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A blank day was saved by a consolation end of day chub..tried most swims on the beat. Fishing was difficult.

1 Chub

A very enjoyable day, landed 3 barbel to 10lb lost another 2 ,meat and pellet tactics.

3 Barbel

Salmon Fly used to catch the Salmon was a Blue Charm size 6 double on a sink tip line in The Vanstone Pool. Salmon caught was approximately 7/8lb.
River conditions were around 1' 8" fairly clear water.
Weather conditions dry, mild and overcast with odd sunny spells around 15degsC. Chub caught in Maddox was approximately 4lb with an Allys Shrimp fly size 6 double.

1 Salmon, 1 Chub

Did not fish. Viewed the river at Irfon Bridge Road. It was high and cocoa coloured. The Wye in Builth car park was also high and coloured. The rain of the previous two days had affected the rivers. I drove up to Rhayader, bought a ticket at the newsagents and fished the River Elan in splendid condition and caught.

I caught 4 fish with worm. Good day, really enjoyed it, chatted to other anglers, they were having a good day too.

4 Trout

Unfortunately my visit coincided with the first heavy rain of the autumn which brought the river level up by a couple of feet. The river was having a flush through so was full of rubbish. I found a fishable swim on beat 5/6 and managed a few nice Chub to 4ib 2oz. No barbel today.

4 Chub

Wash off due to heavy rain, but we didn't have to worry as we received an excellent response from the Wye and Usk team when we booked again at a later date.

River rose rapidly in the afternoon and covered the croys. Lots of weed coming down so abandoned search for barbel.

4 Barbel, 3 Chub

Had problems finding river until helpful farmer explained I had the map upside down. Not many accessable swims but did manage to catch a 10lb 3oz barbel.

2 Barbel, 2 Chub

After 2 days of heavy rain the river was up about 3ft and colored, it probably would have qualified for a wash off.
However the level was dropping and clearing, so with a little optimism I fished the stretch. The river was definitely in flood. But it was fishable and there were good numbers of Caperer on the bank side vegetation, though few ventured out on to the water. Most of the runs were buried under the water, although the tails of the pools provided some hope, but no fish.
The best way to learn a river is to fish it in all conditions. It is a lovely looking stretch and on that I look forward to seeing in slightly better conditions.