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A challenging but enjoyable first attempt at Welsh wild stream fishing. The water levels were low and clear, the fauna was in a 'catch-all' mood and the fish were spooky. One of us used a dry fly on one rod while the other used a Klink and dink.
Under the guidance of Oliver Burch, my brother and I learned a lot on how to go about fishing these charming waters. A very enjoyable day's fishing. Would recommend a day with Oliver to anyone - Thanks.

4 Trout, 1 Grayling

Our second day fishing under the expert guidance of Oliver Burch. A very different beat from our previous day on Llynfi Dulas. Our approach was again to use one rod dry fly and another with a nymph/dry duo, New Zealand style. Weather was cloudy with some sunny spells.
Water levels were better after some overnight rain with the water also slightly clouded. The fish were feeding with relative confidence and both methods produced results. A stealthy approach was still an absolute must along with the all important first cast. Plenty of fish seen, some caught, many missed or lost due to our own clumsiness. Some truly enchanting pools to fish with a good few trout rising. Some late mayfly were seen but enough to be called a hatch.
Thanks again for a wonderfully enjoyable day with our guide. Many thanks again to Mr Burch for sharing his excellent company and boundless knowledge. We shall return.

4 Trout

Busy start to the day on my first visit this season to Abernant. Took about 10 fish on a F-Fly in the first hour and a half. Mostly small trout and grayling but a couple half pound fish, but nice to turn up on a river during a good hatch.
However the action stopped dead on the surface so fished New Zealand style and took fish to a pound from the faster water. After 2pm it was very hard to get a bite by any method.
Most the fish here are small but a great fish about 3lb swam straight past me, so they are there!

15 Trout, 20 Grayling

Very, very tough.
2 anglers fished the bottom 2 pegs in the wood from 9am to 8pm. 1 angler fished a complete blank while I resorted to fishing meat just to get bites and ended up with a dozen eels and 3 small chub.
No bites on pellet or corn. Canoes were a nightmare, there were literally hundreds from 9am to 5pm, diving into the water in the swims being fished - though I don't think it actually made any difference to the fishing. The general ignorance of some people is quite astounding.

3 Chub, 12 Other

Tough going today not a knock till 6pm then chub started feeding. All between 3-5lb the barbel was 8-9lb.

1 Barbel, 6 Chub

Two fish caught on pop up with worm.

2 Trout

8 chub, 1 barbel, 1 eel all caught on meat or pellet.
River looked really good with a small amount of streamer weed but that was not a problem. Not as many canoeists as we had expected but those who were out were very courteous and stayed well clear of us.

1 Barbel, 8 Chub, 1 Other

Despite the fishery owner driving over my tackle box at the top of the bank we had a great day. River low and clear and sunny all day. Would suggest anglers leave their stuff on the slope, not at the top of the bank. My 10 year old fishing partner had a nice chub early on and the owner visited and suggested another swim nearby had been successful for an angler the day before so we moved there. It was good advice and we began with a surprising 9 pound two ounce barbel at about 3pm to ledgered pellet. Another 8 (a small one pounder, four five pounders and three hard fighting seven pounders) followed before sundown between us. We shared a swim and the barbel. Some fantastic fishey battles in a beautiful part of the Wye valley and an experience neither of us will forget soon. Thanks to all.

9 Barbel, 1 Chub

Low water exposed pools and runs throughout the beat. Warm and overcast weather provide great conditions for a catch.
The vast majority of the fist caught were small trout, below 6" in the faster water. Two nice grayling were caught in the early afternoon. Nearly all of the fish were caught on spider patterns such as Greenwell Spider.

17 Trout, 2 Grayling

My son had the 1 fish. I didn't have a bite. There was a lot of men there on the road side and they said it was a bad day fishing.

1 Trout