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Another triumph of hope over experience. Water very low but several very small and amazingly quick offers, two of which stayed on long enough to be identified as salmon parr, another as a small trout.
Amazing to think of salmon making their way up this brook but it does save an awfully long trip to the headwaters of the Severn.

1 Trout, 2 Other

Water low, at 6 inches on the gauge. Best chub 3.14lbs, Barbel 5.9lbs. Barbel took ledgered halibut pellet. Chub on ledgered cheese and meat.
First visit to a Foundation water. Enjoyed the day very much.

1 Barbel, 7 Chub

As I could not fish the evening I went looking for the faster water and runs in the hills. Trout everywhere, but only up to 7". Very encouraging for the future, but after using a very small para adams to catch 11 (and missing loads) I went up a few sizes to try and avoid the little ones. Still nothing over 7", although I did see a couple of larger ones beaten to the fly by greedy little ones. Also, the top third of the beat is now very shallow with very few pockets to fish, if you are thinking of going.

11 Trout

Very quiet evening after a hot still day. Pleasant to be out but only one small trout to a brown klink.

1 Trout

First time on this beat, very hot, river low, like a pond on top. Started at 6am, nothing by nine so moved down over the hill. I explored wood but fishing not really viable, overgrown and access to river dangerous. The one spot was a boulder field and tackle graveyard. Tried every spot down to border, fished extensively from gravel beach only to be told by a local on the opposite bank that we were wasting our time. Moved back up to the top for the afternoon. This was spoilt by anglers on far bank who were loud and whose every other word was an expletive. Fished most WUF waters, this is the worst yet and does not compare to others. I think it is important that new waters are accurately assessed, it would be a mistake to rush to open new beats, not of previous quality. Only saying this as others have made similar comments.

1 Chub

Fished the pools above Dolauhirion Bridge and caught a Brown Trout about 12 inches long, which was safely returned. Gradually worked my way downstream until I reached the bridge and fished last light at the tail of the pool below the bridge, where I saw a cruising sea trout earlier in the day. I had a savage take, but failed to connect. An enjoyable evenings fishing.

1 Trout

Hot at 7am start and got hotter. Any salmon had given up from the start and I gave up by 3pm. Fly fished the day so only benefit was plenty of casting practice with new line set up.

Hot bright day with low water - little visible movement. More chance of catching one of the many labradors that chased sticks for the many passers by - much be school holidays. Lovely day and a token small trout at the end of it.

1 Trout

All fish returned.

32 Trout, 1 Grayling

Got here about 7.45am, walked up and down the river opposite the island...whoooo, what a bit of water! But now where do you fish? The bottom end of the island is very open and flowing hard over an uneven river bed by the looks, so as this was going to be in full sun all day, I opted for the swims in the shade! Even more turbulent water here and a big drop to the water? Not the most comfortable fishing but trotting sweetcorn accounted for 7 Chub 2-3lbs. Set up a feeder rods for meat, never bothered with feeders but opted for straight lead and constant feeding by hand, hemp and small cubes of meat were fed at regular intervals. 2 Chub (size as earlier) and 7 barbel took the large chunks of meat hair rigged on 12lbs P- line and a size 4 drennan widegape specialist. The fishing here is good but care needs to be taken as some of the bank access by the faster flowing water is risky and if wet could require anglers to be very careful whilst clambering up and down. Landing fish on the steep sided banks would be aided by a 3m long (strong) landing net handle. Stay in the shade and you will get some savage takes! Surprised me where I caught barbel today!

1 Trout, 7 Barbel, 9 Chub