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Fished from 10-4, first fish was a fat and healthy 16” trout on a gold bead hares ear fished on the bottom , caught at around 11 o’clock. Nothing else happened until 2 when there was a hour long hatch of mixed flies, 10” trout to a size 16 para Adams, 3 grayling between 10-12” Klinkhammer Adams, Greenwells, Para Adams. Didn’t really matter what fly it was just had to get them to the right spot. Good to be fishing dries again and good not to be snowed in again!

2 Trout, 3 Grayling

Despite the sunny day, I didn't catch anything. No activity at all. Fished from 10 till 2pm, and tried different set up with large variety of nymphs, nut no success at all. Amazing beat, I will come back in spring.

Did not manage to get there on the day to fish it, unfortunately, so nothing to report as no fishing done - my fault entirely ! I often seem to over-book beats in the eagerness and anticipation of getting around to fishing all of them but I hardly ever do ! Still at least I can console myself that it is all in a good cause and I am happy to support the Wye & Usk Foundation, this way.

Fished from 10- 3. River at .58 on the Cilmery scale and running strongly, just a little too deep to get to some of the best places. Fish between 11-14 inches. First 5 to a # 16 goldbead hares ear, the next 8 to a selection of # 16 dries, a Klinkhammer Adams pattern being the most successful.

13 Grayling

I failed to find any of the shoals or indeed have any luck nymphing but was compensated towards the end of the day by two 12" grayling on a Klinkhammer, plus one OOS trout. Fantastic to see a large cock salmon repeatedly leaping in the largest pool, flushed up red and ready for his salmon-business. Owner as friendly as ever

1 Trout, 2 Grayling

A cold and frosty start with the sun appearing throughout the day. Fished duo during the morning resulting in 4 Grayling between 10 and 13 inches, all coming to # 16 nymphs fished close to the bottom and in the tail of the 2nd pool. Moved up to the big pool and struggled to find one 12” Trout to a nymph and one more small grayling to a # 16 Griffiths gnat at the tail of the pool. Notably a Gray Duster was capsized by a salmon which seemed to be holding station in shallow water and which appeared again later.

1 Trout, 5 Grayling

Having fished Cefnllysgwynne the day before, which is immediately downstream of Llanfechan and also includes part of the far bank of this beat, I can say that if anything this section of the river is even more beautiful.
Conditions were good, a crisp morning which brightened during the day. In the early afternoon a small hatch brought fish to the surface, and both a trout and a grayling were taken and safely released on a dry fly - size 16 green klinkhammer.
Also had a very nice chat with the owner.

1 Trout, 1 Grayling

First time on the Ifron for us. Beautiful autumn scenery and a thin Welsh drizzle to keep us company during the day. Caught a lovely 1.3lb grayling on my fourth or fifth cast of the day along a riffle in the mud pool, it fell to a red tag. The beat has an array of features and during the day managed to hook three more graying of various sizes and a tiny OOS brownie. Two took a size 16 GH green nymph and the others took an olive klinkhammer from the surface. I lost three and managed to break my 5 weight rod tip while landing a half pound grayling at the far end of the beat. Its a long walk back to the van in waders to get a spare rod. Top stretch of water, worthy of another try.

1 Trout, 4 Grayling

Overcast 13 degrees with light but strengthening upstream breeze. Occasional light shower that turned heavier by 4pm. All grayling 8 - 12", oos trout was feisty 7", all bar 2 caught on copper bead hares ear nymph size 18 and snipe and purple spider in slower water. Remaining three went to dry fly grayling witch. Good day on this lovely beat.

1 Trout, 8 Grayling