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Arrived at beat at 11am to find first and second gates open and third gate bolted but with combination lock open. Later realised that farmer was working in adjacent field (red pickup). At 5pm, noted that third gate with combination lock was bolted and locked. First gate by lay by was wide open. Decided to close and bolt this gate, despite my general rule of leaving gates and bolts as one finds them
River had risen the previous day after heavy rainfall but was fishable on the 3rd. The river was unfishable on the 2nd, so I spoke to Chris who authorised two rods on Abercynrig later in the season.
Air temp approx 14/15C. Water temp 9C. Negligible fly life. Two small trout caught by my colleague. Trout very unresponsive. I tried nymph, dry fly and fry imitations. Can’t explain why river so dour.

2 Trout

Fishing with my daughter who is a new to fly fishing. Similar conditions to previous day - sunny with some cloud but clouding over in late afternoon with drizzle. Air temp approx 14 C, water temp 9 C. Very little insect life and very very few rising fish. Those within casting range came readily to my dry olive imitation. Had tried nymph with no results.

2 Trout

3 small trout on spiders, several others lost

3 Trout

Cold day but a sporadic hatch and a couple of rising trout gave hope. River level OK and water fairly clear. More activity at the bottom end. Only one rise to a dry fly on the day with fish very choosy despite the moderate flows in the river. Both fish caught on stonefly type nymphs. Various methods tried with down and across prospecting the more successful. Fingers crossed for warmer weather.

2 Trout

Despite the bleak forecast, the rain held off for us, and we found the River looking very good. First couple of fish were caught using nymphs fished upstream, but then in the afternoon large numbers of flies hatching brought them to the top, so we persevered with dries and were rewarded with some good-sized fish of around 1.5 lbs - all in good condition and all returned.

7 Trout

4 Trout

Very cold and wet. The river had risen and coloured from the previous day. We had to use fast sinking tips to get the flies down. Managed to hook five and land none . Roll on warmer weather.

Strong downstream wind made dry fly tactics challenging. A very short hatch of LDO's early pm saw only 2 fish rise . Ended the day with 2 fish, both came blind to a small klink. Best fish 1.75 lb Hard work but worth the effort.

2 Trout

4 x trout 9-12 inches, spiders

Very hot day, nothing seen moving on the surface.
Only one fish taken on a heavy nymph.

1 Trout