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Overcast and muggy , water lever quite high which makes it difficult to get at the river on this beat . However found some promising areas an landed my first fish of the season, very handsome brownie on aPTN below a Klink.
Caught a tiddler a short while later then a 8oz Grayling also on the PTN. No hatch and no surface activity

2 Trout, 1 Grayling

I returned the 10" trout i caught on a size 16 PTN i tied it, with a little piece of lead wire to sink it. i had another take i missed, both in the late afternoon. The river was fast and slippery wading (wading pole needed)with over hanging trees ( roll casting-good fun!) I found trout, over shingle/pebble river bed (in the middle of the river) and not over big rock, which i suppose makes sense- long gutter to black hole swims . I found the fishing hard, but its beautiful river and enjoyed my day.

1 Trout

no fish

Lots of BWO hatching and fish rising to them periodically, had a few on the nymph deep and plenty missed and taken on the emergers. Water was clear but coming through at a rate of knots.

6 Trout

1 Trout

Water still murky in morning but river dropped a touch in level. Had a lovely brownie 2lb (first Wye brown) on beat 3, mid afternoon on stonefly nymph right at the bottom only a few meters out from bank. My friend had a small brownie 0.5lb same fly but further to middle of river beat 3.
Had seen some nice rises on beat 2 just before the Eyot but time ran out.

2 Trout

River too high to fish well trout landed and one lost . I wont book this stretch too far ahead again . It was a 500 mile round trip wasted . I wish it had been cancelled as a wash off

1 Trout

4 rainbows caught on worm very enjoyable day

4 Trout

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