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This is a lovely, secluded beat and probably ideal for a morning or afternoon fish, but could last longer if you take your time, like I did! The river was in pretty good condition, and a small trout briefly took a PTN right at my feet where the oncoming stream meets the main stem of the river before rushing into a very deep pool. It shook the hook, but it was great to see so close in. A bit further downstream I briefly connected with another, larger trout, probably around the pound mark, on a CDC, but it wasn't on long!!! A handful of trout rising & quite a bit of fly life on the water.

As well as the trout, I found a bird nest in the hole of a tree whilst having lunch (they made quite a racket, somehow mistaking me, a 6ft human, for their mother bird!!), I saw squirrels (grey alas) and woodpeckers. And I also found a fledgling corvid lying almost motionless on the floor, clearly either injured or ill. Either way, it was in a very poor way, but it was amazing to see one so close. And buzzards overhead. It was a delight to be out with nature and to see all these amazing creatures! I'll definitely be back. Thanks WUF and the farmer landowner for making this private beat available.

Water very low, bright conditions, wind a challenge to accurate casting.

1 Grayling

River clear and very low, less than a foot on the Cilmery gauge. Slightly overcast. Fish hard to find from 1pm til 4pm when the first of 4 grayling took a weighted nymph with an orange bead. Three more grayling in the next hour with the best at 16", a cock fish with two fresh wounds on its flank. This fish came from surprisingly shallow water incidentally, no more than 6" I would say. I switched between nymphing and dry fly at intervals during the day, encouraged by the presence of a trickle of olives of various hue but only had one take, trout of 8" that took a Jingler. Left the beat at 6pm.

1 Trout, 4 Grayling

After fishing Llanddewi in the morning gave Aberbwtran a try despite steady rain. Two trout of about 12" to a beadhead pheasant tail nymph and two out of season grayling to a weighted red tag, the first being a deep bodied cock fish of 18", the second, also a cock fish, was about 14". Two more fish hooked and lost (grayling I think). Though not the longest beat there is lots of fishable water here. A few olives were coming off as I finished at 4.30, and one or two fish rising.

2 Trout, 2 Grayling

Fished from 10-3. Went for a swim at midday (first time this has happened in years ) after stripping off and wringing out my clothes worked my way up the beat, river is very low and there is lots of algae and weed on the bedrock... it is extremely slippery be warned! Nothing doing above or below until 2 and an olive hatch brought grayling, trout and a sizeable salmon to the surface. 5 grayling from 13"-15"..1 trout 10" all on the surface, Greenwells, Griffiths and Red Tag. Lost several big fish at the net and would have caught more but was shivering so much I couldn't thread a fly anymore....came home cold but satisfied I had stayed the distance!

1 Trout, 5 Grayling

River looked in good condition, fairly clear but not too low. Lost a nice grayling within five minutes of starting and took an hour to locate the next one. Fish were rising on and off but I stuck with nymphing tactics and caught a succession of grayling between 8 and 17 inches long. (The largest one I would guess was approaching the 2lb mark, if not just over) Also landed a very lively 12 inch brownie. Successful flies were red tag, pink beaded PTN and waterhen bloa fished on a conventional rod and reel with one 12 inch grayling taken on a tenkara rod armed with a partridge and orange. All fish returned.

1 Trout, 8 Grayling

Arrived at midday to find a chocolate river very high - the grassy island at Aberbwtran Pool had almost completely disappeared. Seems all of the morning's rain must have fallen on the Irfon catchment, as the Wye webcam at Erwood was showing normal levels in the morning - that changed a lot by the afternoon. Headed to the Arrow in search of something fishable.

A halycon afternoon spent on this tributary of the upper Wye. Didn't connect with any fish but this was probably the result of having to limit our fishing to early afternoon with bright sunlight, no breeze and fairly low water conditions. I can see it is classic grayling water, with a deep channel opposite the main gravel island, shaded with overhanging trees. Would definitely like to return to this water when timings and maybe water levels more conducive.

Fished 3-6pm....its been 5 years since I fished this beat and you need to be left handed or ambidextrous but it has some good fish,trout and grayling. Fish rising but hard to get to both on size 16 parachute Adams. Worth the walk.

2 Trout

Lovely day, fished entire beat on various beaded nymphs, no sign of any fish - must be hiding somewhere!