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The predicted rain didn't come so I had a pleasant day on the river, overcast warm with only a light wind. Access was very difficult. Through the gate you are faced with five foot high stinging nettles and shrub, I used my wading staff to hack a path to the river, only to find I was faced with a big drop onto soft mud and had to back track to find another entry point. Two flies lost in the first three casts wasn't a good start. I used dry flies throughout and managed to consistently get rises to them, but I think they were always very small and never managed to connect. Walked the entire beat, one dead sheep on the bank quite new. Exit at the top of the beat was tricky, walked back to my car along the road.

Fished from 11 30 am to 6 30pm. Overcast very windy dry and nymph both worked still not much water and clear. 14" oos grayling on dry very pleased. Biggest brown 8". Nice day.

6 Trout, 4 Grayling

Still very windy but the river was only slightly up and coloured after the recent rain. Too windy for the Tenkara rod today so first time out this season for rod and line. Upstream Nymphing with French leader produced 5 Trout best 12 inches and 2 small grayling. An early finish with a broken rod unfortunately after 1 too many wayward casts in the wind ended up in the undergrowth.

5 Trout, 2 Grayling

Booked this, a favoured beat, for an easier ride after the Clettwr yesterday. Arrived to find a thirsty stream, I would say you could have walked between the the banks in your slippers all the way to the "no fishing" section before changing into your Wellies ! One 10in wbt to a Griffiths gnat, now affectionately known between the shared rod as the "G Gnat" for its success on the streams.

1 Trout

I had a couple of spare hours this morning. In spite of the river being on it's bones and hardly any flow there were a few risers to be seen. Managed two trout, one of which was 10 inches. Both took a Kite's Imperial which is a reliable early season fly on this beat. The fish were taken in identical locations, just as the shallow run entered the neck of the pool.

2 Trout

Never fished this river before glad I made the trip up, not much water. Had a good time, but then it started to rain so called it a day.

4 Trout, 6 Grayling

Very attractive beat, however, very low water, bright and windy conditions made fishing difficult

1 Grayling

A lovely beat, with some great water, especially the lower end. Had a great day out. Trout (3 small chaps) were hard to come by and mostly tucked away in deeper water and undercuts which took nymphs. Whilst fishing a dry in some riffle water picked up 2 good grayling, but found no trout in the shallower water.
Fish stocks were far lower than I would expect from water such as this where entomology biodiversity seemed very high based on some stone turning. The upper end of the beat lacks the character and fish holding nooks and crannies of the lower section and could do with some rehabilitation to improve this as trout habitat.

3 Trout, 2 Grayling

My first try at this beat, suspect it needs a little more water than today to bring a few more pools into play. Two trout of about 10" to a weighted GRHE. No fly-life today, probably a bit cold.

2 Trout