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Hoped I would see some more water in the river after the lightning storms we had in Worcestershire the day before, but the level was still very low and the cloud cover quickly burnt off to produce another hot, bright day. Sporadic rises from fish through the beat, but tough to find a consistent riser during the day. Picked up a couple of little brownies on leaded nymphs in the deeper pools but struggled with the dry fly until dusk. Fish started rising properly as the light faded and had another 4 fish best about 1/2 pound on a small klinkhammer fished in a couple of the faster glides at the top of the beat.
Saw two of the fattest Kingfishers I have ever seen which are obviously feasting on the large numbers of Parr in the shallows. Unfortunately the beat was disturbed by illegal canoeists who despite my explaining the situation, did not leave, but were at least polite and apologetic.

6 Trout

Fished 11am to 7pm, several lost in the morning. Fishing grey wolf with size 16 pheasant tail copper nymph New Zealand style. Late afternoon after 4pm, several hatches took small brown trout in the rougher water, some to the dry and some to the nymph. Access tricky in places but great fun, water was low, very bright conditions, tough fishing.

8 Trout

Hot sunny day - some sporadic surface feeding, both fish (small) on Para-Adams size 18.

2 Trout

Difficult conditions at nearly 30 degrees and cloudless skies. 3 or 4 fish in the half pound range on nymphs during the day. We hoped for a decent evening rise but never fully materialised. A couple of lost fish at last light. Balliff was helpful. Hope for better fishing weather next year. Thanks.

4 Trout

A wonderful day; both warm and sunny and the river lived up to its name, as it was 'abounding in fish'! Unfortunately we didn't catch any! We could not figure out what they were taking. We both tried every fly known to man, and even some fairly heavy handed casting didn't dissuade them.
There are a few lovely pools where one would expect to see salmon, but there were none in evidence.

Water low and clear. Very few fish rising. Some fly activity mid afternoon otherwise very quiet. Three small fish taken during the afternoon on wet fly (march brown) fishing downstream in wide run towards top of beat.

3 Trout

Nice water, only sporadic rises so went to nymphing. Missed at least a dozen on PTN, these wild trout are quicker than I am! Picked up 3 on dry around 8.45pm. All fish around 6".

3 Trout

We went for the evening rise but unfortunately the temperature dropped quickly after a perfectly clear day and the hatch and rise were brief. A few fish were showing but the action was not what the day had promised and we finished the evening with just a couple of fish. The river level was 6in on the Brecon cam, the water was gin clear, and the scenery spectacular. Next time...

2 Trout

Lovely beat and better weather. Caught 6 trout to 1lb. I caught 5 to 1lb, my friend who fishes a lot only managed one. But that is fishing. All fish were caught on nymph, very little surface activity.

6 Trout

4 Trout to nymph and three to dry fly. Little surface activity other than the three fish caught on dry fly. I only saw another couple of rises all day. All fish returned.

7 Trout