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very bright and warm day with river running clear made it a bit tricky going but very good numbers of fish about .
Landed 12 between 2 rods and PLENTY more fish lost/missed/bungled ! 6" to 13" fish caught
Not much fly about , a few mayfly but fished klinkhammers/adams and fish willing to rise if you were stealthy.A fabulous day with a cracking river and can HIGHLY reccomend the hike up to the Bridge Inn at top of beat.We got there late in the day but was well worth it for a jar or two of the HPA ale and Glynn the landlord drove us back to the carpark spot in the dark ...what a gentleman!
ps, lot of trout rising in river next to beer garden too and one tip to get to pub quicker is when about 3/4 + of the way up the river you come across a footbridge and small map with path up to road take that and walk along road for last bit ..the river meanders around quite a bit up there!

Trout caught to 10" in fast water, upstream dry (elk hair caddis). Few trout rising despite prolific hatches. Lower section afforded good wading. Upper wooded section, very difficult to fish. Charming location and thank you WUF and Mr David Jones Powell for making this location available to visitors.

Blank day

7 brown trout all on Klinkhammers

8 trout between us both, up to 10 inches, klinkhammer fly type and brown buzzer used.Very good beat to fish descent combination of deep pools and fast water,did see a mink which not great for any river.

Five Rainbow Trout.

3 wild trout: 1 at 1lb, 2 at 3/4 lb. All on goldhead PTN. All returned.

3 wild trout: 1 at 1.25lbs, 2 at 6". Goldhead PTN, all returned.

Weather baking hot-around 28 degrees outside the chest waders! Two families of Goosanders seen today, and at one point swimming together-total two adults and eight chicks. Rising fish very scarce all day; apart from the heat, there is a scarcity of fly life for late May, perhaps a legacy from the cold conditions we have had and the high water. However Val opened the scoring in Llanobery Pool with a nice fish of 2.lbs on a drifted ptn. after casting to a rising fish. After a blank morning, I put a sz. 18 nymph through what I call Cynrig pool, where the river comes in, and was rewarded with a spirited fish of 2.lbs. Afternoon brought one more fish of one lb. from the pool on the sharp bend near the top of the beat. 3 fish for the day - all returned.

Despite only cathcing only 2 WBT, one was estimated to be 4lbs, taken on a small olive klinkhammer, the other on a GRHE. Modest numbers of fish were taking flies off the surface throughout the day but we were disappointed by the evening rise, despite excellent conditions.