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Challenging conditions for me. River very high and very coloured. Lots of the usual autumnal leaf and other debris.

Had a great morning with 1 trout and 6 grayling czeck nymphing in the church pools and below the rapids. Afternoon was a washout as there was heavy rain and the river rise by 1.5 ft. Left at around 14.30 as unfishable

1 Trout, 6 Grayling

Beautiful setting for spending a day. We had sunshine in the morning with grey skies and rain coming later in the day. A couple of fish were caught early on with hot head nymphs but for a long stretch afterwards there was no sign of life. Despite no natural rises, fish could be tempted to go for grey duster variants which accounted for the latter 2 fish.

1 Trout, 3 Grayling

Fished dry fly. All fish came to a CDC olive, largest about 15".

1 Trout, 8 Grayling

6 Trout, 3 Grayling

Fly fishing. All 4 on small dry fly. Excellent service. Your maps and directions were great.

2 Trout, 2 Grayling

14 x grayling 8-18 inches, 4 x out of season trout 6-12 inches, size 18 dry Red Tag and Grey Duster. A very cold east wind blowing today, so not many natural rises. It was necessary to wander around looking for sheltered places. Grayling mostly shotts, but a couple of big ones showed up at the end.

14 Grayling

Mostly small WBT, 2 at 1lb

9 Trout

First time on this beat and really enjoyed it. Parked by the church and fished from the bottom of the beat to about half way up. Picked off individual fish here and there but didn’t locate any concentrations of grayling.
Fished Czech nymph style with red tag and PTN. Best fish were trout and grayling of 15 inches with others from 8 inches upwards. I didn’t keep precise count but also caught at least 25 immature grayling and parr, a nuisance at times but great to know the river is so healthy.

As others have noted, the bedrock was treacherous, even with felt soles and wading staff. Also, access in and out of the river was not always easy.

5 Trout, 4 Grayling

Same conditions as yesterday on Gofynne but breezy & therefore leaves. Expected less & got it. However I didn't find the beat as user friendly. Parking okay. I walked upstream well over a mile in all, fishing
where I could,but access into the river was generally poor & actually a struggle at times, then fishing up river wondering if I would be able to get out.
A scary prospect if confronted with deep water & an overhanging bank + thick undergrowth.
Waders & carbon fibre rods cost money. A few safe access points to the river would be good & not just for
Salmon fishers of which I am one at the right time of year.
I noted that the owner (in the paperwork) wanted to keep the riverbank in its natural condition as far as
possible & I saw plenty of evidence of that ie. No concession to the fee paying fisherman & in my mind just
an excuse for doing nothing at all as far as I could see. I won't be back.
DD

2 Trout, 1 Grayling