adams and weighed in at 2 lbs. Enjoyable day, if challenging!

3 Trout

Excellent beat with good wading and trout rising to abundant fly hatches. Should have had many more fish but the group of anglers was inexperienced. The fish were returned and neither caught or lost anything over half a pound.

2 Trout

Short visit, rain, wind did not dampen a few concentrated rises of lovely cheerful small trout. Ashford as enchanting as ever.

4 Trout

The river was low and clear, but the weather was favourable with a temperature of 16 degrees, overcast for much of the day, and only a light breeze. There were sporadic hatches throughout the day, with the fish responding to each new hatch. Notably the fish would not take any surface fly, natural or imitation, but fed mainly just below the surface with slow almost silent takes distinguished by an appearance of a tail or fin. Consequently most of the fish were taken on small sparsely dressed spider patterns fished a few inches below the surface. The best fish of the day was 1.75lb.

8 Trout

A couple of hours recce to check ease of access (limited mobility) but while river is only 5 min from car park, the first field is mostly unfishable, 'though there are a couple of bays under the trees, with some big trout lurking under the trailing willow branches. Sadly wasn't able to cope with walking beyond the first fence, and as there is no access at Talybont road bridge, 90% 0f the beat was just not available.

1 Trout

A glorious warm day with lots of grannom, caddis, small and large upwings including a lone yellow may but few rises relative to the amount of fly life. All fish caught bar one came to dries. Very close encounter with a dog otter, which was delightful and made my day as much as the fishing! The river was low and clear but tea stained after a spate the previous day.

8 Trout

Warmer weather and lots of fish rising to a LDO hatch when I got to the beat at 11am. Fish mainly rising in the calmer stretches and with the water so clear were difficult to fool. All fish were caught within a 2 hour period, one of 2 pounds on an elk hair caddis and the others on a brown klink. My first time on the beat, I think from previous comments the river must have been low as I could pretty much wade the whole stretch. All fish came from the faster water.

4 Trout

Slow day with very little fly life of signs of fish moving. Both managed to rise a couple but nothing stuck.

Water low and clear, but allowing access to long sections of this terrific beat. A brisk wind made casting tricky, but we managed to bring 9 good fish to the net - all safely returned - the best at 2 lbs.
Most were taken on small weighted nymphs, though the larger fish took a Black Pennell fished through the faster water at the tail of the pool just below Talybont Bridge. This top section of the beat proved most productive during the day, and when the wind dropped briefly we were able to secure a couple on a dry fly.
A great day, and thanks again to WUF - always a pleasure to deal with.

9 Trout