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Warm, sunny with slight breeze. Water very clear. Depth 0.535 at Ddol Farm gauge this morning. Wading pretty good as water so clear. No hatch to speak of but various flies around all day. Not as much surface activity as I expected. Used 10' 4wt all day. At times I wanted more weight; at other times I needed less!!
Met the friendly caravan site manager - lovely chap. He's a maggot drowner - please try and convert him. Parking and access is great. Lovely stretch of water but the lowest part of the beat was too "skinny" for me at this depth.
Mixture of fast runs and almost still water.
The deep bits are very deep! 5 WBT all on soft hackle dry to rising fish. Best was 11". All fish in good nick and safely returned.

5 Trout

Bob Rudd caught 15lb cock salmon today at Luggsmouth on Fc

1 Salmon

1 Trout

2 Trout

A little colour still in the water, and a cloudy humid day. A quiet afternoon, ringing the usual changes, and eventually getting one small trout on a weighted nymph. At about 7.30, well before dusk, I suddenly started to catch fish on a duo rig: the dry every time. And in several different access points. 30 mins later it all stopped. No discernable hatch, but I need glasses for everything these days.
As usual with the wild streams access now is problematic. The bank growth in the middle half mile requires that you to get in at the bottom and wade all the way up in chest waders. I walked round in my leaky thigh waders and enjoyed the countryside; putting a fly in the water is only part of the fun!

5 Trout

A good day on this well maintained fishery. A nice Barbel of 8lbs 8oz and 2 small ones around 2lbs each. Plenty of Chub feeding all day long'mostly around 3lbs each.
Lots of wildlife sightings including Kingfishers, Cuckoos, Buzzards and an Otter. Looking forward to returning in September.

3 Barbel, 13 Chub

Great days fishing, good weather,lost a carp, barbel to 7 lb, chub to 4 lb, 1 eel, lovely beat

10 Barbel, 19 Chub, 1 Other

12lb fresh hen. Caught on fly - Cascade

1 Salmon

I’d booked this section as a change from the Wye and to explore smaller river habitat. The river was still running full and coloured after heavy rain so couldn’t judge depth or features. I walked the full length through nice managed woodland and meadow. River bank vegetation was high but the metal landing net handle came in handy! I had one chub just over 4lb. Would like to return when levels have dropped and be able to stalk fish. Youngsters were using the opposite bank a lot mid-section and others had dogs. This is the nature reserve side accessible by footpaths.

1 Chub

2 Trout