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A very nice secluded stretch of river. The access along the old railway line was fine, a little tending to the bramble bushes made it better. We fished downstream and baited with hemp and pellets and had one barbel from first swim and then nothing from a second.
My friend spotted some barbel cleaning themselves opposite one of the islands so we fished for those on 10mm pellets, just putting in 5 pellets after each fish. We shared one rod and took turns to end the day with 14 barbel between 4lbs and 6.5lbs. We cleaned lots of lice from the barbel we caught.
Nice wildlife including stoat, pair of kingfishers, buzzards and woodpeckers.
Always a good idea to put the combination padlocks on the correct way up so the next person can read the numbers easily.
Thankyou Wye and Usk.

14 Barbel

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