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Very tranquil location. Last time I was up here (last year) I saw an otter. None sighted this time, and nothing much to see anywhere save a steady confident solitary rise between and under protective overhang. A couple or more flies and nearly all patience were lost to foliage but persistence paid off when the rise went for and took a size 14 klinkhammer. A plump maybe 1.5lb trout gave tremendous sport for 10 minutes, was landed and duly returned (catch and release only here). Apart from missing one other take that was all the sport I had - but that one fish made it all worth while!

2 x trout. Gold head GRHE. Hot,bright sunny day.
A dead hen salmon lay on her side on the bottom of the river about 15m inside the first field below the footpath.
Below the rapids. There was no obvious damage/disease and her tail fin was in good condition. There was no bloating or predation so it seemed a recent death. No other signs of fish distress or death.

5 trouts (1x 50cm)- nymph. Catch & release.

2 brown trout about 1/2lb each, taken on gold head and blue dun. River very clear. Lost nice grayling about a pound.
Beautiful river and setting. Will be back during the hopefully warmer summer months.

Dare I say,"too much rain"? Water quite high and no fishing attempted. Did notice large numbers of canoeist searching for "safe" water as Wye was out of the question....None actualy in the water though.

2 trout (both 3/4lb) and 1 grayling of the same weight(returned) all on the same fly - a Greenwells Glory fished dry. There was a brief hatch of medium olives, and a few fish rising, in a mixture of strong sun and blustery showers. Really enjoyed the day and this stretch of the river.

Nothing caught.

A mild (for January) showery day on this very attractive beat. I was a bit nervous about the rain having been on a rising Irfon before, but I think the Cilmery gauge stayed around 5.3 all day. Managed eight Grayling all when Czech nymphing - 3 tiny, 3 average and 2 large, the best of which measured 16" - when I hooked it I was dreaming of much more such was the fight! All came to guess what?... Pink Shrimp... on middle dropper, until I lost the last of my regular bottom droppers on a snag and tied on a Tungsten Orange Bug which promptly attracted the last two fish - what does that prove? I honestly don't know....

2 x Grayling, 1 - 1.5 lbs.

What a beautiful beat! Arrived early to get a full days fishing in and we were not dissappointed. 9 Good sized graying to 15" and 3 hard fighting brownies. We had to work hard for them in the ice cold water, but it was worth it. All fish taken on heavy beaded bugs bounced across the bottom. We also got a fleeting visit from an otter!!! Thank you for a great day.