Feedback & Reports

This was something of a day to forget really. I set off very early and was only a mile or two from home when my car alerted me to an air temperature below 3 degrees. I arrived at the beat before seven and was on the water by half past. But it was a cold start with no fish showing. Around 10.00 I finally encountered a rising fish. On my first cast to it the braided loop parted company with my fly line and I had to trudge back to the car to repair it. By the time I'd made my way back, said fish was still there, still feeding, and willing to take a weighted nymph. A lovely fish of around a pound who lifted my spirits and gave me confidence things were about to get better. They weren't. Nothing all afternoon and into the early evening as the wind increased and a few showers rolled in. I was about to head home when I noticed swallows skimming the shallow water at the top of the beat suggesting some sort of sustained hatch at last. It yielded two more trout before the wind got too gusty and unpredictable to make the fishing comfortable and safe. Headed home around 7.30 after a day that promised much and yielded much less. Still, it is a truly beautiful beat. Next time they'll be rising and taking all day!

3 Trout

Great beat, very good access to all sections of the river.

Until today 3 salmon hooked elsewhere and 3 salmon lost. Where better to land my first for the season than the ash tree pool Craig Llyn.A short, fat, fresh run beauty about 10 lbs. The river was slightly high and peaty from the dams, so fished a heavy all yellow pencil fly on very fast sink line cast square across and fished fast through the white water. Looks promising up here given some more wet stuff. Slipped in as usual but not too deep this time.

1 Salmon

Holds some good size trout which often take a salmon fly.

3 Trout

16 degrees or so and a little overcast but a pleasant enough day. Only a few fish rising mostly around 3pm when the temperature rose a little. Two small trout and two of 12" - 14" on a team of three wets fished fairly shallow. Left at 3.30pm so might have missed some better fishing later.

4 Trout

Arrived at the river very early to miss the Velathon Road Blocks, so started off with the Salmon Rod, fishing through the main Pools, no joy.
After some Breakfast got the Trout Rod out and had a really good day, taking trout to 15in, but mostly Juvenile Trout about 8in. Also the Grayling were feeding high in the water and one was 17in and very fat, and in perfect condition.
Took fish on Nymphs in the morning, and probably would have caught more if I continued, but it's a pleasure this time of year to fish on the dry and fish were coming up often enough for me to stick with it. As most of the fish were taken very close to the far bank, Duo fishing was ruled out.
Emerging Sedges working well also Light Olive Patterns. The Mayflies have finished up here, not one seen all day.

8 Trout, 4 Grayling

Hard day. Plenty of insect life but no fish rising. Caught two small WBT on dry Adams, missed a larger fish! Oh well! next time.

2 Trout

2 caught on nymphs, 1 caught on dry fly adams. We did see one large salmon.

3 Trout

Tough conditions, river very low and cold overnight. One big grayling around 2.5 lbs in a deep pool and 3 small trout in the pocket water at the top of the beat.

3 Trout, 1 Grayling

No fish seen.