Feedback & Reports

Well gave the little Clewedog a bash early on this morning , as wasn't heading out with Mrs A. till later on in the day , so got there at sparrows fart , still dim when I tackled up , my usual trustee rig , still misty and muggy when I started down in the little Brook , prospecting a tiny Para Adams , first one missed , and in fact second one , savage fast hits to the dry !!!!!! Dooooh !!!!!!

Eventually tuned in , and had the third fish , nice little Clewedog brownie , about eight inches , slipped back in , second fish was in the same pool , at the head , another good rise to the Adams , spot on !!!! Nice to get to these streams early , only nature seems to be up , which is soooooooo relaxing !!

Worked my way up stream , only a quick session here , six nice fish to hand was a fun early morning , next time I'm here will do the full beat , hopefully be a bit cooler , was hot hot travelling back !!! Did have a catch up quickly , with a mate who I do some rabbit lamping with after my fishing sortie , was nice to have a cold drink to be honest , only lives locally , takes his dog walking occasionally down there , said quite often sees an otter !!!! Water quality and insect life are very good here in the little Clewedog , great to see , however does really need some TLC come winter time , and a good old trim back , all the way up the beat !!!!

Still a really fun few hours , and nice to catch some of the feisty Clewedog brownies , spot on , back here soon , and looking forward to doing the full beat , seems odd why this little gem isn't fished much at all , it's a real little jewel in this secretive valley !!!!! Lovely jubley !!!!!!!

6 Trout

Water up a bit and carrying a tinge of colour. Much of the lower end of the beat is covered in a thick canopy of alders . The darkness caused by the trees can,t be good for fish or fly life. Only a few places where fishing of any sort was possible and eventually I caught a 6” trout by dangling a ptn in a deep hole.

1 Trout

A good flow and hint of colour after last weeks spate.
Fish were rising regularly when I arrived at Ten in the pool above the bridge so I started out with a para adams size 18 landed 1 and missed another 2.
Things went a bit quiet so fished duo for a while and caught 4 on the nymph.
Had a close encounter with an Otter halfway up the beat.
Fish rising again later so back to the adams which took a couple more.

7 Trout

Low and clear. Fish all taken in the outflow of riffles and drops on the duo. All fish took the nymph, copper bead black and olives in variation, except one to a CDC and Elk dry. All small to 5” bar one bigger fish from a deeper pool but lost mid fight. Probably 10” that one.

8 Trout

A very enjoyable 3 hrs early morning, had to walk a bit to get away from the trees, I got as far as the reservoir pipes before I gave up, sadly no fish seen or caught.

Chilly start to a lovely day but nothing moving. Tried small nymphs and dries to no avail. Still too early possibly.

A lovely spring day with birdsong, celandine, otter tracks and spraints and at one point a dipper flopping about in the water trying to take me away from its nest. I started fishing a heavy nymph but nothing doing. Around midday some flies started coming off and I saw a rise - I still had the nymph on - I cast to the fish - the fishing gods smiled upon me and I caught a 9” trout. Changed to a dry but no other signs of life. Progress upstream very difficult in places. There are quite a few livestock barriers or the remains thereof strung across the stream. Most of them are so delapidated that they no longer serve the original purpose but still spoil the fishing

1 Trout

Was a nice change heading to the little Clewedog Brook today , overcast a cool breeze , and 17 degrees when I tackled up at nine , with my usual six foot two weight rod , and a single 18 Parachute Adams to start , as initially looking over the bridge , I did see one steady rise , things looked good , always a nice start seeing a fish rising . . . . Excited delirium sets in !!!!!!!,
Eventually got down into the stream , tricky from the bridge , but found a small tight path in , aren't they always amass with brambles . . . Careful wading as the initial hundred yards is pretty slippy bedrock so took it very steady , cast too the rising fish , and he nailed it , happy days nice start . . . A feisty fish of about ten inches admired then slipped back in .
I worked my way steadily upstream , some lovely little pools and runs , superb stuff and casting is reasonable for such a small stream , although some of the pools are deep , reminds me of some of the pools on the Hindwell , very deceptive and can easily catch you out !!!!!!Next two fish were on the Parachute Adams as well , again little fighters , and lovely colouration , both about eight inches . A couple of the deep pools , I did change fly to a GRHE , did the trick , two more fish from the same large pool , great fun , one about six inches , the other about eight .
Some surface activity was starting to show more regular by about midday and a mix of upwings and sedge were on the go , so tied on an Adams agin , this time slightly bigger , I went for the 14 just to see how things went . . . .
Did seem particularly fussy , hammered at the head of a little pool , again strong little fish seven inches , slipped back in , didn't quite manage the full beat , perhaps three quarters , great fun and plenty of activity frontman the resident kingfishers , really nice to see . .
Last fish was prospecting the Adams tight under a slumped willow , and a slow motion rise , small fish came up to inspect it then nailed it , great fun .
A really interesting five hours on the Clewedog Brook , seven brownies caught and released and plenty of wildlife to keep you entertained , as always with these wild streams , a nice way to chill out and drift away . . . . . . . . Spot on !!!!!!!!

7 Trout

Bright sunny day stream still quite high and coloured. Plenty of fly life . Fished nymph and dry fly but no interest. No rising fish seen. Some areas that could do with trimming and a couple of large blockages that would help flow if cleared. That said, a lovely stretch of wild stream to fish - I'll be back!