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Wet spider initially, one take but no connection. Changed to dry fly as there was some fly on the water. There was some Grannon hatching and a few Olives. There was an intermittent rise, most of it on the smoother water. A lovely beat to fish and a thoroughly enjoyable day out. Good wading and lots of wildlife to see. Definitely worth another visit.

Beautiful stretch of water. Car parking not clearly marked. Several trout rising, nil return.

Hot sunny day but also one of those days when nothing seems to go right! Tangles, miscasts and not a fish to be seen. Tried everything from deep fished nymphs to dries. The only naturals in any number were hawthorns but nothing rising.

Having said all that it was still an enjoyable few hours especially standing in the cold river while the sun beat down.

A large part of this it is a JUNGLE . I like tricky wild fishing but I got lost in there not sure if i was on the right beat or even the right river ... no fly life or rises so went downstream onto my club stretch found some rising fish and caught 2 on dries .
I know stretch bellow tower is great fished it few years back so disappointing

Endeavoured to walk all this short beat from the bank, The upper section is a jungle of willow, Japanese knotweed and Himalayan balsam and only fishable by wading which would need lower water levels to attempt, I think. Good hatch of (probably) medium olives middle of the day and some large spinners in the air ( MB ? Book dun ?) Proximity to the A40 means this beat is noisy at the weekend as it is a favourite race track for the motor bikers. Will come back mid week on a drizzly day when water levels are lower !

1 Trout

The water was pushing through at a fast pace (we had noted it at just over 1' on the Brecon Gauge that morning), and a high wind was always going to present a challenge. Access to the water is very limited - we managed to fish the downstream limit for about 25-30 yds, but then found a combination of high, sheer banks and dense undergrowth further upstream prevented us getting into the water. Very low water would make much larger stretches of this beat 'fishable'' allowing you to get into the River and wade safely up or downstream - there are some very deep stretches on this beat ! Establishing the upper and lower limits of the Beat is tricky - the Farmer we met on the bank was helpful and able to put us right, but perhaps beat markers would help make things much clearer.
Worth noting there is a lot of loose wire up and down the banks, so a little caution needed.
Tough day, and sadly no fish seen or caught.

Just a morning session nymphing. River still a little high and brisk making wading a bit of a challenge and no sign of any fish at all. The very busy otter probably had better luck than I!

Water dropped sufficiently to make fishing possible though wading was hard work in places. A little colour with the bottom disappearing in about 2ft of water.
Five trout caught, three around the 12oz Mark and two a little over 1lb.

5 Trout

Too much water. Took a look and then decamped to a wild stream on my season ticket.