Spate · Old Red Sandstone · Mid Wales / Powys (Edw Valley, Wye tributary near Aberedw)

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A small Radnorshire spate stream running down through Hundred House, Cregrina and Aberedw — past the Old Red Sandstone cliffs of Aberedw Rocks — to join the Wye.

Tomorrow · Slow going — better windows ahead
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Forecast · Tomorrow
Slow going — better windows ahead
Little in your favour today. Fish the certain lies, or leave it for a better one.
40% projected
Today's fly
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Reading the river for Tomorrow
Little in your favour today. Fish the certain lies, or leave it for a better one.
Conditions on the water
Proxy gauge
Level
Steady
Proxy
via Wye
Water temp17.6°C
ClarityClear
Weather16°C
WindNE 13 km/h
Pressure1015 hPa
Rain · recent3.1 mm
Rain · ahead0.4 mm

No gauge on this water — conditions are inferred from Wye. The trend transfers, the absolute level does not.

Water temperature for Atlantic Salmon
Warm — slow
18°C est.ideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Atlantic Salmon
When
Morning into early afternoon.
Where
Pool tails, steadier runs, and any water with pace.
Method
Fish a sensible line-and-fly combination for the height and pace of water.
Kit
13 ft #8/9 double-hander in spate, 10 ft #8 single in low water. Floating line plus a fast-sink tip. 12–15 lb fluoro tippet.
Why this works
Good — water clarity is working for you, but water temperature is the limiting factor today.
Hatch timeline · tomorrowPeak at 12pm

12pm(now) — Heather Fly

Stage: Terrestrials on topApproach: Dry flyActivity: 69%
Also:Daddy Long Legs66%Autumn Dun36%Cinnamon Sedge34%
Peak emergence windowWeather boost10 food groups active

Peak activity at 12pm — Heather Fly (Heather Fly, Peak emergence window)

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

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Evidence
Survey-backed · regionalHigh confidence

Backed by regional invertebrate surveys; no sampling on this exact reach yet.

Through the year
0–3 scale · August highlighted
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March BrownHatch
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CapererHatch
2
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2
Heather FlyHatch
2
2
Autumn DunHatch
2
3
2

Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Beats · 4 · 1 reaches
Edw beats — Fishing Passport · 4 beatsDay rods
Aberedw, Cregrina, Hergest Falls, Hundred House
The 4 beats
AberedwDay tickets
Wye & Usk Foundation (Fishing Passport — Wild Streams)
~1.75 miles across two sections, mostly double bank — the furthest downstream of the four Edw beats, near Aberedw village. One of the harder-wading lower-Edw beats over bedrock. 2 fish/rod limit, sub-9in returned.
Wild Stream pre-booking or Season Permit. Crayfish-plague disinfection notice in force.
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CregrinaDay tickets
Wye & Usk Foundation (Fishing Passport — Wild Streams)
~1.5 miles double- and single-bank Edw, ending at the bridge marking the start of Hundred House water, near Cregrina village. Full catch-and-release here (no retention, unlike the other three Edw beats).
Wild Stream pre-booking or Season Permit. Barbless hooks only (not stated on the other Edw beats). Crayfish-plague disinfection notice in force.
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Hergest FallsDay tickets
Wye & Usk Foundation (Fishing Passport — Wild Streams)
1 mile double-bank Edw ending at Hergest Falls — a noted spot for watching ascending salmon and trout in high water, November/early December. 2 fish/rod limit, sub-9in returned. Salmon present via the Falls run.
Wild Stream pre-booking or Season Permit. Crayfish-plague disinfection notice in force.
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Hundred HouseDay tickets
Wye & Usk Foundation (Fishing Passport — Wild Streams)
The furthest upstream of the four Edw beats, near Hundred House village. Slower and more meandering than the beats below, silt/gravel bed, good mayfly hatches, deep pools holding surprisingly large trout. Relatively easy wading but stealth is needed on the slower pools.
Wild Stream pre-booking or Season Permit. Crayfish-plague disinfection notice in force.
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What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
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About this water

A small Radnorshire spate stream running down through Hundred House, Cregrina and Aberedw — past the Old Red Sandstone cliffs of Aberedw Rocks — to join the Wye. Four Wild Streams beats cover its length, mostly wild brown trout on modest tackle, with Hergest Falls a noted spot for watching salmon and trout run in high autumn water.

  • Old red sandstone
Why this score · for Atlantic Salmon
  • Temperature3930% weight
  • Flow6025% weight
  • Clarity9520% weight
  • Feeding Time9515% weight
  • Pressure8510% weight
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