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Having parked at the caravan park we made our way down to the river, and when you get your first look you see the true power of the river as it crashes through the upper falls on the beat.

Having walked downstream to the end of the beat we fished back upstream and at 4pm were facing a blank on the dry flies. Nymphs or wets may have produced fish, but with the season coming to an end for the dries, we were determined to catch off the top. In an act of desperation a grayling steel blue was attached, resulting in a grayling of around 12 inches. My fishing partner described it as like scoring a goal with your arse. They all count, especially when there's nothing on the board.

Persistence in some very typical Welsh weather produced a target fish as a wbt of around 12 inches came to a Grenwells Glory. The rocks on this beat are incredibly slippery and studs are a must, with us both only narrowly missing a dunking on a couple of occasions

1 Trout, 1 Grayling

Our first time on this beat as our favourite – Doldowlod – had another rod on. Craig Lynn is a cracking beat – so much fishy water. But it wasn’t easy….and where were the grayling? The river was very cold and dropped 2-3” over the day – dam release water perhaps? The fish weren’t happy and there were very few rises, not sure any of the fish we caught was cast to as a rising fish.
Our usual parachute ginger quill rarely lets us down however but it was hard work for the 10 fish we had – only 2 grayling and 8 trout, several of which were around 12 inches, bigger of the grayling was 14". However….I was fishing with a size 16 greenwells parachute, there were small olives hatching but no interest apart from the tree on the far bank which grabbed it. So new tippet on, changed back to size 14 ginger quill…first cast it drifted along just outside the treeline and started to drag just as it passed the last tree at which point it disappeared in to a hole in the water – as if someone had pulled a plug out! Everything went solid until the fish realised he was hooked, there was a big swirl and …Some rude language followed – apologies to anyone in the vicinity. Reckon that fish was at least 3lbs…it wasn’t the 2.5lb tippet that failed but the 3lb tapered leader!
Most action was in 10 minutes as the evening came but the sun briefly arrived. – as at Doldowlod in July. I do wonder if the dam water being so cold puts the fish down? From the catch return seems the rod on Doldowlod had a similar day.
But a great beat to which we will return. Couldn’t see a book to leave a catch return as per beat instructions so hope this suffices.

8 Trout, 2 Grayling

All trout caught on terrestrials under the trees. Some rises through the day but generally very quiet.

4 Trout

Very quite all day, have got to re think my approach.

Wet and cooler day that produce a good amount of fish to various flies and techniques. Water level still low and clear.

6 Trout, 20 Grayling

started fishing around 9 went to the lower end off the beat got in the lowest point fished up to Harry's pocket on the duo taking many fish taking a micro nymph on 2mm bead and on the stimmy to good size trout and grayling the fish was very active due to a hatch of something small couldn't see what was comming off the bird was going wild on them to. we went to penalow pool had fish in the head of the pool on French leader and the upper beat didn't fish as well as the lower beat

14 Trout, 21 Grayling

lovely afternoons fishing. nice weather and gentle breeze, sadly no significant hatch. grayling from 8-14 inches trout all around 12 inches.

10 Trout, 10 Grayling

Alas my rather limited skills did not match the fish I was trying so very hard to catch. A wonderful day the River pristine location stunning. Booking process simple. Thank you so much.
Colin.

I focussed on the top half of the beat again today. Some nice trout around 10 inches from fast water on a soft hackle dry using my 7'6" 3 weight. Lots of fish rising on the flats and two fish took a size 18 F fly, (they were super-selective). In the evening the Grayling came on in the top pool and I managed five good fish on the soft hackle dry again around 14 inches. I couldn't do anything on the nymph, either on the duo or a French leader. It was warm and bright and whatever the method that works on the day it is a pleasure to be out in such wonderful surroundings.

4 Trout, 5 Grayling

3rd session on Craig Llyn, went further down river but still no success. Spoke to another angler who said I was wasting my time fishing this stretch and that the river fishes much better down by Sean Shepherd's hut. One further point, I did notice on my 3 visits there were no rising fish to cast to. Another point the angler that I spoke to made was that it is imperative that you use a French leader, although I'm not a professional or am I an amateur, I'm not quite sure what this type of leader is. I intend to use this method this evening.