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River super, upstream wind horrendous.

Although I fished the Creel last season I'd not looked that closely at the diminutive Foy Bridge beat and was astonished at the amount of properly lively fly water there was, more Scotland than Herefordshire, and with the river in excellent condition I enjoyed three whole hours fishing this section; wading no more than thigh deep down the left bank, before moving down to the island. It would appear that every species of fish, bar Salmon, was determined to take a fly today. The use of spinners in the slower sections further down the right bank woke up more Pike but tended not to hook up on the single barbless.
My only disappointment was the difficulty in accessing what must be one of the finest fly runs on the Wye; first section of right bank of The Creel, 'The Lyndor Pool' and 'The Pulpit'. Bank too high/steep, water too deep/swift to wade; easy enough for spinning but seemed sacrilegious! Perhaps in days gone by they would have used a boat? Having said all that, I'll probably be going again next week to fish the rest; eight hours wasn't enough....

1 Trout, 3 Chub, 1 Pike