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Stayed at Aberbran caravan club site for the week. Fished Penpont 3 days only managing to catch fish on one day on klink and dink. Other days trout taking flies too small to imitate. River low and very clear.

5 Trout

2 Trout

River was low and slow, tried casting dries to rising fish but refusing at last point, eventually 4 trout from 4 to 6 inches fell to downstream wet flies in Aberbran pool. 2 large trout in the pool but not for me to catch this time. Will try again hopefully when river a little higher. Lovely setting, caravan in Aberbran camp site very handy but lots of children in river, (only having fun themselves! Bank Holiday! They did leave me to fish).

4 Trout

Tough low, clear water conditions just before Hurricane Bertha blew in: a few trout were rising towards the lower end of the beat, but for the life of me I couldn’t match what they were eating. In hindsight I should probably have gone to nymphs and a French leader, but the challenge of a rising trout is just so absorbing…
General comment: it’s a shame about the campsite occupying the true left bank just above Aberbran Bridge, which in practice means it’s impossible to fish this once-productive area – at least in high summer when the campsite is full.

Arrived at 10am to find the river flowing with a little colour and extra volume from the rain earlier in the week. I also found a team of 4 goosander working the pool below the upper bridge, so headed straight to the lower end.
Worked my way upstream with nymphs picking up a handful of 8-12" fish. Plucked a couple of bigger ones but nothing of any great size brought to hand. All fish returned safely.

8 Trout

Low, clear water, wet fly success. Fish 8 to 10 inches, all returned in good condition.

4 Trout

1 Trout

Penpont is such a beautiful place and it's a joy to fish there. Sadly, there was very little evidence of fish. There were trout near the bridge as usual, but nothing at all otherwise.
Also two other fishermen arrived. I don't think they were 'guests of the house' either.

WUF note - Please report any suspicious activity immediately to the Foundation or failing that, to the NRW incident line 0800 807060.

Extremely hot day which made for a beautiful day on the river but a difficult time fishing. 2 small trout caught on nymph. Waited for an evening rise/spinner fall but it did not happen.

2 Trout

2 trout of about 12" on upstream bead head nymphs in deep riffles. A very bright day, 23 degrees C with quite low water, but couldn't stay late today so probably missed the best of it. A few smallish (medium) olives coming off most of the afternoon but rises were very few and far between.

2 Trout