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Disappointing fly life given the conditions, only the odd rise seen

3 Trout, 1 Grayling

Only 6” on the Llanstephan gauge but water temp was 16.2C to around 17.5C later in the day. Most fish taken on an Usk Nailer and Woodcock and purple on a dropper with few taking a nymph. Some good grayling , all adult fish with little sign of any schools of shots, but the trout were mostly small bar a couple of 10”ers and one of around a pound and a half. As usual , very little surface activity. Had a nice chat with the beat owner out walking her dogs.

22 Trout, 12 Grayling, 1 Chub

5 small trout on beaded olive nymph
1 dace on cdc dry

5 Trout, 1 Other

8 Trout, 2 Grayling

Small trout on wet fly all returned safely

2 Trout

River rising. Every season of weather in one day. Had to leave early just as fish started to move.

2 Trout

12 Trout, 15 Grayling, 2 Chub

Fished 11.0am until 7.00pm with 8” on the gauge. The grayling came with a rush early on, but only one or two were caught later. Nothing of any notable size. All of the catches were productive to some extent with the trout though. No specimens, but plenty of fish around 12”-14” which took a variety of flies . Nice to get a few on a single Grey Duster early afternoon, but soft hackle spider patterns were definitely the way to go to tempt the bigger fish in the conditions. At least another dozen or so didn’t come to hand.

On a more dispiriting note, I found two Mepps- like spinners on the riverbed today, the one pictured, in the middle of Dolmeudwy. Both were fitted with banned treble hooks.

24 Trout, 11 Grayling

9” on the gauge today and the trout were game from the start.I was trying to target grayling but for most of the day, struggled to locate them apart from the odd fish. Trout were mostly modest size fish but with three of 10-11” and a 15” which gave a very good account of itself in shallow water. Taken on various soft hackled dropper offerings and weighted nymphs.
At 5.30 I decided to fish a stretch that I usually ignore from the right bank and have never waded. To my surprise, grayling were there in good numbers, all bar two being 10-14” adults which readily took the usual nymphs and pink spot grayling bugs.
Didn’t wet a dry fly after barely seeing a rising fish all session.
A nice day out especially after loafing around at home for the past week with another bout of covid.

15 Trout, 12 Grayling

2 Trout