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Poor day previous day due to low water levels so didn’t fish

We had booked 2 days at Cefnllysgwynne, river painfully low, found 4 fishable pools after covering full length of beat.
Managed one tiny Grayling and 4 out of season brownies from one pool midway along the beat.
Gin clear water but no chub sightings despite walking whole length with Polaroids.
Didn’t fish Cefnllysgwynne on the second day, moved onto the Wye where despite low levels managed to find some fine Grayling.
Stayed in the estate cottage which was great.

4 Trout, 1 Grayling

Beautiful day but quiet on the fishing front.

Incredibly two of the grayling were over 2lbs! The first went 2lb 5oz and a new PB and the second went 2lb on the dot. A wonderful days fishing and two very memorable catches. That's my third 2lb grayling from here this winter, fantastic fishing!

6 Trout, 3 Grayling

3 Trout, 3 Grayling

A 19 inch out of season BT caught on a nymph whilst looking for Grayling.

1 Trout

2 Trout

Two of us covered virtually the entire beat trotting maggots in what I would class as pretty good winter conditions - level 0.6 at Climery after high water a few days before, good water clarity, and stable daytime temperatures for several days (4/5 degrees). Very hard work, I caught all 8 fish from just two pools, my brother blanked. Best grayling 1lb 6oz. Absolutely stunning scenery and a testing wild river. Trying another beat tomorrow.

4 Trout, 4 Grayling

Cold,foggy and damp all day which was a shame because it kind of spoilt the beauty of this place. Water still a little high but going down but what suprised me was how clear it was. I parked at the church and walked almost to the top of beat before I started, which was about 9am. Never had a bite at all until 1.30 and when I did it was a trout hooked in the dorsal so that hardly counts as a bite! . 1 very small grayling caught later on and 4 trout to 14" further down sums up a very poor return for this fabulous stretch.

4 Trout, 1 Grayling

2 x grayling 6-12 inches, 9 x out of season trout 6-16 inches, trotting. River running high and clear - but blessed if I could find any grayling of size. I had to keep moving due to unwanted trout continually nosing in to take the bait, plus the proximity of salmon.

2 Grayling