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5x OOS Grayling from upper section on a jingler, best 20"

5 Grayling

Fished the upper section,trout were rising well to my d.h. emerger, caught 11 up to 11" but missed and lost just as many. Nice stretch of river above bridge.

11 Trout

One 12” brown trout caught on nymph and a small 6” trout caught on a spider. Very little fishing fish until it picked up slightly at dusk, and those fish were uninterested in any dry flies I casted. Good to meet Jim from Carolina USA who was fishing this beat today.

2 Trout

No fish seen or caught, this beat + Gromain + the Rectory 2 rods 4 visits no fish seen or caught. Time to fish elsewhere.

This is going to be one of those "Nevertheless, a good day to be out on the river" type of returns.
Low clear water, high bright sun. Difficult conditions for my first time on this beat. The wading is tricky too, and the steep wooded banks make for a difficult backcast, so difficult to get a fly into just the right spot.
Hardly any fish were rising; a few sporadic hatches tempted the fish up.
I toiled away in the hot sun - nymphs and dries - without a single take.
Nevertheless, it's a beautiful beat, and a good day...etc...etc..

12lb caught on usk grub fly

1 Salmon

Lovely beat, bright and breezy conditions making it tricky. All fish came on the dry fly, will definitely return.

3 Trout