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Two nice trout on dry fly.

2 Trout

Not much happening, but did manage to find a catch one rising trout on a LDO

1 Trout

A strong and cold wind made this very tough to fish. There was a very good hatch of LDOs with one or two risers. Our fish came to dries and spiders. I lost a cracker at the net. Just a note to say that access to this beat is pretty awful.

Fishing Passport Note : The new fishery owner has put plans in place to improve the access.

4 Trout

Had a great days fishing but unfortunately both of us blanked. Not sure why. There were a lot of fly activity but only the occasional rise and despite trying patterns at all stages nothing was taken. Still a lot of water coming through and tricky to enter the river. Will look at returning here later in the year when it warms up.

Some LDO hatches in the early afternoon, also a few march browns and caddis around - and a few fish rose, caught four all on dry flies. Biggest a nice 17"er that was deceptively big - she had been barely kissing the surface gently taking trapped duns in an eddy, almost didn't notice her. The fish all looked in pretty good condition already, and the biggest gave a good scrap leaping several times before she came to the net. Very quiet outside of the hatches - not a sniff on any wet flies, but was great while it lasted and lovely to get off the mark for the year. All released as usual - thanks again!

4 Trout

4 Trout

Blanked - although I did hook and lose one. The river was still very high after all the recent rain, and although it had cleared it was still really surging through. Wading was difficult and only safe within a couple of metres of the bank in most places. There were a few LDOs and march browns hatching for about an hour in the early afternoon, and I spotted a fish occasionally rising - Sod's Law on the far bank. Presenting a fly was very difficult to avoid the massive drag in the middle - had to make a good reach cast/upstream mend. Eventually I made a good cast for just long enough for a lovely take on an Imperial, hooked up... and then lost it a few seconds later due to a duff knot! Not enormous, but a decent one of c. 14". Did all the hard work and lost it to a schoolboy error - every year I seem to find a new stupid way to lose an early season fish, but hopefully that will get rid of the rustiness! Absolutely dead either side of the hatch as is usual here in spring. But it was great to be out on the river again after such a long, wet and dreary winter - it was beautiful out there. Thanks again for letting me fish it

Difficult fishing - very little insect activity today other than those tiny yellowish midges again in the afternoon, as at Llanwysg on Friday. The two caught were on nymphs, but did lose another four off the hook. Once again a pale size 20 IOBO was the only fly that would get a few bites from the occasional fish rising to the midges, but hard to hook well on size 20s and they were all terrific jumpers - all in fine fettle at the end of the year! Happily the biggest one stuck today though - a good 17 incher in beautiful condition, nice way to finish the trout season.

Thanks to the new owner for keeping this beat on the WUF scheme, and great to see a bit of the Japanese knotweed and Himalayan balsam jungle has been cut back recently to get to the riverbanks. I habitually kill some of that horrible stuff too while passing on the banksides, if we all do this we can put a dent in it and help the river with more natives (just don't spread any material of course)!

2 Trout

1 rod fished . Windy with heavy showers & cooler than of late, river risen since Tuesday & still rising. V little surface activity & nothing caught. Saving grace was close quarter otter sighting at 5.30pm ! Watched it transiting up river & playing in shallow tail of a pool for about a minute.

Only one rod fished, or rather walked to the riverbank for the last hour of daylight then got caught in a continual downpour until the light failed. No fly cast or fish caught !