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The water was at the lowest that I have ever fished here with just 4" on the Llanstephan guage. A blessedly cloudy and cool (by recent standards) day at 20 degrees max. 17 degrees water. Very few rising fish here and there during the course of the day and little fly apart from some midge. Tried nymphs and a size 18 HE emerger and, whilst I had fish on both, by far the majority came up for the emerger and, as usual to this fly at this time of year, these were mainly non-risers. Unsurprisingly, I found grayling in places one can't usually get to and not in places where you usually can! Grayling from 8-13" and trout to 12". An interesting day but lethal underfoot with lots of algae on the slabs at the top end of the beat. Great job strimming the access to the upper half of the beat! Let it rain, let it rain, let it rain!

6 Trout, 27 Grayling

Our glorious summer goes on. Come mid-afternoon, it was maybe too hot for fishing but, nay bother as, with an early start, I was ready for home by then. Some nice Grayling - fish of 12" plus - from the bottom of the beat. Ditto from Lady Alexanders Catch. The odd fish upstream before a close encounter with an enormous Barbel up by the Edw. Note to self - a 4 wt rod and a tennis racket sized landing net are not the ideal tools for dealing with a double figure Barbel. Tres bonne

5 Trout, 12 Grayling

Good fishing with nymphs in the morning, but suddenly completely cut off during the afternoon until early evening when mostly grayling start raising in the pocket water left. Missed a lot, but still good fishing. On a dry got also this healthy and coloured WBT, more than a pound in weight

7 Trout, 15 Grayling

Water very low and also a still day with barely a ripple on the water. In these testing conditions, and with no fish showing, tied on a small weighted GRHE nymph and took one small brownie. Still, a beautiful afternoon's fishing with my 10 year-old son who was entranced by the whole experience.

1 Trout

Entertaining and educational day on the Upper Wye with Oliver Burch. 5 small grayling and a brownie.Smart, feisty litte fish all returned promptly. Dark Mooregame/Dark Snipe & Purple/Snipe Boa combination. Hair Winged Sedge and Parachute Adams.Water, although low, was a good temperature.

1 Trout, 5 Grayling

3 anglers. very hot, bright and still day.
fly fishing.
river low.
caught 9 par, 5 dace as well as above.

12 Trout, 3 Grayling, 1 Chub, 5 Other

4 x trout 6-8 inches, 2 x grayling 9-12 inches, lots of parr, spiders.

4 Trout, 2 Grayling

3 Trout

Another great day on this beat... 15+ BT and 25+ graylings, all fished with long French Leader. Good fly life, but any fish raising. Fish of the day the beautiful WBT in the picture: not for the size (around 1,5 pound) but fat and pretty healthy fish. Safely released

15 Trout, 25 Grayling