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Sadly no fish caught but superb beat. A very enjoyable blank. The river was high and coloured. I fully intend to try again.

Blank, except for a 4 inch grayling parr.

Not such a good idea this, as a lot of coloured water still rushing down - wherever the fish were lying, I couldn't get a nymph down to them. Nice place to be though, on a lovely sunny morning. This beat could use a trim next year as it's getting quite overgrown.

There's been a bit of a hiatus with an enforced 6 weeks absence from fishing moving water. Very frustrating it was. Anyway here's a result:

16th December, Irfon at Cefnllysgynne: a day with the trotting rod, water high but clear and not too cold. 29 x grayling to 18 inches. The grayling were hard on the bottom nearly all the time although there was a brief hatch of large dark olives mid-afternoon. The best grayling was the last fish of the day, at dusk, and took right under the rod top. Also 2 x out of season trout: the larger of these, a hen fish in very good condition for the time of year, was also 18 inches. It's worth noting the number of large trout the Irfon is throwing up these days, quite apart from the grayling it has a reputation for. Most rivers produce the occasional good one, but the Irfon seems to be doing it regularly for the last few seasons.

We had planned to fish the top end of the beat,but on arriving another angler already on the water so we made our way downriver to the start of the beat.Weather and water conditions good,fished from 10am to 3pm for a total of 8 grayling all approx 10",fish taken from the deeper pools tight on the bottom with czech nymphs.Well done to O.B from Gloucestershire who had the type of day we were hoping for at the top end of the beat.Merry Xmas to the the all the staff at the W.U.F.

2 rods: Plenty of grayling to 2lbs (not sure how many exactly but dozens) plus a couple of 4lb chub trotting maggot with avons and centrepin. Lovely day's fishing after so much rain over the last month.

Booked Saturday using online system for the first time, found it straightforward and effective.

Nice pike of 19lb 3oz at first light on large whole herring. Then a 14 and 2 jacks on sardine. No more runs after 8am.

Only 1 fish, a grayling about a pound. Conditions good. Great beat, will be back.

River still too high and coloured. No fish caught but good to be on river. Will try beat again soon.

Lovely bit of water but terrible conditions with the river very high and coloured up. Four small grayling caught - will definitly be back in the spring.

Stared lovingly at the river, but it was in full rip-roaring, red silt-laden spate and therefore far too dangerous to fish. It rained all day Sunday and Monday.
Very disappointed as a result.

That said - The Bell at Skenfrith was exceptional - our room fabulous and the service and food phenomenal.
The service and advice sought and offered by the Foundation team has been great - thank you. Just hope we can reorganise the fishing. Many thanks.