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Didn't touch or see a thing unfortunately.

14lb hen fish from Red Lion beat on a Blue Charm.

A last minute decision as I was visiting the Royal Welsh Show. David at the Foundation and Mike the fishery owner couldn't be more helpful sorting my requirements. Arrived at 5.30am and was instantly impressed with beat allocated & looking forward to a hard morning fishing. Problem was the Gods had better idea! Long story but broke top tip of rod so never made a cast. So sadly not much to report apart from reaffirming its an excellent fishery and in the time I was there saw a few silver tourists just to rub it in.
Will be definitely revisiting the beat again and this time take more than one rod lol.

16lb from beat 3 on a fly.

18lb salmon on fly Beat4

Fished from 2 - 5.30 pm. Rather windy on arrival but it abated during the afternoon. Arrived, probably at the tail of the day's main Yellow May hatch, but Olive Uprights were also emerging. Found some rising fish, one gently sipping in a foam lane. Missed it the first time on a Yellow May emerger, but saw it, and as is so often the case, little sips can mean big fish. Ten minutes later, a two and threequarter pound beauty fell to a Duck's Dun style O.U. emerger. Later five out-of-season grayling to 11" and five trout to 12" were taken on similar DD style patterns. Needless to say, all fish returned. At 5p.m someone turned the switch off.....time for a beer!

20lb on Fly.

Have fished the home patch here at Moccas off and on over the last few weeks and also the Gwent Anglers water at Ty Mawr on the Usk. The Grannom hatch has developed slowly on both rivers since 23 March as per last year. Grannom now around on both rivers in substantial numbers but not yet "plague proportions"! Fish taken on all three grannom emerger patterns. f you tie flies see my article on Gwent Anglers website with tying details(go to flies/trout)and, if you don't,you can now buy two of them ex-Fulling Mill from Hartley Fly (Fulling Mill new 2012 range). Also try tying up a weighted pupa tied along similar lines. Has worked well this year upstream alone or as the point fly with team of spiders.

What a lovely day to be on the river, no salmon showing or caught but a prolific trout rise on No 1 beat. This was the 1st time of fishing this stretch and it could probably have done with a drop more water but we will return. Proprietor extremely helpful as well. Booking through WUF was quick and smooth.

River pushing through and rising as we fished loads of twigs, leaves and weed as well as larger logs comming by. No barbel but a couple of chub caught.