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River falling from approx 1ft to 9 inches on Brecon gauge after rain 3 days earlier which brought river up to over 1ft 6inch at Brecon. Thought there might have been the chance of a salmon. Not a fish seen. Tried a range of flies in all the named pools to no avail!

A truly disappointing day in general. Two rods fished from 0900-2000 and not a single fish caught and not much activity at all. This beat needs some considerable TLC to improve the standard compared to others on here. It is not just the accessibility to the river but also the condition of the banks and the removal of fallen trees etc to enable fly fishing.
The only place that was worth attempting (opposite the house) became a recreational activity when 10 or so residents of the house decided to go for a swim whilst we were having lunch upstream. If fishing is booked for that day then swimming should not be allowed to take place.
I wouldn't return here if you paid me. You might as well set fire to £20 in your living room, at least you'd get some light!
If this beat is to remain on the foundation I suggest it is reviewed and feeback given accordingly to the owner.

Dreadful weather with strong downstream wind pushing torrential rain. I quickly gave up and sat reading in my car until the promised break in weather. This arrived at about 3 pm. I quickly raced back and saw rising fish above the bridge below the rocks.Initial offering of grey duster refused but a quick change to klinkhammer immediately brought two trout of 15" to net. A third trout of 9" soon followed but so did the strong wind and heavy rain. The eye of the storm had passed in less than 45 minutes.

3 Trout

I am afraid so low, unfishable.

A beautiful day and the river was in brilliant condition: this is a great stretch and one of the most easily fishable of the beats above Brecon. Only managed a few hours in the afternoon although it looked as if the evening would have been promising. A few flies coming off, but no rises. Two 7/8 inch trout to my nymph.

2 Trout

Water was perfect, gin clear! Saw some very small trout 2-3", didn't catch anything though.

Lovely setting even though the river was high and coloured. Caught three nice small WBT. Thanks.

3 Trout

Fished in the evening with the river at a good height but still a bit coloured. Caught a couple of small fish on dry flies but saw nothing bigger move all evening.
I fished into the darkness hoping for some activity but nothing happened. It was a strange experience having lots of bats swooping very close and low over the river.

2 Trout

Arrived with the intention of fishing the "evening rise" only to be rained off within an hour ! Some downpour it was too! Hope the young family camping opposite the house were ok. Nil caught.

Lot of fish caught in dry fly. Small and medium during the day and bigger one at sunset (all released).

20 Trout