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1 x 2 lb trout

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Arrived to find a very full river but fortunately not too much colour.
The winter floods had eroded the near side bank leaving steep drops to the river. After a downstream walk I found a place where I could clamber down and set about Euro Nymphing my way back upstream. This is a method I’m still getting to grips with and I spent a lot of time freeing my flies from the bottom. However one cast wasn’t the bottom as it moved, turned out to be a trout of approx 1 lb.
The rest of the fish were caught swinging heavy nymphs, we saw the odd fly and the odd rise but nothing sustained. The fish we’re hungry mind , we both commented on how hard they hit the flies.
A lovely spring day, seemed to have dodged the rain for once.
Thanks to the land owner for moving the gate much further down the hill allowing for a much easier exit.

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FIsh returned around 1lb caught on dark colored nymph from the bank at peg 19

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Cold weather but fish were very low in the water

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River running very high and coloured. No flies seen. One small trout caught and returned) on PT nymph. Very muddy from Car park through farm yard.

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Again frustratingly pokey and coloured when I bowled up at the Edw @ Cregrina,.... still needs a good three days to bring it down ..... the weekend it may be workable !!! Thankfully my beloved Elan Valley opens tommorrow.... yeesssssssssssss !! So I'll leave the wild streams a couple of weeks !! I always wonder why the reservoirs don't open on the 3 march too !!! The Teifi Pools do, and as the crow flies literally a couple of miles over the next series of mountains from the top of Claerwen Reservoir ..... weird !!!! But there we go ......
The fishing was tricky, as there's bedrock here, and visibility wasn't fantastic either ... tight lining the heads of pools produced four small fish, between eight and nine inches, nothing really decent .... There are some clonkers in the Edw system , all the way up at the top of Hundred House ..... Anyway, a team of two tungsten nymphs produced the goods ..... good fun .... but I always take a surreptitious approach here!! Fishing wild places on your own ... take care folks, one slip and your ankle is gone ......
The kingfisher was up and down twice ... nice to see ... Again access in heigh water ... barbed wire is literally everywhere ,no little gates for anglers , shame really!!... keep your eyes well peeled folks barbed wire !!!!! It's even in two metre sectionS snd snall cut of rusty bits, buried in the leaf litter !!! That catching your expensive Simms or Orvis waders and it's a nice steady rip and a careful session with the aquasure .... lol !! That ripping snagging sound .... eeeeeekkkkk almost as bad as the crunching sound on a car bumper .... almost !!! Ha Ha ha ....
Well, a fun couple of hours , only up to the Bridge, got out , had a mug from my flask.... and dwelled on better dry fly days ahead ..... its imminent folks .... Right, time for a Baileys coffee then pack my wet fly boxes for tommorrows sortie in the Elenydd......

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