Feedback & Reports

All seemed set for an excellent day - warm, some sun, good flow in the river, lots of varied flies out, birds singing, bluebells blooming etc. The trout were not told! Tried every method, saw only 4 rises and caught 2 of them at 9" but that was it. Frustrating (and humbling), but a nice day in the country. Two of the pools are now unfishable with fallen trees etc.

2 Trout

Good flow, decent hatch of various upwings. Plenty of recently fallen trees in river which have created some new pools and features.

10 Trout

Day 1 of 4 day trip. I had picked Cilieni as main fish of the day after concern on water levels, but I gave this beat a couple of hours later afternoon. Really wild fishing and I only managed to sneak up on one WBT by scaling the face of a water fall to the next pool! Tough fishing but a pleasant walk back to the car.

1 Trout

Nice day on the Clettwr, half a dozen fish to a GRHE and olive CDC. Bigest aroung 8". Lots of wood fallen in the steam giving it a very Canadian feel but making casts into some pools tricky. Downstream parts of the gorge can be hard going but well worth the effort.

6 Trout

Warm, overcast, river level very low.
Managed a trout of around 13" from a deeper pool but water a little too thin along most of the beat. Rose a couple of small trout in a narrow fast run but did not connect.

1 Trout

The river was low and clear, with little fly come off the water. Saw a few small fish in the deeper holes, but pretty quiet. A great place to pass a few hours.

What a beautiful location. Fished for 1 hour with nymph and dry but no sign of any fish, probably too low and clear. Must invest in good pair of waders and wading boots before returning as terrain is very challenging!

Last visit to this stream this year, to find the trout extremely aware of anything slightly unusual, like a rod and fisherman trying to be invisible.... Tempted 3 at 6"-9" on paras, and pleased with that on another glorious day in the hills.

3 Trout

8 x trout 6-10 inches, Rusty Klinkhammer. It's a while since I did this one. I found it quite difficult fishing until reaching the upper part of the beat. The excuses I can make are a rather chilly early morning start, low clear water, spooky trout lying on the pool tails, etc etc. But never mind the fishing; the important thing, of which I am most proud, is I did the whole beat from the white poles leading into the gorge at the bottom end right up to the top and then tramped back miles on the road through Crickadarn in the midday sun. Maybe I am not as old as I thought was? (Enigmatic smile from my wife who just read this).

8 Trout

Tough fishing, water very low. Did not manage to catch any fish but did spook some!