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2 decent WBT at 1/2lb plus 5 very small caught on Damsel nymph and Diawl nymph. A nice stretch of river in good condition. Very wet from rain but my son catching his 1st WBT made it all worthwhile.

7 Trout

River very fast and still quite high rose a bit during the day too.

4 Grayling

Pleasant beat but river was very low and as clear as gin.
No contact made with any grayling. Requires a bit of water I think. I bet it fishes well in summer for trout which is when I think I'll give it another try.
Large salmon of about 10lbs lying dead in the river with large bite out of it.

River was in excellent order, perhaps it was just me or my quarry picking up the vibrations from my shivering legs. Not normally a beat I blank on but there you go eh? One of those weekends, even booked a beat for Sunday that I can't make it! An inauspicious end to the year, back in the spring!

River very low, only one proper rise seen all day, no fish to note.

The river was in perfect condition. I think it could have had a few more fish, as the habitat was very good. Flies used and caught fish on: Shuttlecock, CDC Caddis grey, Red Tag, hare's ear nymph. Lost two fish.
We stayed in the Carlton Riverside, which was okay. However, the landlord was not aware of the need to book tickets online. Happy to see dippers and kingfishers.
Met a very happy Simon Evans at the river after he just received news about the record numbers of Salmon fry ;-) Thanks for your great river conservation efforts and congratulations to the salmons' return!
Florian

3 Trout, 2 Grayling

3 of us fished hard for little return - only 1 small trout to hand.

1 Trout

Water was coloured and river in spate after overnight rain so I gave up after an hour. Transferred to Claerwen Reservoir instead and caught three pristine wild brownies!

The river was still falling from the 3 foot rise on Thursday night. No fish showing. We fished nymphs and wets for 3 trout to 10" and a surfeit of salmon parr.

3 Trout

2 small trout 9 to 10 inches. Both returned.

2 Trout