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nothing seen or caught, Pathways on this beat are dangerous even though we know where we are going , a visitor would struggle that's for sure.

Fishing Passport Note : Since this feedback, pathways have been cleared. This work was planned but had to be delayed because of nesting Sandpipers (we always have to bear in mind that the Wye and its banks are SAC & SSSI designated). Also, please be warned that there is a wasp nest at the top of the Leaning Willow!

River at 1ft 6in, fairly coloured - then went up (evidently after a cloud-burst) to 2ft at about 5pm, so I had to stop then. No salmon seen, though lost probably a big trout (on 2 inch tube fly). Maybe a run of salmon is working its way through the river following these good water rises - but no sign of it yet today.

All caught in a four hour session mainly in the middle of the beat. Two trout around the 3/4 lb mark, the rest small. Assorted spiders took most of the fish.
One salmon seen in exactly the same place that it was in this time last week, presumably unable to move up with this incessant low water.

10 Trout, 8 Grayling

1 Grayling

Only managed an hour and the fish were very tricky. Winkled out a couple on a kilnk but I never really zoned in.

2 Trout

Fooled 4 fish, one i never got to see, another snapped me up which left a 21" fish and another at circa 3lb.
Excellent 2 hrs fishing.

2 Chub

Most of the fish were a modest size but with a few around the 10-11” mark.
Targeted grayling in the faster water, tight line nymphing with heavy bugs which got fish in the morning. A change of tactics to a lighter team gave good fishing in the afternoon with most coming to emerger top dropper patterns rather than any flies fished deeper.
Fished barbless so a lot of escapee’s as well .All quickly to hand and released without netting.

20 Trout, 10 Grayling

6 Trout, 3 Grayling, 1 Chub

The river was carrying a little colour but the level was still at 4-5” despite the overnight rain that was forecast. Overcast conditions kept the water temperature reasonable for trout fishing but I did take a number of readings to check throughout the day.
The trout were mainly small but with five or six in the 8-11” bracket, and the grayling included two of 2-21/2lb from Herons. Fish taken from the off on a range of wets and spiders. Size 18 GRHE nymphs also successful. All quickly returned and not netted.I stayed around hoping for a spinner fall late on. Nothing materialised although the sultry conditions were promising.
A very pleasant day despite the slightly limited fishable water.

18 Trout, 5 Grayling

Arrived around midday conditions very hot and sunny. Tried below the bridge at the lower end of the beat, rivers was running a brownish peat colour may have been a release of water from a reservoir somewhere up stream.
Nothing doing at all.

By 16.00 the water cleared a little and for the next 90 or so minutes fish started to move and take off the surface. A size 16 grey wolf and black knat on the dropper attracted plenty of attention. Trout circa 8 to 10 inches, Grayling circa 10 inches. All returned unharmed.

7 Trout, 8 Grayling