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6 Barbel, 10 Chub

Very slow day, in previous years we caught many more here, we used open end feeders with various hook baits, but it just wasn't our day.

3 Barbel, 3 Chub

Very tough going, we only managed two 4" trout in the evening. Lots of sizeable trout playing and jumping but despite a fairly decent hatch of sedges and a few olives nothing was feeding. The two trout were caught on an elk hair emerger and another lost on a nymph.

2 Trout

A halycon afternoon spent on this tributary of the upper Wye. Didn't connect with any fish but this was probably the result of having to limit our fishing to early afternoon with bright sunlight, no breeze and fairly low water conditions. I can see it is classic grayling water, with a deep channel opposite the main gravel island, shaded with overhanging trees. Would definitely like to return to this water when timings and maybe water levels more conducive.

No fish caught fly fishing method used

One brown trout of about one and a half pounds taken on a sinking line using a bead head nymph near the bridge pillars/stream inlet. Saw/heard many surface takes but only managed a single fish during separate sessions of about two hours each per day.

1 Trout

Fished the evening session with very few risers early on and only a few delicate tugs on the nymph. Last hour produced more surface activity and rising fish usually induced to take (if I could cover them tight under the banks). Two trout 6 & 8 inches to an CDC dry and a small parachute midge.

2 Trout

Did not catch anything again. Second time I have spent all day and didn't catch a thing. Only had one bite all day. Bait used worm and sweet corn. Quite a lot of rubbish including glass bottles on banks. I have been fishing here for years and it is the worst it has ever been. I don't know if it is over fished or not stocked enough but had a very disappointing day again.

Afternoon and evening session on this picturesque beat. No salmon seen but it always felt like there was a chance. Decent chub and a stunning 2lb plus perch caught on a mepps. Access to the pools was excellent due to some hard work by the resident ghillie.

1 Chub, 1 Other

20 plus grayling mainly taken on the dry fly and a few on the nymphs. River in great condition and running at a good height. 3 smallish trout to 10" grayling ranging from 10" to 16". Lost a big trout to the dry fly in Harrys pocket in afternoon estimated about 18 to 20".

3 Trout, 20 Grayling