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A mixed day weather-wise with occasional bright sunshine alternating with heavy showers, quite muggy ahead of a terrific rainstorm that evening. A reasonable number of uprights trickled off all day but surface feeding was subdued. I alternated between PTNs and diawl bachs suspended below various olives, pale wateries etc and tempted up perhaps a dozen rises. Two trout and two grayling stayed on the hook long enough to get them to hand, all between 6-9" and safely released. The real surprise came at the lower planks where a salmon snaffled my PTN and screamed off to the other side of the river. Wading across to untangle my line from the rocks he ran over meant my waders were flooded but, remarkably, the hook remained fixed and I got what looked to be a 6lb fish to the net. Not bad on a 3wt rod I thought. Safely released and swan off strongly.
Lovely beat, very much enjoyed the day.

1 Salmon, 2 Trout, 2 Grayling

River was about 1 foot on the Erwood gauge but still looked as though there would be a chance of a fresh salmon but unfortunately I only hooked an over enthusiastic trout (returned). Perhaps the air temperature was too low or else the fish are taking their time ascending the river. But it was my first foray in 2016 and I'll be back.

1 Trout

1 ft on gauge. water looked nice, 3 x cracking trout on tube fly, one nice pull off salmon. no visual signs of fish.

3 Trout

1 Trout

All on small nymphs. Average size ranging from very small to 6 inches, 3 fish of 12" stood out from the bunch.

20 Trout, 3 Grayling

5 trout caught on floating line using Sedgehog flies. 4 small trout of 8 inches and 1 at 1 1/2lbs taken. Salmon seen and plenty of parr in the river.

5 Trout

Nice warm day, few small trout all lost and 1 14 inch grayling to my daughter. Great day, water a little low but clear.

1 Grayling

Nice weather at last, in the sense of sunny with an air temperature of 14-15 but perhaps a bit of cloud would have encouraged the fly life more. As it was there was a trickle of olives from noon to 2pm but only a few fish rising, none of which I could persuade to take my offering. They were more receptive to nymphs and had my timing been better I might have improved on the five trout I caught. No sign of the otters today but plenty of pied wagtails about.

5 Trout

We returned to the Wye on mass for a few days, Fishing and drinking. Not sure which is more important. All rods caught a mixture of Grayling(16")out of season and several Trout on a mixture of Dries and Nymphs.

6 Trout, 1 Grayling

Very cold conditions, all trout caught on spiders, one oos grayling returned unharmed 16 inches.

5 Trout