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1 Grayling

Unable to fish due to excessive wind conditions

Great to get out onto this lovely beat. Weather very warm, bright and sunny with a gentle breeze. Water on the low side but not affecting enjoyment. Great variety of Mayfly trickling off all day. 7 trout from 6 - 10" all on dry fly. Missed more than I hooked, forgotten how lightening quick you need to be. All access in good order, thank you.

7 Trout

All fish taken french nymphing. 3 rose to Klinkhammers, but didn’t take.
A W&U foundation forum would be great so could compare tactics etc. Always keep an eye out for JA from Leominster as he always seems to be able to catch. Would love some advice from him or others on river/ small stream tactics as relatively new to it and not sure of best way to approach as in what methods to try and what lies to look for etc.
Wonderful day out even if didn’t catch many as saw dippers, kingfishers, Chaffinches etc and a couple of mayflies..

1 Trout, 4 Grayling

15 Trout, 5 Grayling

Some upwing hatches, including large brook dun, but very little response from the fish. Caught one 9” wbt on a pheasant tail nymph, and two smaller fish on the dry, and hooked a few more.

3 Trout

1 Trout, 1 Grayling

So good to get out on the River ! - and in such a fantastic location. Water was low and clear, so we could wade for long distances up and down the Beat, and despite long periods of bright sunshine the trees provided good cover (if a little challenging !). Abundant fly-life provided some great sport using dries, and heavier nymphs secured some nice Grayling from the deeper pools.
As ever, many, many thanks to WUF.

12 Trout, 4 Grayling

Just a couple of hours on the river this morning but had some success with a PTN. No rising fish seen. Very good feeling to be out in the wild again.

5 Trout, 1 Grayling

What a relief to be able to go fishing again, I had never visitied this beat before, so it was a new experience.
The river was fairly low and a little cloudy, algae was evident on the bed, especially when wading and becoming surrounded by floating algae dislodged from the gravel.
Fly life was sparse, with only a handfull olives hatching all day, rises were also sporadic and there wasn't a single fish feeding conistently.
However I did manage to catch a couple of trout, one on a Parachute Adams, and another on a tungsten bead GRHE nymph.
They weren't large circa 8 inches, but were most welcome.
It was just really good to be out with a rod in my hand exploring a new place to me.
The beat was fairly tight fishing along most of it's length, perhaps a recommendation on rod length/weight should be included in the beat details.
Anyway an excellent escape from all the madness all the same.
Thank you again Wye and Usk foundation.

2 Trout