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After a long break due to low water, tried this beat for the last day of the trout season. Water still low despite recent rain, broke my small rod and no sign of fish. However, I did retrieve a couple of flies from a tree, probably mine from a previous visit!

Difficult day. 3 anglers on stretch in total (see other report). 2 anglers on this report fished the top of the rock pool and swims upstream but struggled to locate barbel. One lost fish late on, odd chub through the day.

6 Chub

3 anglers fished beat in total (see other report). Fished rock pool all day. Chub caught steadily throughout the day and were prolific at times, 25 - 30 fish mostly between 2.5 and 4lb, occasional smaller chublet. 2 barbel 6 - 7lb. Boilie, paste and meat all produced. 1 eel also caught.

2 Barbel, 25 Chub

Fairly slow day despite conditions looking good. Some nice chub caught. Fish almost all caught early in the session.

2 Barbel, 8 Chub

Booked this beat 2 weeks ago with wading and trotting in mind. No chance of that. It was Misty rain with a gusty breeze. Got soaked and retired to the pub at lunchtime to fight another day. Oh and no bites.

Miserable windy, rainy day, however a really good days fishing catching 5 Brownies and missed as many too.

5 Trout

3 Barbel, 2 Chub

3 Chub

Three small trout in the morning before river rose very rapidly in the afternoon.

3 Trout

Well I was undecided whether to fish Craig Goch reservoir or swing a left off the A44 this morning !! I sort of followed my nose and plumbed for the Edw at Hergest !! Eeekkkkkkkk ! Bit coloured and a big change from when I was last here two weeks ago!

I thought dries are out of the question this morning !,. And with it only reading eight degrees in my truck when I parked up, I opted for two nymphs, New Zealand style and a small orange sight Bob!! Seemed to work well this morning , even colouring up good takes on the nymphs to be honest !! I think the fresh cold water gets them feisty too !!

Only managed five to the net , ranging in Size from six to ten inches! Lost about five or six in the faster pokey water! Two were really crackers !! Doooohhhh never mind!! For next season I guess now !!

A lovely end to a cracking season on the small streams. The Edw , Arrow and Lugg have fished very well I must say this year ! Albeit a tricky August . Had my lunch by the Bridge........ a kingfisher darted up and away! A fitting end to my River Season ! I raised my cup of coffee to the River , wished her well for the Winter and bimbled back home . . . . Slowly I might add to conserve fuel !!! Lol !! Happy days....... Up in the Elan Valley next week as there's still another two weeks of the season up there, lovely jubbley !!!!

5 Trout