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LOST&FOUND!! If you have lost a fly box on this beat in the last day or so, then mail me with a description, size etc and you can be reunited.
lowe279@btinternet.com

Fished the Taff By Vaynor Church a lovely very peaceful setting. The river was flowing well considering the lack of rain and there was plenty of fly life. I used a damsel nymph, adams and a humpy but saw no fish and caught no fish. From experience I know there would be fish in this river but I guess it was not my lucky day. Very hot day and if I was a fish I would under the rocks or under the bank so I guess that is where they were. The foundation do excellent work thank you, the map sent was invaluable in finding this fishing spot.

Blank today, I'm afraid, although there were a couple of pulls in the Lines which did not stick. Lots of fish on the beat showing, just to make it all the more frustrating. Promised cloud and showers did not materialise, so it was a bright and hot day. Another rod, however, wisely made an early start and got a nice fresh-looking fish from the Vanstone just after 7 o'clock. This beat is now looking quite civilised with strimmed paths to the pools, cut steps, and now we have the parking in the right place also.

5 x BT between 6 and 9 inches, 2 x BT 12 inches, 1 x BT 15 inch, 1 x Dace. All caught on Adams parachute, from midday to 7 pm. All safely returned.

8 Trout, 1 Other

River running on the low side, although still some pools deep enough to force exiting the water to pass. 2 very nice oos Grayling downstream of the bridge, almost as soon as I started to fish at around 3.30pm, took a GH Pheasant Tail nymph. Must have spooked the pool as no more action there. Bright sunshine was probably why there was little surface activity, despite plenty of Mayfly about and also a good hatch of small reddish-brown flies late afternoon. Two smallish Brownies took a Grey Wulff between 6 and 7-ish and another held on for half a minute or so before letting go, after which the Rises became more frequent with plenty of slashes at my dry flies although no more hook-ups, despite changing size and pattern frequently. A great evening's Sport in a stunning setting - will definitely put it on my "go back" list!

2 Trout, 2 Grayling

5 x BT between 6 and 9 inches, 2 x BT 12 inches, 1 x BT 15 inch, 1 x Dace.
All caught on Adams parachute, from midday to 7 pm. All safely returned.
Note to WUF
The gate support posts (for gate access to fishing) are getting more and more rickety. Not sure how long they are going to take anglers weight climbing over gate (which appears to be securely chained closed)

8 Trout, 1 Other

Lovely day no wind but low for salmon at .54m. John Lewis fished from midday for trout only and landed 4 trout, one sea trout of 1.5lb and one small par.
I fished the evening session starting at woodstream with a team of small spiders getting a couple of knocks but none on. Switched to dry fly upstream at the tail of Chine Pool with a size 12 sedge which immediately produced fish of good size from three quarters pound to 1.75lb (17inches). All 6 fish fell to the sedge between 20.30 and 21.15. Great sport.

11 Trout, 1 Sea Trout

River level a bit high, but taking a fly well. Had a fish of about 12-13lbs, reasonably clean but not fresh into the river, caught in the Vanstone pool on a flying C.
Mick has made a great job of improving access to the river and the new parking area is a major improvement.

1 Salmon, 2 Chub

First visit to this beautiful stretch of the Wye, with a trout of about 1lb being caught on a blue doctor fly from the far end of the beat.

1 Trout

Without the promised rain an early start was my best chance, and so it proved with a 38.5" cock fish on a black tube - my best on fly. Fish was starting to colour up but still had lovely violet flanks. I guess a May run springer?

1 Salmon