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8 Trout

1 Grayling

Second day on Craig Llyn this week while on holiday. First visit on Monday was all about the nymphs, as a cold wind put an end to any real hatch - although a few sporadic risers were picked off with dry fly. So returned today in warmer conditions hoping for some dry fly sport. Wow wasn't disappointed. After a few trout and grayling were tempted to an olive emerger, thought the code was cracked. That was until the dry fly flats at the lower end erupted in what can only be described as a true spectacle of rising fish. Literally grayling were rising all around me. The olive was being rejected - a quick scan and scoop of the water revealed a carpet of flying ants. Change of fly and what then unfolded was the finest dry fly fishing I have ever experienced. Number and quality of grayling was unreal - best grayling was 50cm. I must have only covered 250m of the river before I decided to leave them to feed in peace having lost count.

Another quality two days on a favourite beat. Many thanks to the owner and WUF for access.
Ps. Sincere apologies to the owner, as when I sat to have my lunch on Monday the chair I first chose gave way and collapsed under me. Sorry.

5 Trout, 20 Grayling

We fished until 3pm, so a relatively short session. Bright sunshine in the afternoon. All the barbel came in the morning.

4 Barbel, 2 Chub

1 Barbel, 3 Chub

3 caught on A470 side on worm

3 Trout

1 carp 9lb from the surface.

1 Other

Nothing caught with salmon flies or spinner and one or two missed takes with trout rod.

River was in flood, very high and very fast. The small island which can be used as a platform to cast to the corner pool was submerged and inaccessible.
Fishing from the banks very difficult at the top of the beat thanks to the height of banks behind.
We found a couple of places where we could side cast out though and gave it a good go, and trout were rising in the afternoon but not for whatever we tried them with in the fast flowing water. I think a mix of the pace of the river and us not choosing the right flies to cast in those conditions combined to leave us blank (not so much as a tickle!) but we had a lovely day regardless. Beautiful spot too.

4 Chub