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Full flood following previous heavy rains. Dark water with lots of leaves and debris carried in strong currents. Couple of feet maximum visibility in water. Blue dun hatch but taking nothing, wet nor dry.

2 Trout

The river was very coloured further down but this beat seemed just about fishable.Very slow though with no takes over a few hundred yards before I had some interest in one pool. Caught on a peeping caddis pattern and a gold bead PTN.
Lots of interesting water. Will return.

3 Trout

Cwmwysg conditions were marginal. Fished down from waterfall, top of beat with nymphs and spiders. Early, quick on and off but nothing after that. A few beginning to rise as we packed up. Three for MH, also fishing across and down.
Main access gate came close to injuring my hand (and damaging my waders!)
Can the beat owner / manager / farmer be persuaded to remove the rusting barbed wire from the top rail? Climbing over the gate is difficult enough without the health and safety issue.

6 decent trout up to 14" (ie. nothing big), around middle of the day, on PTN (duo), mostly from runs. Little if any rise/hatch, and no evening rise. High-ish flows but clear water. A bright and beautiful day on this scenic beat.

6 Trout

Lots of Stone flies and Caddis hatching steadily most of the day. Down stream wind made it interesting but not impossible

6 Trout

Beautiful day. The river was slightly up from the previous few days but still crystal clear and the blue sky and sunshine made things tough. No sign of moving fish so I fished single nymphs under yarn. I managed 3 fish in a couple of hours but it was no picnic.

3 Trout

Fished the evening after a day of drizzle and rain.
Stunning beat, flanked by ancient oak trees and mossy banks.
Wading is challenging, mainly bedrock and some deep fast pools, be extremely careful, take a wading stick.
Had five fish, nothing big, lost another four. Klink, PTN etc... Saw a salmon, or a large trout leap and the tail of Quarry pool.
Fished until dark, but didn't make it to the top of the beat.
The perfect beat if you like it challenging and wild. Probably the most unspoiled fishing I have had in the UK.

5 Trout

River low and clear. Both12” fish caught to PTN and Holy Grail late morning. Very little action otherwise.

2 Trout

5 Trout