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We had an amazing time, caught 8 overall, tiny apart from a pound trout on the last stretch of the beat, we fished until dusk, amazing moon and tractor tyre sky. Coming back in September!

8 Trout

River running clear and really good height for trouting. Nymphed most of the session resulting in 10 wbt and 1 pretty grayling. All fish 6" to 10" in great condition and all returned. Tried to tempt the odd rising fish to a dry for the last hour but nothing doing. Great default beat when water levels patchy.

10 Trout, 1 Grayling

Cool downstream wind wasn't what we hoped for, kept the fish down all day. Didn't stop us catching though! TG started the day off with a nice grayling of about 12", then as the day went on, he lost count of the numbers of trout and salmon parr, as did I. My best was a grayling of about 10", and also lost count of the further fish caught. In all, I reckon on about 60 - 70 fish for the day. Successful flies were weighted GRHE's and weighted Connemara Black. Once again, Ty Newydd did not disappoint!

20 Trout, 20 Grayling, 20 Other

Blanked again. The river came very much alive, with many rises, just as it was getting dark.

On the river at 5.30. Condition good, river like tea at just over 1' at Llanstephan. No Salmon caught or seen. 6 Trout and one fine Sea Trout of 3lb that almost tricked me into thinking I had a Grisle on, it gave such a good fight. Great service from Wye & Usk as always.

6 Trout, 1 Sea Trout

Fished in the afternoon and evening. The river was very coloured and the level appeared to be gradually falling. Surface fish activity, as before this summer, came to life very noticeably around 8pm, despite very significant fly activity also occurring throughout the afternoon. I had the impression that fading light was the stimulus.
I had one fish of about half a pound, and hooked, but did not land, a couple of somewhat larger trout.

1 Trout

The river was just about right for the fly when I arrived at 10.30am. Clear and a reasonable height and I did get a pull as well as knocks from the odd brownie.
Unfortunately there must have been a heavy shower further up the valley and by 2pm there was a lot of silt from somewhere (farm run-off?) that must have reduced the chance of getting a salmon - the friendly trout fisherman who I was sharing the beat with was just as frustrated.
Hopefully the efforts by the Foundation in reducing this annoying feature of the Wye will eventually pay off.

Arrived at 7am to fish this iconic beat full of optimism which sadly was not fulfilled as we never saw a fish move. The conditions appeared to be perfect and was as good a days fishing as you could ever wish for but not a tug. Oh well there's always next week. WUF's service, it's usual exemplary self, including a lunch time injection of tactical honing from Stephen Marsh-Smith today. Thank you all.

3 Trout, 1 Chub

2 small brownies on nymph.

2 Trout

Hot weather, low water, no fish.