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16lbs cock fish this morning. #8 Bann Special

1 Salmon, 1 Trout

A friend (MC) fished my rod on Saturday resulting in a nicely conditioned fish of about 12 lbs caught on fly.

1 Salmon

River looked good after recent rain. Sadly the fishing didn’t reflect this. Two WBT on nymphs from bottom of beat but only fished for 3 hours in afternoon. Met a non fishing member of syndicate that fishes the beat who told me of the fine fishing to be had in former years ( a familiar tale). Sad to note much litter at a couple of spots on the beat including bottles, cans and throw away bbq!

2 Trout

Tried to access upper part of beat without success. Got about as far as sheepcote before bankside became impassable. Possibly it is accessible via road? So spent a pleasant few evening hours fishing island stream which is easily fish able in low water. Caught 3 trout, 1 on a dry, 1 on spiders and another on nymph. Clouds of insect life above river. Fish rising but picky. Lots of holidaymakers in river at Boatside. Will have to come back to try and find a way to the top of the beat!

3 Trout

Just fished in the morning, all caught on the nymph under a klink. One trout just a few inches, other and the grayling around 1/2 lb

3 Trout, 1 Grayling

Bottom of the beat again for the afternoon, 2 small grayling and one around a pound. Trout around 3/4 pound on the klink.

1 Trout, 4 Grayling

Only fished for a couple of hours late afternoon, grayling all 6-8 inches on nymphs

3 Grayling, 2 Other

Fished the bottom of the beat, all on dink nymphs, 3 salmon parr. Working my way to the fallen tree faster water searching for trout when a canoe came down. Nice. They claimed that the guide book said this was a good stretch to use. Nothing after that...
FP Note: This canoeist is like the poacher who claims the farmer gave him permission to fish. We are sorry to hear of this transgression of the upper Wye access arrangements. These were established to minimise the number of trespass incidents. By and large they do but there will always be a small percentage of canoeists who either don't read the large print, believe they can go where they like when they like, or quite enjoy a dust-up with a few anglers. Fortunately though, this is a small minority of paddlers. More information for anglers on canoeing can be found here: https://www.fishingpassport.co.uk/canoeing-advice-for-anglers

3 Grayling, 3 Other

Hot day today - reaching over 30 deg. so not a bad haul in the circumstances. Many of the fish were quite small but 5 trout and 1 grayling a 1/2lb or over and 2 of those (trout) about 1lb - so lovely fish. All caught on tight line nymphing techniques. We fished exclusively beside or just above the island at the bottom of the beat. We could not work out how to access the upper part as the pool in between on the right bank became quite deep even in these low water conditions. It would be a good idea to have a pathway through (the brush and undergrowth made the bank area impassable for access to the upper part of the beat). And some clearer instructions on access to the beat as a whole would be really helpful. As with much of the river Wye in that area its a brilliant place to spend the day fishing. Just need a bit more access to this particular beat.

15 Trout, 2 Grayling

Fished the bottom section for a few hours first thing, trout all the same size, about 6 ozs but fun to catch as missed several and a tiny grayling, all on nymphs.

4 Trout, 1 Grayling