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All fish taken on an olive klinkhammer. Trying nymphing but failed to connect with anything!

2 Trout, 10 Grayling

Another slow session with the only barbel of the day at 5.15pm and an eel at last knockings. Conditions not ideal but still a pleasure to be on this stretch.

1 Barbel, 1 Other

Stu fished the inspection chamber swim and had 6 chub and a nice 9.13 barbel at dusk. John fished the swim above and never had a touch. Just goes to show how fickle the Wye can be.

1 Barbel, 6 Chub

good access, a few flies coming off and caught a Grayling on a dry, grey/ ginger klinckhammer.
parking has indeed changed, either the pub Carpark or by the castle (short walk)

1 Grayling

River looking good with reasonable flow and just a tinge of colour. Weather overcast, drizzly and cool. Most of the activity came in mid-afternoon with a solitary chub around 17.00 and nothing after that, though I fished until 18.30. Barbel up to 7-5, all on pellet or meat.

5 Barbel, 1 Chub

1 Salmon

All fish taken on size 10 salmon claret double

2 Trout, 3 Grayling

A day with perfect conditions for fly fishing.
There were three other anglers and one did have a salmon just before I arrived but it was another blank for me. Next Year!

fished all the swims no fish showing

The river was low and slow. Looking to catch barbel, we used swim-feeder tactics with boilies and pellets. Typically my fishing buddy managed to find three barbel and I just managed one chub. None of them were big fish. We have had better days on the Wye and indeed at the Creel. Suspect the conditions were a factor, though I also think I had the wrong bait.... again. Bad hands Benfield and Neil.

3 Barbel, 1 Chub