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One lovely barbel on luncheon meat chub on pellet was a quiet day with a cold wind only fished for three hours

1 Barbel, 4 Chub

Good morning fish quite well spread out mostly small but a few more net-able fish. Started by the bridge and picked one or two fish off all the way down to just above glangwye, a couple of better sized fish came from the new salmon catch below the gravel catch. All came to small nymphs.

4 Trout, 20 Grayling

Another great day on this stretch of river. Conditions were spot on, low and very clear with plenty of fly hatching. Once the leaves wash through im sure there will be some great dry fly fishing through early winter at the right times. Took a novice angler who fancied a day on a big river (usually fishes the river Rhymney) and he thoroughly enjoyed himself. Fished from roughly half way up the beat to the top and took grayling all through on small nymphs fished under an indicator. Adam took a personal best grayling of around 1 3/4lb. We also landed a small salmon of around 6lb which was quickly released. Looking forward to the next trip!

1 Salmon, 8 Trout, 45 Grayling

An early start saw me and K.B heading for the Wye again. Traveling through the darkness and pouring rain we were glad to see the river even if it was running low and clear. The section had been fishing well the week before although it had slowed as the temperatures had dropped leading up to our arrival, typical !!! Having fished the Wye many times we knew that it would be a case of finding the fish and fishing hard for the short November daylight. Frequent casts and constant moving saw us working our around the beat until fish were found. Unfortunately for me the first time the rod wrapped over a not particularly small eel was the result, much to the amusement of K.B. Thankfully the Barbel did show up and although the feeding spells were very short and spaced out we both managed to catch. K.B took the win at 6-2.

Water low and crystal clear. fished the bottom section of the beat and caught 6 grayling ( 2 at 15" ) in the first hour. i then fished the gutter and pools along the entire length and caught nothing !. it was`nt until i got to the top pool at about 3pm when i caught 2 more grayling and 2 oos trout. all fish came to suspended nymphs.

2 Trout, 8 Grayling

Covered the lower end of the stretch with both lures and wobbled deadbaits but only 1 dropped take for my efforts. Watched (and videoed) a large otter having its breakfast on beat 4 - a great sight but perhaps not for the fish! Plenty of salmon splashing about still.

A lovely autumn day with the water very clear and no wind. Fish spooky and selective with the old , more natural coloured, Killer Bug catching most and one on the Red Tag. The best was a beautiful deep fish of 1 3/4 lbs.

1 Trout, 7 Grayling

4 Grayling

30 x grayling 7-17 inches, 2 x out of season trout 10 and 12 inches, trotting and Tenkara. Another very still day with the main river now down to 1ft 2 inches , running clear. Grayling of all sizes.

30 Grayling

Calm and relatively mild day, good flow but very clear river. Nymphing all afternoon, landed 3 grayling on a sparkle pink shrimp and 3 on a sparsely tied hares ear with orange bead, on the dropper. All 10/11" except for one magnificent fish on the hares ear - 18" as measured, from a deep pool. Thought I had snagged the bottom at first, then it moved, although I did not see it for a while! My biggest grayling, swam off strongly afterwards.
Went home very happy!

1 Trout, 6 Grayling