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2 Grayling 6 and 10 inches on a pink shrimp.
A small hatch of olives around 13.00 brought a few fish to the surface.
A few Salmon Redds seen.

2 Grayling

Water low and gin clear. Nothing on the fly (Sawyer's Killer Bugs), two hook-ups when trotting red maggot out to about 40 yards, but both managed to bump themselves off. A very brief hatch accompanied a bit of afternoon sun but was over as soon as it started. Still a lovely day on a lovely stretch.

A cold day with the river low and running very clear, which made for more challenging fishing. 1 grayling caught on a heavy caddis pattern on the bottom.

1 Grayling

River running clear. Three of the grayling around the 2lb Mark. All fish returned safely.

7 Trout, 25 Grayling

started the day with a hot chocolate from Greg's, we fished the end of the beat up with the duo taking fish up through. later a hatch large dark olives Simon stayed by the hut taking on drys, myself and shaun went up fishing ash tree pool and craiglyn falls taking also on drys

1 Sea Trout, 18 Grayling

26 x grayling to 15 inches, 2 x out of season trout 13 and 14 inches, heavy nymphs and trotting. Despite a cold east wind, there were some rises during the afternoon. Grayling still looking up and some anglers using dry fly.

26 Grayling

This was an impromptu birthday outing to test out my new tackle on the Wye's big barbel, but on this occasion non showed, not even a sniff of one. Nevertheless, when you catch 10nr chub ranging from 3lbs to 4.5lbs, with the smallest just a nudge below the 3lb mark, with a +30lbs net of fish, then who can complain. At this time of the year, after periods of cold / frosty nightly weather, whilst the barbel will invariably go AWOL, the chub won't generally let you down.

River level reading of 520mm high at Ross-on-Wye; weather - cloudy all day, but no rain, temperature - 8C, breezy from the north-east.
Fished 2oz Drennan maggot feeder (open-ended), filled red maggots and plugged with pelleted groundbait. Five red maggots on a size 14's hook.

Winter's days like these, catching fish like these in such beautiful, peaceful surroundings, are memorable.

Here's to next year's season.

1 Grayling, 10 Chub

Another very enjoyable day on the Irfon in near perfect conditions for the time of year. 21 grayling between 2 anglers. River at 0.4m on the Cilmery gauge, overcast, dry and little wind. Grayling were very localised with the majority of fish coming from 2 spots, having tried a large number of likely looking areas throughout the day. Trotting maggots - plans to use the fly rod were abandoned when waders sprung a leak at midday. Saw a salmon jump at the tail of one pool and an otter surf down one of the falls. Largest grayling about 15 inches and many around 12 inches.

2 Trout, 21 Grayling

Enjoyable day float fishing red maggots. Water quite low, found most of the fish at the lower end of the beat near the town. All in beautiful condition between half and 1.5lb, lost several including a couple of larger ones.

4 Grayling