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We visited for the weekend fishing Craig Llyn and Dolgau beats. Craig Llyn is a very nice stretch to fish with varied pools, glides and riffles. The morning was slow with rain falling an temperature low. Only one fish caught in the morning in the lower half of the beat but was a cracking 2lb wild brown on a PTN on french leader. Lunch saw the wind drop and the temperature increase slightly a great LDO hatch arrived. Fish rising in the faster water. 3 trout and 2 graying all to olive patterns. A really good day weather considering.

4 Trout, 2 Grayling

Nice fly water. Didn't see any salmon.

After Catching last weekend I probably deserved a through skunking which is what I was resolved to after 9hrs casting. However at 8pm I received some confirmation for my efforts while fishing deep with a Toby in the Vanstone tail, I think I probably inadvertently conducted an upstream induced take manoeuvre which an unfortunate Salmon begrudgingly accepted. Having seemingly learnt my lesson from the lost fish last week my upgraded single hook held as the fish went berserk and I played it cool enough to put the net under a silver 16lbs – result! Fished the beat through lovely wading water under the castle, no fish seen moving anywhere seemingly gone to ground in the deeper holes? Barbless hook came out in the weigh net again, fish away strong.

1 Salmon, 1 Chub, 2 Pike

I fished as a guest of Shaun Watkins, the fishing was tough very cold not much of a hatch, but there were little hatches for about 15 mins or so at a time, we caught the fish we got on emerger patterns size 16-14, olive and brown, the most of the hatches were on the upper stretch of the beat.

4 Trout, 2 Grayling

2 brown trout caught and released. Green gold head nymph size 10. Olive and black fuzzy damsel nymph size 12. Both approx. 14 oz. Snapped twice. Once on gold head Montana size 12, once on size 14 black epoxy buzzer.

2 Trout

I saw a good number of fish raising to a recent hatch, however the fish were still pretty picky. The river conditions were good with clear water. I caught one trout on a dry fly in the flats, which weighted about 1.5lbs. The fish was in good condition if a bit lean!

1 Trout

3 Trout

Nothing, unfortunately.

2 small brown trout caught and released

2 Trout

Started at 10......absolutely no fly life nor fish despite favourable weather.......finally a small fish on a GRH nymph size 16....decided to move on at 1pm.

1 Trout