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Brilliant day on this beat which is stunning. The river is very wide here and wading can be very difficult in places. We didn't see a huge amount of fly life but there were the odd isolated hatches later in the day. Two Grayling taken on the surface with Adams patterns later on in the day, 2 taken on spider patters and one on a jig nymph. One 8" WBT taken on a hares ear just under the bridge and a small Salmon Parr taken by surprise just upstream of the bridge in fast water. All in all, a great day in a spectacular place that we really didn't want to leave.

We also thoroughly recommend staying at Plas Gwyn, excellent accommodation in an ideal location for the Upper Wye. Also, The Seven Stars pub at Aberedw is probably the most welcoming village pub I've ever been in and the food is outstanding as well as being good value for money.

1 Trout, 5 Grayling, 1 Other

River in great condition, but no catch, will be back again

5 Trout

What a fantastic place to spend Sunday. Went mountain climbing with the tenkara rod. 2 trout 6-8ins and better one missed. All on the dry fly, a small caddis pattern.
Will be going back soon, once my legs have recovered!

2 Trout

Unfortunately another nil return - there was very little activity all day from fish or insect, although I did spot what I think was a solitary Yellow May dun. There is lovely water toward the top of the beat, where to my surprise I lost a fish on a Prince Nymph put on in desperation at the end of the day. The lower end of the beat also has good water, although the banks require a lot of clearing. A great day.

A lovely days fishing on a challenging little stream. Water was low but clear, a few rising early on, one beauty succumbed to a royal wulf the rest all on grhe nymphs. A total of 9 wbt ranging from 4" -9" and quite a few missed. All in lovely condition.

9 Trout

A lovely little wild stream but sadly very low water levels due to the warm weather conditions and no rain. Only tiny sections of streamy water and then mainly deep sluggish pools with no flow so impossible for nymphing as they could hear the drop of the fly immediately and no rises. Only fished for half the day. It would be delightful in different conditions and a little bit of cutting back on the beat would make a huge difference to access and casting.
Many thanks. Gilly Bate