Feedback & Reports

Yet another superb day on this wonderful river. Insects of various species and sizes hatched all day. Lots of rising fish but for the most part they were focusing on the small stuff and even then mostly sub surface. Once the code was broken, the results were spectacular. Best fish 20”, 1x 17.5”, 3x 16” and the rest in the 14”-11” range. Most caught on a #18 para emerger on 6X tippet. Heart pounding stuff !

11 Trout

4 trout to 1lb, takes on PTN fished under dries and on olive emerger patterns. Epic evening rise around 9pm but couldn't work out what they were taking, seemingly not interested in any of our offerings.

4 Trout

1 Trout

2 Trout

Tricky fish

14 Trout

Sunny day with a light easterly wind, river at a nice level.

Lots of insect activity all day, but very few fish rising.

Spent too much of the day trying every dry in the box, before switching to the duo and catching a few.

3 Trout

First hot day of the year! River at a nice height (10" on the Brecon gauge) and running clear. Fished the very bottom of the beat from 11:00. Some rises to Olives; took one BT on Olive CDC but that was it in terms of rising fish - even though there was a good hatch of olives around 15:30.

There have been concerns expressed re accessibility on this beat. Though a mile in length large sections are unfishable because of deep water and trees. The very bottom of the beat is a nice spot for dry fly/upstream nymph but you then have to walk half the length of the beat to be able to drop in the water again. The top third of the beat is nicely accessible - but it was a 35 minute walk back to the parking at Ashford House. Parking adjacent to Tal y Bont bridge at the top of the beat is problematic thanks to a profusion of double yellow lines. Fording Caerfanell stream was tricky for someone who is not quite as agile as they once were - the winter flood had carved out a deep central section and some of the banks are vertical slopes. A more clearly marked route across the stream would be helpful to those unfamiliar with the terrain.

1 Trout

Felt like the real first day of the season. River still high but some sunshine and warmth. Small hatches of fly and some rising fish. Three good ones on the dry fly the largest a good 3lbs to Mssr Janicot.

16 Trout

1 Trout

Nothing caught. There were very few safe access points to the lower half of the beat due to the river depth, high banks and fallen trees. The upper section was more inviting and gave more opportunity to fish but wading was still precarious.