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What a lovely beat, it was warm and sunny, the river was fast flowing in areas and wading was tricky.

Not a single fish between us, we went through the fly boxes using Nymphs, parachute Adam's, Sedges, Shrimp, Daddy's the lot and not a single hit. We were stalked by a heron who also didnt catch a thing, we didnt see any fish rising despite a few hatches in the afternoon sun. We fished from 09:00 to 16:00 due to a 3.5 hour drive but a bad day on the river is better than a good day in the office.

Perfect conditions on the water but no salmon seen or caught - sadly I saw way more Goosanders (5) which continue to be a eco-system management issue along with many other factors contributing to the decline of this river. So sad to see...
On a positive note the trout and Grayling were active all day, nibbling away at any variant of salmon fly I chose to present.

5 Trout, 1 Grayling

Fished the evening in near perfect conditions, tried high in the water, deep down, slow swing, fast strip. But nothing seen or caught sadly.

well we went up to the beat, set up walked all the way up to the top boundary and started to fish down. fished long and hard for no result or sight of a fish .Got down to the top of the Ferry pool , flicked the fly out to extend the line and bang into a fish . I could not believe it 20ft from the bank . A good scrap and a coloured 8lb cock fish came to the net. unhooked and returned to fight another day.
Fish caught on a home tied single hook Thunder and lighting in a dropper !!!!!!

1 Salmon

Arrived at beat and went to hut to tack up. On threading my line through my reel came off, no biggy apart from the fact that the seat had come away from the reel. I carry a small set of screwdrivers so put it back as tight as my fishing buddy could do, but it failed so he had a gillie for the day, he gave me a go in the Willow pool where I had a pluck but no more, nothing seen or caught after that until he caught a salmon in the Ferry pool which I dually did the gilling jobs of netting and returning the fish. Better luck next time for me.

Weather overcast and mild, and surprisingly good flow and colour, with a 14 degree water temp. However with bright skies in the afternoon we needed to do our best work in the morning. Barbel from 3 to 9.06 caught mostly on bomb and pellet, chub to 4.08 on gb feeder meat or pellet. Sounds like a brill day for two anglers? Problem was I had all the chub (and the eel) and he had all the barbel! With this being our first day on the beat we picked two pairs of swims in the second half of the beat and fished one area each so we could move to where the fish were coming from. By the time I'd fished two areas and could only catch snags and moved above Steve, he had stopped catching barbel and had one in the afternoon during which time I had 6 chub (moral victory? He had one more after I left so a great day for him and I took a right barbel gubbin' but a decent day nevertheless.

Conditions should have been perfect for bringing trout to the surface: warm late-afternoon sunshine, plenty going on just above the water. I tried daddy longlegs, but they weren't interested, and by dusk there was little evidence that they interested in anything else either. I refuse to accept that such a beautiful stretch of river contains no fish. Does any kind sole have a word of advice?

Nil return....

Level slightly too high but enjoyed my fishing. Disturbed one fish that leapt alongside my fly. Otherwise no sightings.

Great day fishing but not much movement on the surface.

Another visit to the glorious Towy valley. Hoping for a silver tourist but we had to be content with their brown cousins. Given that we only fished seriously for trout for about 5 hours each 22 fish seems a more than decent return …. And just as many came off for LDCR! Most were feisty 7-9 inchers but James found a pod of 14” era and I had a 16” er …. Thought it was a sewin when I first saw it. The wild life on this beat is stunning… kites buzzards sparrow hawk and owl all seen… wading is easy and there is excellent access. What more could we ask for? A few club members turned up to fish in the evening but no problems at all, very friendly.

22 Trout