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6 rainbow trout up to 2lbs in weight, fly - gold head hares ear.

6 Trout

Terrible day, beautiful beat, well kept and in good condition, albeit with no fish seen.
Can't cast, can't figure out a sensible plan of attack, can't cast from a left bank, can't think why I put myself through this ongoing anguish. Must give up any ambitions towards salmon fishing before I waste yet more time and money.
Probably won't be back although don't let my inadequacies put you off.

Fished for a couple of hours in the evening, leaving the beat at 7.30pm. Hoping for lovely evening weather after a beautiful day, but the clouds had settled in by the time I got to the river. No rises to be seen and little fly life. Two small trout, each about 6", came to my pheasant tail nymph.

2 Trout

Fished middle section, water seemed quite low (not familiar with beat), very overgrown in places, consequently few real chances to get a cast out. Couple of pools fishable so long as approached Red Indian style, caught one brown and lost one more on own pattern nymph (Irfon Bug).

1 Trout

No fish caught. Noticed a man hidden fishing with a float? on the opposite bank of the downstream limit fence and another from near the dwelling/cafe (?) on Cadora pool. Both stopped fishing when I got nearer. Are these people poaching?

All trout caught on worm held up with form to keep off the bottom.

10 Trout

Glan-yr-Afon is the most beautiful stretch of river in the British Isles and one day I will catch a salmon there, but today I had to be content with the largest brown trout I have ever caught - at 20" long - which put up a pretty good impersonation of it's senior cousin for 15 minutes. I put it back, just in case some of its offspring choose to head downstream to the sea. Water conditions perfect at 10" on the Brecon gauge and I was fishing the top pool.

1 Trout

River was at good height, very slight peaty tinge, saw a couple of coloured fish show, nothing caught.

3 Barbel, 6 Chub

No fish caught.