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All trout were under 8 inches; the largest grayling was approximately 1lb. All fish safely returned. All but one fish taken on nymph; one trout taken on Iron Blue size 18 dry fly.
Directions to beat were excellent.

3 Trout, 3 Grayling

Excellent evening but sadly no fish.

Lost a brawling fish of maybe 15 lbs in Lower Bachaway. Broken - ashamed to say it had to do with a dropper and a rock!

3 Trout

Caught 2 trout on dry fly about 25 and 35cms. Very few fish rising throughout the day.

2 Trout

Nice day hard going. 2 trout both on Parachute Adams.
1 from near the lodge, the other off the planks at bottom of beat.
Stayed at Trericket Mill, Erwood. Perfect little bunkroom.
Walk across the road to Gromain /just up the road from
Ty-Newydd.

2 Trout

River a perfect height (1' 8" Llanstephan), allowing access to all areas of the beat without those heart-in-mouth wading moments. Warm and bright,precious little fly life or rises until about 7.30pm when fish started to show for about half an hour.
16 wbt to about 12" and 2 out of season grayling, all but two to nymphs. All returned.
2 or 3 very large salmon in the pool up steam from the parking area gave a resounding aerial display late afternoon.
Very good beat if you wish to fish as a group, plenty of room for 4 or 5 rods and a nice terrace for lunch.

16 Trout, 2 Grayling

The day promised much - warm and bright with the river looking super and continuing to drop. But no-one told the trout - where were they all? We saw much more salmon activity then trout - 3 grilse & 3 bigger fish - but not organised for them today. Little insect life - a few yellow may duns, medium olives and a couple of mayflies and we struggled. 2 nice wbt 9 + 12 inches on para dries but most rises were oncers. Never mind - we will be back!

2 Trout

A 15lb Salmon was hooked on second cast by Green Bank Pool. It was on for 10 minutes prior to flipping off. A small brownie was also hooked, landed and returned.
The land owner was at his Lodge and was very helpful with advice etc.

1 Trout

River in perfect order with a couple of salmon showing and one big swirl at the fly but unfortunately nothing biting.

River was a little high but clarity fairly good. Not much evidence of rising fish but a reasonable number of upwings coming off for most of the day. Too high to reach or see the usual pools. I mainly fished the slower margins and edge of the main channel. A dozen trout and a single tiny grayling came mostly on a black magic nymph but a there were a number of rises to pale evening duns and cdc olives. Best of the day was a 13" wbt that came up to an olive dapped in the fast water below ciliau falls and rocks when a stiff breeze picked up around 3.30pm.
Great day out.

12 Trout, 1 Grayling