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Fished various pegs along this beautiful beat. River levels very low and clear only able to locate 1 barble 6lb 8oz. Also had 8 chub to around 4lb using meat. Float fished maggots taking around 20 good dace in the Meadow

1 Barbel, 8 Chub, 20 Other

River low and clear, my first visit to the beat so spent half the time exploring it. Nothing rising so fished the duo and picked up two out of season trout on the nymph. No sign of grayling despite fishing likely looking runs.

2 Trout

River low and clear, and weather light cloud with plenty of sunshine. To two anglers, four barbel to 8.12, 3 to feeder fished pellet and one on meat. Two chub to 3.9, one caught on trotting the other on the leger. Most fish came when the sun went down.

4 Barbel, 2 Chub

no fish caught or seen.

After yesterday's productive day on the Wye, it was surprising on what was a much calmer day that should have been ideal, given all of the fallen leaves, for top of the water fishing, that more success was not had and so few fish showing. Tried duo but had nothing on the nymphs and even drifted a few bugs around likely spots but to no avail. Rose some fish and cast to the very odd riser of which there were surprisingly few. A lovely 16" female fish of about 1.75lb led the way for the out of season trout , and the grayling were of 10-12", and all fish came to HE and olive emergers. Everything came in fives unfortunately, including five most unwelcome canoes, which completely screwed the fishing in Little Glaslyn Pool. Their well-equipped occupants as usual claimed ignorance of access restrictions, one had to get out and portage the canoe over the tail of Glaslyn as the river was down to 0.4m. (so God knows how they'd coped elsewhere), and also claimed not to know that even the upper Wye would not have been accessible either, this early in October, as it was so far below the red lines. Don't think they gave a stuff that I had paid and they hadn't! Not good but unfortunately par for the course. So much for the observation of VAAs.

5 Trout, 5 Grayling

good day on the river a bit low and sunny but the barbel obliging, all on pellet feeder.

14 Barbel

Another glorious late Autumn day and another day on a low and clear river. Travelling back to our accommodation we were concerned to see that cars were still parked on the venue at 10.00pm on the night before our visit. Either poaching or anglers flouting the 'one hour after dusk' rule. Fears compounded when we were faced with anglers rubbish on the pipe peg, discarded food packaging and drinks cans. So probably poachers! Anyway, the fishing proved very difficult and although we managed 8 barbel bewteen us to 8lb 12oz it was far less productive than on previous visits. Swims well trampled and scattered dropped bait testament to the pressure this stretch now receives. Still a very enjoyable day and the beautiful Wye.

8 Barbel, 8 Chub

Pleasant day fishing with 6 trout caught by early afternoon. All fish caught by ledgered worm.

6 Trout

Nothing caught