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2 Grayling within 10 minutes of arriving although didn't arrive until after 4.30pm both fish on nymphs fish rising but very sporadically. Weather warm and sunny, stayed in the Lake and Country House Spa Hotel which was very nice. I will return, this is one of my favourite beats to fish in Wales albeit its a bit of a trek on a warm sunny day if you have bad knees!!
I have never seen the water so low while I've been coming to Wales for the last four years.

2 Grayling

Not much surface activity, caught on upstream nymph and downstream wet fly. GRHE nymph, snipe and purple, black and peacock spider all took fish. 1 trout, 5 grayling.

1 Trout, 5 Grayling

Fished from 10.30am to 4.30pm. Arrived in very wet conditions with a nasty down stream wind for the first 2hrs . Nothing on any type of lead/tungsten/bead head nymph, no rises. Small amount of fly life. Worked upstream to top pool, river fast flow very clear. Tried a reverse parachute dry fly, long body and was rewarded with a magnificent wbt of 16 inches with Kype nose. 3 casts later, a grayling of 18 inches, approx 2lbs. Both fish from the same run. Other fish all to the same type of fly. What a great day!

7 Trout, 3 Grayling

Lovely stretch of river that I was very much looking forward to visiting!
Unfortunately torrential rain for 3 days previous and then blazing hot sunshine contributed to a terrible day!
Didn't see a sign of a fish anywhere. Stayed from 12 midday till it got dark. Nevermind.

Excellent day’s fishing with trout to 13 inches and grayling to 15 inches. The overall quality of the fish was good with many 10-11 inch fish. Tried various nymphs and caught on all of them – Czech nymph, beaded PTN, stripped quill – but it was a change to a red tag that saw an increase in the number of fish caught, plus a couple lost. Started at the bottom of the beat and fished from 2pm – 8:30pm by which time the light was fading fast. Just about made it back to the pool at the top of the beat to catch a final trout and grayling but most of the fish came from fast runs and pools lower down. Another wonderful day on WUF water.

7 Trout, 18 Grayling

Fished from 11am to 4pm. River low, peaty colour. A few deep holes with fast running gutter channels connecting. Saw a shoal of chub very close in to the bank. Amazed by the grayling, missed 5 plus due to seeing them come to take the fly! Started with a lead bug then changed to a pix/caddis dry fly which did the trick. Slow pools had rising fish where fast water entered pool. The large fish waited to take, best grayling 16inch fish (measured) which jumped three times! Great day in nice coutryside.

2 Trout, 5 Grayling

Fished this beat for the first time. The directions to the site and the description of 2/3 mile stretch of left bank River Irfon fishing were absolutely spot on, so many thanks to WUF and the local farmer for agreeing to open up this special bit of river. At the bottom, there is a large pool which looks extremely inviting, and a small feeder pool was literally teeming with fish. Upon my less than subtle approach, some of them actually scrabbled over litte rocks in the pool, such was their desire to escape as a towering shadow enveloped them, and such was their number! Unfortunately, although several fish were rising most of the day, I only managed to persuade one fish to take a pull at a hare's ear, and it didn't stick. But the fish are there and when I have more experience of fly fishing I'm sure I would catch here. The most secluded beat, with easy access, I've ever fished. Thanks again to WUF and the farmer!

Aberbwtran is a beautiful and secluded beat. I fished it last year, thought it worth another try. There is a great variety of pools, runs, glides - enough to require a varied fly box, and realistically a 9ft 3 to 4wt rod. This beat has good access, but much of the wading is over jagged bedrock, which is no problem in low clear water but I would be hesitant in coloured water with a bit of flow.
Managed 2 energetic browns of around 1lb each. Last year I had a grayling, and again this year. Stealth and patience always pay off on rivers and another day fishing this beat would allow greater exploration.
Trundling tung head nymphs in the deeper gutters did the job.
It would be nice if more usable access for the less sprightly could be arranged on the path down to the river; this applies to virtually every WUF beat I've fished. Solid stiles would be quick and inexpensive?

2 Trout, 1 Grayling

Fished this beat today under the wild stream season ticket, river was in good condition and running clear, lots of fly life and fish showing in the top pool and at the end of the beat. Fish very spooky and didn't managed to hook anything.

No fish caught but lost a single fish and had several other takes. The river was in good condition, clear and without too many leaves.