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2 Barbel

10 Barbel, 1 Chub

River up a little following overnight rain but still low. 5 grayling all about 8'' on F fly and 1 trout 12'' on black magic nymph. Dull and overcast.

1 Trout, 5 Grayling

All fish caught using luncheon meat & feeder tactics. Lost one using boilies

1 Barbel, 4 Chub

12 x grayling 10-17 inches, 5 x out of season trout 6-15 inches, trotting. This was an odd one. The first hour went well enough with half a dozen nice grayling spread over the pool. Then I became aware that the river, already on the high side, was now rising. Plenty of clouds overhead, but no rain here, so I figured it must be raining further up in the hills. Grayling promptly switched off, as they usually do in these circumstances, and all bites ceased. Salmon, however, were showing regularly as they got more excited. I pushed a marker into the margin and watched the situation. After a rising a few inches, the level stabilised and then began to fall again (confirmed afterwards by a little hump in NRW gauge graph). The grayling began to take again and I caught a few more before leaving. Nice average size of fish, including several at 15 and 16 inches).

12 Grayling

An enjoyable day's fishing on this beautiful beat, in bright sunshine. Bites few and far between but two grayling caught on trotted maggot, one 13oz / 12", one c8ozs. My companion persevered with the top weirpool all session but had only one trout of c6ozs to show for his efforts.

1 Trout, 2 Grayling

Fish taken on nymphs at the bottom of the beat at the start of the day. Over night rain started to colour the water and the fish went off the feed. Got to try out a new nymphing rod with different leader set ups so it wasn't a wasted day.

1 Trout, 2 Grayling

River lovely and clear but hardly a fis rising despite some good hatches. Small fish down by the church and a few up by the fallen oak . Met a fellow angler who was trotting maggots for the first time having some fun with larger fish.
Having taken his advise I fished a heavy tungsten nymph through a swim he has caught a 2 lb fish in and having thought i had hooked the bottom ( it moved) managed to land my own 2lb grayling . The rod was a 10 ft 2 wt so some fun was had
A lovely autumn day .

12 Grayling

Great day long trotting. River had come down nicely after Tuesday's rain and was running pretty clear. Very light wind meant very few leaves in the water which can be an issue at this time of year. Best grayling nearly 2lbs, several 1 to 1.5lbs all in good condition and pretty lively. Got broken by a really hefty fish after it went mid stream and performed all sorts of stunts, unfortunately left the hook ( I assume ) in its mouth. Meeting the other angler on the beat, Bill, later in the day he caught a cracking 2lb fish in the same location that I had been broken, with a hook complete with fresh red maggot lodged in upper lip! Fish returned safely, if not quite tired after its exertions. Salmon showing themselves several times during the day. Lovely beat

1 Trout, 11 Grayling