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Shame we picked the warmest day of the year to try out this beat. Temperatures reached 30+ degrees so a bit of a hard slog. However, as always there is always an upside to the day and that came with a 4-5lb chub which came up to a black klinkhammer. DC caught a 1lb Grayling and a 3/4 trout. Towards the end of the day when the sun dipped behind the trees fish started to top but they were still elusive as we struggled to match the hatch.

1 Trout, 1 Grayling, 1 Chub

Spent the morning on bank maintenance cutting over hanging branches, strimming bracken to ease bank casting. 3 new seats opened up another 2 pegs. Fish rising in the morning. Afternoon river was unfishable - high and silty due to the river Elan.

River was high all week until Saturday unfishable cleared by Sunday perfect hight 1ft 3" grayling switched on, main on dry flies excellent day fishing, over the moon.

7 Trout, 24 Grayling

River was high and unfishable all week until Saturday. It had cleared by Sunday and was at the perfect hight of 1ft 3". The grayling switched on and we had them mainly on dry flies. An excellent days fishing, we were over the moon.

7 Trout, 24 Grayling

Went up after tenkara day for evening rise all taken lower end of the beat from Harry's pocket fishing upstream, fish were moving several feet to nail the fly, fish where on drys mostly elk hair emerger. caught 2 poachers on Harry's pocket with maggot lucky we caught them as they was setting up sent them on there way and informed them private fishing.

1 Trout, 12 Grayling

Was lucky to be able to attend the Tenkara day organised by WUF. The day was very well organised, informative and above all enjoyable albeit, that it poured with rain and I did not connect with any fish. Glyn Williams was on good form capping his excellent slide presentation by catching a grayling to order whilst demonstrating casting.Thanks to Andrew for the loan of equipment.
Very good value.Thanks

Level lower than expected, clear with just a tinge of peat. Sunny and warm. 3 hooked and lost on GH nymphs.

Warm, sunny with slight breeze. Water very clear. Depth 0.535 at Ddol Farm gauge this morning. Wading pretty good as water so clear. No hatch to speak of but various flies around all day. Not as much surface activity as I expected. Used 10' 4wt all day. At times I wanted more weight; at other times I needed less!!
Met the friendly caravan site manager - lovely chap. He's a maggot drowner - please try and convert him. Parking and access is great. Lovely stretch of water but the lowest part of the beat was too "skinny" for me at this depth.
Mixture of fast runs and almost still water.
The deep bits are very deep! 5 WBT all on soft hackle dry to rising fish. Best was 11". All fish in good nick and safely returned.

5 Trout

Went up for the afternoon with Shaun. Lots of grayling topping throughout the beat, Fly life in abundance, small olives and caddis of different sizes on the water which the grayling were really switch onto. I might have done better with these had I left the salmon rod in the car! Upper Wye should be great for the Tenkara day this weekend.

1 Trout, 9 Grayling

Wash-off. Arrived at approx. 9am and the river was up and coloured after a few days rain. Probably only needed a dry day prior and it would've been spot on.
Cracking spot though and the river looks like it would be incredible in the right conditions, and excellent scenery surrounding - looking forward to going back.