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Very enjoyable if rather wet day. Had brief contact with a fish but didn't stick.

1 x 32 inch cock fish on a size 8 Bann Shrimp from the House Pool. Started with level about 1 foot 5 inches on the gauge and quite clear. However, rain was pretty well relentless from mid-morning on, and the fish came during the first inch or two of rising water. Nice silver one, unfortunately marred by what looked like a seal bite on the tail,

1 Salmon

Steven Grimwood, 2 fish 5 and 7lbs, Robin Woods 10lbs, all on fly in the Aber Pool, 3rd June.

3 Salmon

Four 5-8 inches WBT. Accommodation at Dolaucothi Arms very comfortable. Glass of port in your room each night was a very nice touch. Bed very comfortable.

4 Trout

Slow fishing in the morning but an improvement after lunch. All fish approx. 2 to 2.5 lbs.
An enjoyable days fishing but yet again marred by the litter left by others, including two chairs, bottles, cans etc. Why go to a remote and pleasant location and despoil it?

5 Trout

Difficult access to water in parts. Long uphill walk back from midpoint access. A local reported three families of goosander taking fish here.

4 trout around 15inches, 2 smaller. All on small goldhead pheasant tail nymph. Pleasant water with generally easy access.

6 Trout

You would have thought for the first week in June you might hope for better things but the three of us fished all day and saw very few flies and even less fish! Lovely stretch of river that promised more.

8.40am Acrobatic silver 14lber lost on a Cascade in the Cafn Pool after 6 minutes of racing around!

First time on this beat but managed to cover most of the catches with fly as indicated on a very detailed beat description.
Some salmon were appparently showing in the Rectory Pool but none seen by me. Looking forward to next visits later in month, weather permitting.