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Another evening session 5until dusk same tactics as Monday chub from 2lb up to 5lb 6oz and 1barbel 6lb ish.

1 Barbel, 14 Chub

3 Trout

Cannot remember fishing on a day hotter than this. Had zero expectancy due to heat and low water, however caught 4 medium size trout all on GRHE.

Quite a bit of algae on the edge of the water.

4 Trout

Really hot day and the river was as low as I've fished it. No sign of Barbel, but the Chub were feeding well.

39 Chub

1 3lb barbel the rest between 6.5&9lbs
Other a Gudgeon!
Had a look from Foy Bridge on way to beat and was pleased to see a shoal of 12 barbel feeding, all about the 12ozs, good for the future!

9 Barbel, 4 Chub, 1 Other

Low water 1barbel and chub fish

1 Barbel, 22 Chub

Spinning

Better day today despite the warming up in temperature. Lost one other barbel and we were pleased with our efforts after yesterday's blank day. We chose the bottom end of the fishery today. 3 chub from the beach section under the shadow of Goodrich castle. Beautiful setting on a wonderful summer's day. Always enjoy the peace and quiet of this fishery. Will be back. Pellets presented with PVA mesh did the trick today.

2 Barbel, 5 Chub

A guiding day for me today..... knowing it was going to be a tricky one !!! Hot, with low water ....We are in serious need of some decent rainfall, I'll be taking clients after this next heatwave on the River Elan, and Afon Claerwen, where it remains cool .... That said I dip tested the Ithon at half ten when we got into the river ... Reading 15 degrees, so not toooooo bad at the moment !!!
John applied himself superbly and, in fairness with most of thf beat averaging a foot deep, and clear as tap water, I'd defy anyone to fish it any better ...Im the master of small stream stealth, but, I've gotta say John waded carefully, casted delicately, and did a dam good job overall, of fishing a stream in incredibly difficult conditions . Low low low !!! Dru flies all the way up !! Impressive angling I'd say ..
Ohhhhhhhhhh, and for lunch, John pulled out of his cool bag a lovely cold cider, and a bloody delicious butchers pork pie ...Just topped off a cracking guiding day on the wild stream ....Two fish caught on the dries, a staunch performance in the face of adversity!!! I must say, a superb river day, lots learnt, and lots of river trips in the future .... A cracking country gent and someone you could quite easily chat with all day , wether it be about angling or shooting !! A superb day on one of my old favourite beats ...... Lovely job !!!

2 Trout

Returned to this stunning upper beat today albeit the wrong time of year, the wrong time of day (11-3) and extremely low and clear conditions. Water temp @ 17.5deg. A few fish spotted (and spooked) in the bedrock gulleys, along with kingfisher, dippers, otter, mink and even a Little owl returning home with it's catch. Managed two fish on a dry dropper. One on the olive klink, and one on a s.18 gammarus below. I'll settle for that.

2 Trout