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Struggled today. River in reasonable shape, but fish not cooperative. Managed one 12" trout on a baetis nymph and missed a take on small klink during a brief hatch of ldo.

I spoke to Mr Charles Picton the day before fishing and he said that there was plenty of snow on the mountains around, but optimistic as ever we set off in pursuit of trout. We fished the lower section and covered the water with various nymphs, there were no fish rising, and no signs of fly activity, 2 1/2hrs and nil. Lunch then we moved to the upper section and 2pm a few LDO'S appeared which started a few fish rising which we both covered with various presentations, but alas the fish were just not in the mood, with the water level low and gin clear, the first time a blank for ages still a very pleasant day on the Irfon with my Son, we will be back.

A good day on the first pool we got to we found a rising fish, it turned out to be an 18 inch cock fish with the beginnings of a magnificent kype. Few Flies hatching through out the day so we fished Nymphs landed another 5 fish all in the 10 -14 class then finished of the day with a another well kyped male of around 17 inches.

River very clear and in bright sunlight. Quite a few flies hatching at 3.00 pm but no trout seen rising. Returned one nice 3/4 lb grayling caught on gold head hares ear from streamy water. Big chub seen idling in the glides. Booking very efficient - particularly at such short notice.

Water level getting very low indeed. Only two Grayling caught with no sight of any rising Browns. Both fish caught on a paractute adams.

Only a couple of trout & 6 or 7 grayling between two rods. Mainly on dries, best pattern being an LT Klink.

No trout caught. A few grayling rising.

A very bright, sunny day devoid of any cloud cover. Two of us fished the lower double bank section of the fishery but struggled to get to grips with it. Just one grayling each but that only tells part of the story. We had a wonderful time fishing a variety of water and always felt that success was just around the next corner. In truth, neither of us has much experience fishing this type of river and it showed! I would recommend this beat to anyone who simply loves a challenge.
Thanks as ever for the efficient, smooth running of the booking system.

1 Grayling pushing the 1lb mark. From speaking to two other anglers on the beat, the grayling seemed to be very spread out, possibly getting ready to spawn...

River in tip top condition; beautiful day but overnight frost meant fishing was hard. One nice grayling on french nymphing tactics. Big thankyou to Gareth for the tuition and the encouragement. Will be back, thank you WUF.