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River had just about fined down after a flood the day before. Chilly, but a beautiful day. Didn't start fishing till midday and explored the lower end of the beat. Lovely contrast to the top of the fishery - slower, with more gravel. Trotting maggots with a rod and centrepin I landed 5/6 grayling and a couple of trout. Magic place, you're missing out if you've never been here.

No fish caught: very high water levels and dirty water. In any case a very good day spent in a fabulous landscape very different Italian one. See you next time!

-3 when we got the Irfon, light cloud and windless. River carrying 20cm or so on normal levels. Such a special place, can't really put my finger on it. Took 2 grayling virgins who trotted maggot with float rod and centre pin. We landed a dozen grayling weighing a couple at over 2lbs. Many fish were bumped off and although part of the game when trotting for grayling, in this instance it was due more to poor technique than anything else e.g un-mended line and not holding back the float sufficiently. This improved throughout the day but the fishing didn't, with nothing caught after lunch. My explanation for this was that we fished in a bit of a rush - after lunch there was the niggling pressure of knowing how quickly the day comes to an end at this time of year, we tried to make the most of it but failed. 4 gooseanders seen on regular occasions, and a large coloured salmon seen porpoising in the Grandstand Pool. Magic place and a memorable day. Thanks WUF.

7 Grayling, 3 WBT and 3 Salmon Parr. 1lb 13oz the best Grayling x2. Ive fished here 3 times and its becoming more apparent that the Grayling aren't as abundant as thought. Only a few swims seem to produce. If you find them they are in a group and catchable, but there are very few places it is even viable to trot a float, so only a few spots are worthwhile.

Gefnlysgwynne was looking glorious in the autumn sunshine. Rain had brought the river up and coloured it a bit but dropped and cleared throughout the day. Fishing tough - only 1 fish to 3 rods, a nice 12" grayling on dry.

11 x grayling 10-17 inches, 2 x out of season trout 6-9 inches, trotting. Very high water during the morning - it actually rose overnight although there was no rain, which made me wonder about snow melt in the upper catchment - so difficult fishing initially. However the situation became better as the day went on, particularly in the hour before dark. Otherwise there was a very brief Large Dark Olive catch around 1.00 in the afternoon, and a few fish were rising. I had a chat with a gentleman from London who was fishing the same beat who took advantage of the rise and got a couple with the dry fly, I understand.

2 x Grayling (8 inch) on Dry Fly.
1 x Grayling (8 inch) on Nymph.
1 x Trout (6 inch) Trotted maggot.

I spent a very good day on my own, my fishing buddy missed out big time.
Long trotting with red maggot. Moved swims 3 times to try and get away from the trout which I caught one after another. No need for light tackle I used 5lb line right through and size 12 barbless hooks under a large shouldered stick float. I found grayling in numbers mid afternoon behind the Chapel and had some big specimens up to 18 inch.
Not exactly sure of the final tally I lost count but estimate 25 trout up to a pound and about 18 - 20 grayling.
AS O B found earlier in the week I found several fish with someone elses hook in their mouth. In this water there really is no need for light tackle.

6 grayling, best around 1lb 8oz. Returned 6 trout, too. Water temperature 6C (down from 8C on Monday), air temperature 4-5C at best. Barometer 962mb - a deep low pressure.

The river was high and coloured following heavy rain. I fly fished on the upper part of the stretch but failed to catch anything. That said, the surroundings there are beautiful at this time of year and I hope to return when conditions are more favourable.