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Again a second visit to this beat but unfortunately over night rain increased river level to about 2 feet with very coloured water. Tried an hour Polish nymphing but couldn't get into the main stream as current too strong. Glad to know it was the river conditions not the fishing
that beat me this time.

Water quite low & limited amount of water fishable with the fly. Nothing seen nor touched unfortunately.

Water clear and fairly low. Fish all caught on dry fly. The fish were small - between a quarter and half a pound - all were returned to the water.

2 Trout, 1 Grayling

10 lb salmon from tail of Bathing Pool at 10.30 am. Very slightly coloured. Full floater, size 6 Cascade-type fly. Llanstephan gauge at 22". Quite sunny and very bright in pm. No other takes or fish seen.

1 Salmon

2' and still carrying some colour. Nothing doing.

14lb hen fish caught on a cascade

1 Salmon

Attended Tenkara day most of the fish taken in the fast water after the large Croy near far bank, all on the Tenkara rods on nymphs and drys elk hair emerger many more fish missed, rained all day river was on the rise slightly, good trout up to 2lbs and another good trout pinged off. 15 grayling 8 trout 2 salmon parr all fish excellent condition

8 Trout, 15 Grayling, 2 Other

There were 4 anglers, this report is from me alone, the others will submit their own catch returns. Warm day, water had some colour from previous rainfall and was higher than the previous day. A few olives, but even fewer rising fish and despite trying various methods from dry fly to heavy nymphs, success was limited. The small trout (parr) that I caught took a beaded catgut nymph, on a size 12 barbless grub hook. It was returned without being taken out of the water.

1 Trout

Attended the Tenkara day, fished Ty-Newydd beat in the rain and thoroughly enjoyed it. The guides were very helpful and knowledgeable, I will definitely be back next year if it's repeated. The river was a good level and relatively clear, as a novice wader I struggled a bit but it won't put me off.

2 Trout

Tough going at Ty Newydd. Cold wind blowing down the valley, but water height good.
Very little fly life and nothing, and I mean nothing, moving on the surface. Reluctantly resorted to nymphing and was rewarded with 3 wbt to 12" and a pristine grayling of around 14". What a beautiful species the grayling is, was besotted with it for a few minutes whilst submersed in the net before it glided off, dignity in tact.

3 Trout, 1 Grayling