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I was disappointed to find this beat so overgrown that it is almost unfishable at this time of year. Some of the bank is 3 to 4 feet high & therefore you can't access the river from these banks. The rest of the bank has been allowed to become overgrown. I could only find one point where I could access the river. There are many obstructions on the river so it was almost impassable. Not a beat that is worth fishing at this time of year.

No hatch before dusk and then desultory. Water low and clear and only small stuff moving during day.
A GRH cast to a rising fish was taken as soon as it hit the water by a 10" fish. Others were small.
I saw one solitary mayfly which looked rather lonely.
There are some steep-sided deep pools which can make wading hazardous in a couple of places.

4 Trout

Wow! Great bit of water but in a push to get home only gave it an hour but a heavy nymph hooked a 14" wbt, biggest of the weekend. Can't wait to return for a proper session. Thanks again Wye and Usk Foundation!

2 Trout

The previous time I fished this river a couple of years ago the water coloured up so this was a return match. Fished klink and dink with a hares ear on the point. 4 WBT, best at 10 and 12 inches plus 5 Grayling, mainly small but one at 14 inches, which was certainly well recovered from spawning. A thunderstorm stopped play for an hour - I don't like wagging a lightning conductor around during storms.
On another note I dragged up someone's lost leader with a dog nobbler on the end plus a nymph all tied up on about 10lb line. Didn't know salmon ran up the Llynfi!

4 Trout, 5 Grayling

I used 4 different dry flies and only action was on Daddy Long Legs. Unfortunately I didn't catch anything. It was my first experience of wild streams and only the second time I'd fished with flies. I loved it. Nature up close and at its best. The first day was at Lower Grywne Fawr, the second day was at Pontithel. The first was more remote, the second had more water and more fish. Both excellent.
Stayed at the Wye Knot Stop Cafe - good room, very friendly and good breakfast. Across the road was the Griffin Inn - great pub, good food and even better beer.

Various delays meant I didn't arrive until 6pm and fished until 9pm. Stream was higher than I remember and a little coloured. Not much movement, saw perhaps 4 rises to naturals (a few large-ish upwings, unsure of species, drifting off for the first 90 mins), but a CDC pale watery generated more interest taking 3 and bringing up a handful more to splash at it. First was 5", next two about 12", really excellent colours and looking healthy, all released.
This is a lovely stretch of water with decent variety and the fields on the left bank are particularly lovely at the moment, tall grass full of wild flowers. Tall vegetation along large parts of the bank make a sneaky approach fairly easy and there's a lot of tree cover for hot days. Casing in some sections is tricky, but who wants it easy all the time? I fished a 8' 2" 3wt, but only needed it in two places. Something a little shorter and lighter would have been fine.

3 Trout

Warm and sunny evening a few fish rising. Caught one wbt at 8 inches on gold headed ptn. Changed to dry Mayfly and caught a further 6 inch wbt and an 8 inch grayling.

2 Trout, 1 Grayling

First time on this beat, really enjoyed it. The out of season grayling were all 6 inch peas in a pod. The trout were 6 to 8 inches with the fish of the day an eleven incher. Plenty of insect life but very few fish rising. All taken on a variety of mostly tungsten beaded nymphs on point and dropper. Had some great close up views of an otter (but hope it doesn't affect the fish stocks!).

9 Trout, 6 Grayling

Lovely beat for a few hours, good parking and easy wading. The water was sparkling in the spring sunshine and as I tied my flies knelt on the beach at the lower limit, trout were rising in the pool in front of me. Full of excitement I rose both fish but they refused. Didn't see another rise through the next 300 yards of river, but did hook and land 2 fish of around 10". Great to be back on the wild streams in spring. Magic.

2 Trout

3 small trout about 4", 1 good fish of 14", all on goldhead hares ear, all returned. Good weather, decent amount of fly life about but not many fish rising to dries (only saw 1 rise), hence the nymph.

4 Trout