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The river was still running a bit high but was clear and just about fishable although wading against the current was hard work. It was a good day despite an early finish due to wading boot failure! The biggest grayling took a pink shrimp and gave me a new pb. The net in the photo is 15" long. That fish and another bore signs of probable cormorant damage as can be seen in the photo. Other successful flies were a ptn and squirmy wormy ( sorry OB!).

4 Grayling, 1 Other

A days Chub fishing using just good old bread and mash on a perfect winters river. Started at the top of the beat and despite several moves I only had one bite which promptly snagged me solid! A move into the wood and the bottom of the beat produced 6 Chub up to near 5lb. A further lost fish which I just could not stop reaching a bush upstream left me wondering what it was, after a lot of thought I think it may have been a Carp. A lovely day on the river, very enjoyable.

6 Chub

No signs of fish activity but very nice stretch of the river. Will be returning in the summer.

1 Pike

A nice day out with two fishing buddies and my first visit to this beat. It’s a lovely stretch of the Upper Wye with plenty of fishing – be prepared for a walk! Lots of varied water from deep, slow moving pools to fast, skinny water. The water was exceptionally clear, which probably made things harder and as ever some quite challenging wading amongst slippery rock – so felt soles are recommended. Although heavy nymphs were the go-to method, a couple of weighted traditional flame tails seemed to work best, swung lazily downstream (accounting for the better fish, two 17" grayling). Based on the type of water, I look forward to another visit, leaving the 10ft 3wt in the car and wondering with the dry fly rod in search of trout. Well worth a visit with safe parking at the top end within the caravan park complex.

6 Grayling

Like yesterday, unfortunately not a bite to be had despite trying different methods/swims. At this time of year, hardly surprising but a lovely day out none the less. Same moan; more rafts of freshly cut branches dumped in the river and
forcing line to be hastily wound in . I would have thought there should be some sort of restriction on dumping this sort of waste in the river ?

heavy ledger, with meat

1 Trout, 6 Chub

3 Grayling

Used duo nymphs but nothing caught, or seen. Rod Rings freezing up, temperature -2 and foggy (not quite what was forecast !!!) The water was gin clear and there was very little breeze. We really struggled today, perhaps someone could put some advice on site to help us regarding flies to use in these tough cold conditions, despite all the negatives it was still so much better than working.
Thanks to W&U and the Colonel for making this lovely beat available.

Whilst it was a cold day, thought I might be able to winkle out a chub or two on paste/meat/maggot, fishing in the deeper margins , but to no avail. Not a touch, but a lovely day out. I would like to have a moan; there was obviously some kind of clearance work going on further upstream , fishery work perhaps and annoyingly large rafts of freshly cut branches came down stream all day clearly showing freshly cut saw marks. Surely this sort of waste can be easily put on the bank and burned / disposed of, instead of using this beautiful river as a dustbin ? Perhaps W+UF could use their influence to prevent this kind of behaviour.