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Ladies,
First apologies for not submitting sooner, I had not forgotten. Thank you for the help in getting me the bookings. I came down on speck having spoken to D and A B a short time before to find they had no bookings. Well planed fishing trips for me do not work and I find it much more rewarding just to turn up and take what is available. It worked well for today the 21 Aug 2012 and hopefully for the 22 and 23 Aug 2012.
Today I had the pleasure of a meeting with Dr Stephen happily murdering Himalayan Balsam with a magic little tool.

Upper am - A total of 5 Browns all taken on a variation of the PT Nymph with Russian Black Pheasant Center Tail, Bodies, fished on the bottom lots of weight. Average size 5" to 8" for the first four and 10" for the fifth, around a pound handsome little chap.

Lower pm - Changeover time. Unlike Gromain, Llanstephan is a predictable stretch of river and as the afternoon progressed 9 Browns were taken again on the PT Variation fished hard and deep all in the 8" to 10" bracket all below a pound around 5.45pm, bigger Browns began to rise to a big hatch of what I know as Willow Fly Double Winged Tan Brown body colours, so on went a Willow Fly Dry. I connected with a brown approx 4 to 5lbs monster which gave me a good run around which I ended with a LDPR, Long Distance Premature Release. Give a trout with nous a little slack line and bless him, he will spit the hook for you. I fish light, 3lb tippet size 14 and 16 hooks all barbless so do not invite the obvious.
A great day with lots of memories of good sport and brave trout.
All the best and once again Thank you for your help.

23lbs colouring fish from Dolmeudwy on a #10 Boyo. Another fish contacted in Orchard and several others seen including a big Sea Trout.

Lure fishing for salmon. 4 x brown trout caught, nice condition, size between half and one pound, all returned. Conditions good, water level low due to no rain fall that week.

Blank

Started at 5pm. Still hot and with a blazing sun. Fished the fast water above Dolmeudwy while waiting for some shadow to stretch across the pool. A cunning plan almost came to fruition when a grilse laid hold in a channel between two boulders, before falling off at my feet. No action in the main pool, Orchard or Orchard stream.

Ideal height, overcast, rain. 2wbt - one over 2lbs.
T J hooked a good fish in Langoed Pool, bored deep for a few minutes then, sadly, came off. A good day.

Fish 6.30am to 8am and lost a very big fish silver after extended play in top of Dolmeudwy. River 2ft and near perfect clarity.

Lots of grayling caught on maggots, no chub or dace. Signs on gates would be a help.

This was a day's fishing as part of the RT Autumn Conference. I caught 1 grayling (1.25lb), 1 brown trout (1lb) and 1 salmon parr (3cm!) on silver invicta or other colour variants. All fish released. Water was coloured and nil rises seen. I saw 1 otter at upper beat access point. This was a stunning day, so many thanks to the Foundation for its generosity and hard work in running the passport scheme and conservation projects.

A lovely warm day with the river at a good height and with slight colour. The fishing though was very slow. Even the dace were elusive and I only saw one fish rise all day. Just one bite all day despite trying all the likely spots - this resulted in an out of season brownie about a pound.