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Fourth visit to this beat and with nothing to report, other than 2 x Shad, 1 x Chub and 1 x Pike on fly (Cascade/Willie Gunn). Perhaps this an opportunity to give a description of the beat as I found it for fishing with DH 14 ft fly rod and with water at around about summer levels.
From the top; long and flat with room for a back-cast but deeper water on near bank prevents wading, line of weed just 15 yds out creates a good channel below you: I used an intermediate tip here as the flow is slow but had no takes from Salmon but lots of Pike! Water shallows and quickens from croy on opposite bank. Hard to fish this area due to steep banks but there is a concrete path a little further downstream which affords easy access to a good length, 50 yds or so, of productive water. Strewn with big rocks the channel is at your feet and with a roll cast or shooting head you can cover this area with ease. This is where I had many takes but only one landed, you could do better! From the Pump Hut there is a deep section which I could not fish that well but just below this is the croy which is shown in the pass-book; I found the fish hang out just off of this so cast from above before plodding to the end and seeing them shoot off! Afterwards this pool, full of Shad in June, is easy to cover with loads of room all around, I changed to a very fast sink-tip here; deeper water again your side so a down and across or even straight across and drift around cast (if there is such a thing), works a treat. Canoes passing will kill this section though as there is no way around. From here down it's classic fly water, plenty of room and as the water shallows at the tail you can switch back to the intermediate tip or skip this and go to the end of the pebbles and fish the "secret", ( well I missed it the first time), deep hollow. Caused by winter floods and over 8ft deep and 35 yds long, (but just after a long riffle of only 4-18 inches), this pool can be easily covered from upstream. [Don't tell the Barbel hunters or they will be trundling meat through it all season]. After this I had to go around a huge mass of fallen timber to access the lower section which has a gravel bar, please avoid the redds here, running right down the middle of the river at under knee high; and with the main channel towards the right bank and a cracking dry-fly water full of WBT to the left, the choice is yours. I hope this has been of some use. Tight lines.

1 Chub, 1 Pike, 2 Other

One Shad on spinner,about 4lbs. Water a little coloured with recent rise.
PS. Could the large Willow branch be cut back on Corner Tree pool as it makes Spey casting difficult when fishing the best lie.

1 Other

One 5 inch perch returned. Back in August to hopefully pluck one or two out then, cheers.

Fished for a couple of hours, five to seven o clock. Lovely evening with some mayfly coming off.
Three trout, 8 -10 inches, two from the large pool at the bottom of the beat near the junction with the Monnow. A few fish rising but couldn't get past the Corner pool about half way up the beat.

3 Trout

A windless day down in the gorge. 7 trout to 9 inches before mid afternoon when the rain soaked through my beard and it was time to head back to the truck.

7 Trout

9 Perch and 6 trout. Very windy, heavy rain at times. Fished fly and worm.

6 Trout, 9 Other

6 Perch, 4 trout, fished fly and worm. Very stormy conditions.

4 Trout, 6 Other

Nothing caught.

Excellent day. Not fished the reservoir for 10 years - plenty of feeding fish. Took 5 rainbows (best 2lbs 4 oz) and 1 x brown trout of approx 1lb. All taken on fly. Fished the southern bank near Glasfynydd Forest - heavily overgrown with trees (deliberately planted?) in areas that now prevent access to the bank for flyfishing - very disappointing because these areas always were productive. Please dont let this get any worse as it will become totally unfishable. Also caught and returned approx 12 perch - where have these come from? A good day though, many thanks.

6 Trout

Excellent day. Not fished the reservoir for several years - plenty of good feeding fish observed. Took 4 rainbows (best 1lbs 8 oz). All taken on fly. Many thanks.

4 Trout