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Thought there would be more of an evening rise but no. Still managed to persuade a couple of 8" trout to a Kite's.

2 Trout

Tough day..bright sunshine 20 degrees..saw 2 otters and a mink

1 Trout

1 Trout

Social media seems to have been plastered with photos of large Usk, Taff and Teifi trout in the past week so I thought the upper Wye might be worth a try. I've only fished Craig Llyn before in late summer and autumn so it was nice to be there on a lovely spring day. There were only a few fish rising but having struggled in the morning using NZ style, I switched to very small cdc shuttlecock emerger with some success.
The numbers weren't huge but this was made up for by some wild browns of superb quality. The biggest went 2.5lbs (weighed in net) but perhaps the most satisfying was a 2-pounder picked up on a parachute Adams while prospecting in the pocket water below the flats. 5 of the others were around the 1-1.5lb mark.

9 Trout

a bit warmer than yesterday, but still not many flyes around. catch 5 BT, largest up to 1,5 lb, nymphing with long leader in the deepest pools

5 Trout

This was my first visit to this beautiful piece of water but it certainly won't be my last!
Not having done a great deal of wading the huge gravel glide at the bottom of the beat was a godsend and confidence booster. However on this beat there are conditions to suit everyone - glides, riffles, broken water, gravel, boulder and bedrock (very slippery!).
There was a sporadic hatch of duns that the odd fish was sipping off the surface. I managed to tempt two 8' brownies with a drifted fly but none of the rising fish.
All this 20mins from home. I'll be back!

2 Trout

If I could only fish one beat for the rest of my life, this would be it. Dry flats, deep gutters, pools, riffles, the lot. Plenty of flies hatching. Easily accessible even with a dodgy knee. Abundant fry suggest it's heaving with fish. However a tight schedule meant I had to leave after lunch on a sunny hot day, and sadly I had nary a sniff of a fish despite several changes of tactics. I can imagine the evening would have been epic, so I'll look forward to returning.
A kingfisher in early morning sun was a happy bonus, as was dedicated parking right by the gate to the river.

Arrived at the beat around 11am to light rain which eased off around 1130, about 8 degrees and gradually warmed up in the afternoon to around 12 degrees, a dull day.

All fish were caught on dry flies (size 14 march brown), there were several good hatches throughout the day to monopolise on. I tried nymphing as well but no luck. Although fishing for WBT, I wasn't disappointed by the enthusiasm and aggressive strikes from the Grayling.
This is a wonderful beat with plenty of access, variety and good parking at the camp site.

6 Grayling

Difficult conditions, very windy ????