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Had a day on Dinas and Abercynrig - water was low but not low, low. Conditions were hot but overcast at times. Not fished Dinas before but some lovely water - a nice mix of glides, pools and runs. Had several fish at Dinas but a lot more at Abercynrig as I fished there in the evening when the hatch and rise was superb. 16 fish at Abercynrig. Most fish 3/4lb but some over a 1lb and one of 2lb. All on dry fly.

16 Trout

River very low now (just above zero on the Brecon gauge) and with rafts of floating brown algae in the slack parts, but masses of fly life and quite a few fish moving. No takers in the sunny hours but I took two small fish (returned) in the faster water of the bottom pool in the evening with very small nymphs. Birds included spotted flycatchers, a family of grey wagtails and three baby redstarts. I love this beat, but I'm not so keen on the constant flow of walkers and gawpers on the far bank in fine weather - one couple sat down to a picnic on the edge of the bank opposite and watched me expressionlessly for half an hour without so much as a wave. I felt like asking them for their tickets. And while I was trying to photograph the wagtails a hiker talking on his phone wandered down to the edge of the rocks where the birds were (or had been), ignored my request to move and rabbited on for 20 minutes until I left him there with a less-than-polite gesture. I'll be back of course, perhaps when it's raining...

2 Trout

Great beat, saw plenty of fish and had quite a bit of interest from them but never landed one.

1 Trout

Had 9 Trout in total , 3 over a pound one just under 2pound , tough fishing low water , the pools produced , stealthy tactics , single nymph ….

9 Trout

15 Trout

1 Trout

10 Trout

Beautiful beat on a beautiful day. One take but lost at the net and nothing more. Plenty of fish about but bright and clear conditions made it difficult fishing.
Lots of activity at dusk as I was leaving and will definitely be fishing here again!

5 Trout