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Blank. It's early in the season, but with the current heat wave on it's difficult to tell what might be going on. I thought I would go and have a look at least. I didn't see a rising fish, nor anything much hatching. A nice walk up the beat and a chat to other rods.

What a difference another day, and a guide make - a quite fantastic day, Kim Tribe took me to part of the beat which I have not fished before, and put me right onto a massive hatch of grannom. I had 9 fish in 40 mins without moving my feet, and finished the day with 12 fish:- 8 trout and 4 grayling all between 3/4 and one pound. I just grabbed a couple of days away, staying at the Caer Beris as usual, but didnt have time to fish the river there - too busy! Cant wait to come back in the summer. Thanks to all concerned.

A summers day in march! Plenty of hatches and fish showing but couldn't interest them on the dry, eventually 1 very nice condition brown (12") on copper head pheasant tail.

Couple of trout had a look but no takers, river getting lower and weed starting to sprout.

Arrived at the river at 10.15 in dazzling sunshine to find a very heavy hatch of large dark olives all ready underway. Duns were emerging so rapidly that few remained on the water to stretch their wings. This was probably responsible for sporadic surface activity. Tackled up with a tapered 13 ft leader and 7x point [3lb fluo] and a size 14 LDO nymph. Casting into the shade on the far bank ensured regular sport. Caught six trout between 1 1/4lbs and 3/4lb one spooned fish was stuffed to the gills with LDO nymphs. Successful with olive emerger later until a downstream northerly intervened. Small hatch of march browns and grannom at 1pm. All over by 2pm. Two fish retained for supper 4 returned. Saw a stoat and a kingfisher. Got a suntan. What a fabulous day!

13 wild browns and 1 grayling in 3 enjoyable hours of fishing, all but one on flash back nymph fished under a brown klinkhammer. Best trout was around 1.5lb. A few more grannom than the previous day but the significant hatches are probably yet to come.

A good day on the first pool we got to we found a rising fish, it turned out to be an 18 inch cock fish with the beginnings of a magnificent kype. Few Flies hatching through out the day so we fished Nymphs landed another 5 fish all in the 10 -14 class then finished of the day with a another well kyped male of around 17 inches.

4 x 6-8" trout on small black lure, all returned, bright sunshine, light breeze.

4 Fish caught, all in good condition over 1lb in weight.

8 caught between the two of us. All caught bait fishing on the bottom.