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At long last, great to finally get out on the river. A couple of small brown trout from Dolmeudwy and Orchard, I could hear my dearly departed friend telling me to try the Croy...first cast, and a bright hen of around 14lbs took my large orange fns. It’s been emotional.

1 Salmon

Didn't really fish. River touching 3 on the gauge, not much point with a fly. However I will be back in lower water as it looks like it could be great

3 times nothing now not even a bite

Our expectations were low due to heavy overnight rain and whilst driving to the beat. When we arrived the water was high but the clarity was fine. We started with beaded nymphs and had half a dozen lovely Usk brownies.
After lunch we there’s was a good hatch with many rising fish. We changed to dries and had a fabulous few hours catching quality brownies off the top. An unexpected but great day’s fishing on this lovely beat.

25 Trout

First time on this beat. No salmon touched or seen. Water clearing and at the perfect height 1'6".
Some lovely pools to fish. The pools would really benefit from some pruning. It wouldn't take long. Its annoying to be wading , speycasting and keep whacking rod tip. The other bank looks more cared for.

Did not fish. Even more water coming down, full of silt, quite spectacular and unfishable

Not able to fish today, river too high.

I did walk the length of beat, and I suspect one run off has been done it will fish well. Weekend could be good if no more rain. Pity but will try again.

River high - difficult fishing

Perfect conditions today, once the sunshine early on had been overtaken by the cloud.

Much more fly life than on my previous visit, but then it was 3/4 degrees warmer. There was a decent fall of hawthorn around lunchtime. I raised a couple of fish to a dry imitation at the top end, by neither committed (or I was to fast/slow on the strike).

Picked up a couple of nice fish in the river mouth before lunch and the decided to try up by the other river that comes in by the bridge pillars, where a couple more come to the net.

We finished off back at the top end where after about 20 mins, I managed to snap the tip of my #5 weight. I’d bought a spare, a #7 weight, and due to the height of the lake (at least a foot if not two higher than my previous visit), I put on a clear intermediate. This transformed the fishing. I had another 2 nice fish and my friend, who’s new to wbt fishing hooked and lost 2.

This lake always delivers in one way or another. Great day.

All fish came to a Captain Peacock.

6 Trout