Feedback & Reports

First time here on this mainly slabs/gutters/rocky-bottomed beat. A few upwings during the day including pale wateries, but hardly any rising fish. Wasn't able to raise any non-risers with emergers nor find any with nymphs. Had two 12" and one 14" rising trout, taken on a HE emerger. Saw an otter and also three goosanders all of whom no doubt had a far more succesful days fishing than I did! Will report FEB sightings to the UUFA and to the AT's Cormorant Watch website (if these birds are residents, then not good news for the local trout population).

P.S. Spent the evening on the Gwent A. S. Ty Mawr beat above Abergavenny and had several trout on my Yellow May emerger - enough YMs coming off until about 8 p.m. to get the fish interested!

What a stunning part of the river! Unfortunately the water was low which made fishing very difficult and no fish were landed. We did hook into one briefly but the hook pulled. Saw some good fish (2lbs+) in the upper section and plenty of smaller browns. To sum up it is a beautiful section, and the scenery more than made up for the lack of fish.

Saw very few rises all day (on lower section). One fish hooked and lost on a klinkhammer. Some sections impossible to wade. Water very red/brown but clear. Booking system etc v.efficient

Cefn Rhosan Fawr, what a stunning place to fish.If there is a more beautiful place to fish on a sunny day, I have yet to see it. Chose salmon ticket but only caught brown trout, released back into the red hued water of river. A mink was seen with a trout in its mouth, and some amazing underwater swimming by a merganser duck, I think. My only gripe about this beat is the poor access or lack of a path in the upper stretch, which simply runs out and you are forced to wade. I think this would be a bit of a problem if the river was higher. A truly great day out though, and I spent as much time taking photographs, as fishing. Stunning.

Five small (6-9 inch) wild brown trout caught and all returned alive and well.

2 Brown trout on copper John nymph. Some fish rising and had missed takes to dry sedge. Mink tracks seen in the mud and goosanders disturbed. Weather deteriorating through day with heavy showers coming in

I didn't catch anything that day. Beautiful spot, really nice river. A great day out.

Did not fish for salmon, tried dry fly for trout and some caught to 10". Lovely stretch of river but few rising fish before rain came in.

Great day fishing the lower section. A few trout to be seen on lower section of the beat - lost a large fish on a bend under the trees due to the 4 pound leader breaking. Lots of small takes on White mayfly. Great place to escape the bussle of life. Large amount of herons 6-7am when I arrived.
Total caught 4 small browns all returned.

Two brown trout of 1/4 pound each, caught on weighted nympths. Both returned in good condition. Hatch of Caddis around 1pm with some activity just below the surface, though nothing caught.