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10 x trout 9-15 inches, Waterhen Bloa, Jingler and Bastard Adams. Well, the flood has dropped away again but my word, it felt cold at Brecon in a north-easterly today. The water, which must have some snow melt in it, felt colder than on opening day. Perfect conditions for the large dark olive in fact. The hatch was late - I didn't see a dun until 1 o'clock - and all over by 3 o'clock, but the river was quite lively for a period. Switched from spiders to dry flies as the fish switched from nymphs to duns.

10 Trout

9 x trout 8-14 inches, Waterhen Bloa, Jingler. The very cold downstream wind is still with us, although the air temperatures are rising - up to 8 or 9 degrees today and sunny most of the time. Large dark olives hatching between 11.30 and 2.30, with a few fish rising to spiders and dry fly.

9 Trout

5 x trout 9-13 inches, Waterhen Bloa. Fished from 11am until about 3pm. River pretty high on opening day but running reasonably clear. Air temperature in single figures, but a very chilly and strong downstream wind made it feel colder. Thick snow on the Beacons. However, large dark olives were coming off for a good 3 hours - I saw very few duns taken from the surface, but spiders fished just under were being taken with great enthusiasm, presumably by fish interested in the ascending nymphs. Dry fly not attractive. The main problem was that butter fingers here missed most of the takes - I must have pricked or lost a dozen lightly hooked fish. Not a bad start to the season.

5 Trout

Beautiful day on the river. Fish rising below the top bridge although saw a family of mink on the large rock on the town bank about 1/4 mile down from the gate from the car park. Plenty of bites and some larger (1lb) fish below the bend in the river. Took a small brownie before the bend and a nice 0.5lb just below having missed three larger fish. Didn't have time to explore the bottom beat.

2 Trout

No fish showing and virtually no water in the river!

Hot bright day with low water - little visible movement. More chance of catching one of the many labradors that chased sticks for the many passers by - much be school holidays. Lovely day and a token small trout at the end of it.

1 Trout

None caught - a few jumpers but nothing consistent.

Fished for the morning before the sun really got going. 4 very small trout caught and returned - lost another 8, a couple of which may have been as big as 9"! All on grhe.

4 Trout

My first time on this beat and just as I thought, being close to town there was many dog walkers, kids swimming in the river and people everywhere.

1 Trout

River dirty after previous day's rain. Enjoyed the sport, saw a few fish rising but impossible to catch!