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Lovely autumn day, one barbel 10lb, largest chub was a good 5lb.

2 Barbel, 6 Chub

River was still high after the floods of the previous week and running fast, but fairly clear. Landed a lovely 7+inch brown trout taken on a olive nymph. He had a large louse on his side which i removed before putting him back.

1 Trout

On arrival two anglers already there ,had a walk about looks good, swims a bit limited in wood due to high banks I fished to end of wood had barbel to 9.8 (pb) and 1 chub mate who was in first field did not have a bite.

4 Barbel, 1 Chub

Difficult beat to wade but a pleasant day with plenty of sun .unwadable at the lower part of the beat . Above average water height. Had six fish between us on pheasant tail nymphs deep down above the bridge where we could both get in the water..

6 Grayling

My first visit to this beat. There were more fishable swims than other reports led me to believe, but I failed to find any feeding fish after trying several of them. The weather was fantastic for the time of year, being warm and sunny with little or no wind. Water levels had dropped back almost to pre-spate level and the river was running quite clear. Evening was always going to be the best time, but it did’t happen for me on this occasion.

5 Barbel

20 Chub

Not for me this one, will not be returning, 100m of bank for fly is not a suitable fishery for me and that part had a rod out every 10m drowning worms. Water very coloured as quite a lot of rain has fallen,

Well for a change , gave the Arrow Mill beat a crack this morning , only a quick session to be honest , arriving there at nine, was perhaps a bit early , still a chill in the air , so opted for a tiny flashback tungsten PTN , starting down by the bridge . . . . . . . .
Flow pretty impressive over the weir , and it seems the Arrow is holding water still from the other weeks two days downpours . . . Slightly cloudy but otherwise looking great !!!!
Nothing on the nymph , till I got to the deep pool about forty yards short of the weir pool , one good take on the PTN , and a feisty little eight inch grayling to hand , quickly admired then released . . .
Slowly mooched up to the weir pool and had two more grayling , both about six inches , but perfect little fish , and both slipped back in . The section above the weir didn't seem very " alive " , and worked my way after limbo dancing under the electric fence , shame it wasn't positioned about three yards further out !!!!! So that you could at least get down into the river with out some dodgy dancing !!!!
One nice Chubb seen further up but otherwise not much going on fishy wise !!!! Did try a black klinkhammer working likely spots , but no takers today . . . Still a fun few hours , shall get on the Llynfi next week , have a bash at the feisty Welsh Grayling !!!!!! Happy days !!!!!!!

3 Grayling