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Very low water and bight sunshine made things difficult. A pretty beat (sewage treatment excepted - the beat description never mentioned that!)

3 Trout

Absolutely no activity. Stayed until the late afternoon to hope to see some fish rising, but had absolutely no luck. Fish were rising but very infrequently. Would have been a miracle for me to have caught anything.

short evening session

3 Trout

oh do we need this weather to switch out of the NE!!! Give us some westerlys !!

1 Trout

A 5 lb silver grilse to James Fox on fly in the Cafn pool.

1 Salmon

Another trip to the fantastic Abernant.
This time accompanied by "Jr" to attempt to lure him away from the darkside of carp and catfish. Unfortunately the fish refused to play ball, despite a few smaller fish showing in Lady Alexander's. Did manage to rise a couple, but nothing stuck.
River low and very clear. But there was a lot of filamentous algae in the shallows.
A swirly mostly downstream wind made casting difficult, especially for a first timer.
Wildlife bonuses, an egret and a stoneloach in the shallows.

One good trout at 10 inches to a PTN in one of the deeper gutters. Steady trickle of mayfly coming off.

1 Trout

3 Trout

2 Trout

My first time on this beat. A beautiful stretch of river with lots of interest for the WBT fly fisher. Given that Brecon centre is relatively close, beat feels very peaceful and remote. River at summer levels (showing 5" on Brecon gauge). Bright sunshine with a gentle upstream breeze. Steady hatch of olives throughout the day. Some fish dimpling the surface on the flats. Mostly fry - but you never can be sure, so spent an unsuccessful hour or so covering them. Switched to a PT nymph fished in the creases of the faster water. Several missed takes. When the occasional mayfly came off, switched to a Richard Walker mayfly nymph, again fished in the margins of the fresh water. Two lovely WBT to the net. Two important points: wading is very tricky even in low water conditions. The flat slabs of bedrock are like a skating rink. Felt soles are highly desirable; secondly, parking at the three designated spots is problematic. Even with one car, was difficult to get off the farm track without blocking access to the farm gates.

2 Trout