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River Taff. We arrived about 11am, too late. Fish had average activity on surface, half hour lost for getting right dry fly choice. Blue-grey klinkhammer, I catch 2 brown trout and fish size was little bit over 1 pound. Other 3 fish was smaller then 25 cm. Water level and colour was excellent. I spend good time on river Taff.
Bad thing, rubbish!!!! Empty plastic bottles and cans, plastic bags, shopping trolleys and child bicycle. This everything can find in river and close to the river. I very surprised that fishery and members don't care about this matter. Fishermans please clean after self this not so hard take your empty launch package and put in rubbish bin.
MTAA Note: We know that we have a problem with waste/rubbish. The association does various clean ups on parts of the river with Keep Wales Tidy and just normal members doing their bit. However, with the river Taff being an urban river it is pretty hard to keep up with it all. In time we hope to eradicate all rubbish.

5 Trout

Caught on fly

3 Trout

River very full and flowing; downstream wet fly, Wickhams, Landed 4 up 6oz to 1lb. Plenty of takes.

4 Trout

River was about two foot; using nymphs lots of bites on the flats and a nice 8" brown lost one in the bridge pool the gravel catch produced an 8" and 12" fish, good fishing

3 Trout

1'7 on the gauge. Several Salmon showing on the beat but not interested in anything we had on offer. Thank you.

23 Trout, 1 Grayling

The water was slightly coloured but dropping off nicely. We both fished the fly although we are relatively new to fly fishing. Joe Cobbley our ghillie was hopeful that we may catch a fish but alas not to be. We both really enjoyed the day and we will be back next year to fish the beautiful Wye river.

A number of fish showing in most pools. Once again great info from Mick put me in the right places. Moved a couple of fish on fly but no takes. Bit too much water and colour. Enjoyed the day on a great beat.

Barbel to 8lb, chub to 4lb

2 Barbel, 5 Chub

15lb cock from Lady's Pool, on a cascade at 11.30am. Lost another an hour later. River still in very good nick.

1 Salmon

Quite surprised to see favourable reviews of this beat as I found it hard going. A very low tree canopy on the lower half of the beat; I was using a 6'6" rod and anything longer would have been tricky. It's not so much that the wading is difficult - the riverbed is reasonable going underfoot. The problem is all the obstacles in the water, so I found myself getting out and walking the banks at several points, simply unable to make my way upstream by wading.
In fact I gave up before I reached the un-coppiced stretch of the beat. Having vaulted over a barbed wire fence, I found the river blocked opposite Maesporth Farm by two gate-type flood barriers that were impassable. I couldn't face the tricky wade back downstream and a further vaulting of the fence but I managed to climb the vertical 5-foot bank and walk to the road just outside Maesporth and then back down the lane to my car.
I spent over three hours on the beat (not including the walk back) and fished for about half an hour. I rose a fish early on to a Para Adams but saw nothing after that. I know this is wild stream fishing and I don't expect mown banksides but sometimes the WUF beats are more suitable for those seeking to re-enact their favourite jungle war films or training for infantry selection!