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Just a few hours on the Wye before heading home from a three day trip, three Grayling to Klinks. Last session of the season on dries. The brief spell we were on Abernant was highlighted by a big boy Salmon leaping up stream, splendid !

3 Grayling

1 Trout

Lovely looking beat, with a variety of swims. Early morning mist and due gave way to a really hot septembers day; clear skies and bright sunshine.
The river itself was very low, you could see the bottom in most swims, with the near margins being the only deeper water. These two conditions combined made the fishing slow and difficult. 2 small chub and another 4lb+ were caught later in day, with a barbel of 8.12 being banked mid morning. Talking to the anglers on the opposite bank, who had been fishing for a few days, it was apparent that everyone had been struggling. Standard ledger feeder tactics were used. Baits were pellet, Boilies and meat.
A cracking looking beat which has a number of 'typical barbel' swims, we just needed a little bit more water. Having said than we still had an enjoyable days fishing.

1 Barbel, 3 Chub

Lovely start to the day with mist in the valley and bright sun above. Mist burnt off quickly and the rest of the day was a mix of cloud and sunny spells with a gentle to fresh breeze. Very little in the way of insect life until the early evening when a very few small upwings were spotted, so we spent most of the day fishing nymphs and a couple of hours with dries.
Five trout between 4-8" came on weighted caddis nymphs around lunchtime while the 5 grayling ranged from 7-15" and were all taken in the early evening. Two fell to CDC olive patterns, the other three to hares ear and polyphaetus nymphs. The largest was from the pocket water just below the bridge.
A fine day out.

5 Trout, 5 Grayling

Second day of our annual pilgrimage to the Wye. Arrived around 9am and got the 'Taxi' down to the beat. Well worth it. It was a pretty hot cloudless day. Walked the beat and we both fished swims opposite the NT gardens. Another case of nothing doing until the evening. My mate caught a few nice chub. Really memorable day with my first close encounter with a Wye Salmon of around 15lb that shot out like a torpedo to attack my pellet as I was reeling in—sadly all but too briefly on the line. This was followed by a pristine Chub at 4lb 4oz then another surprise—a Pike at 6 1/2lb. Then a specimen Perch took a lunge at my hook bait but didn't connect. Finally a stunning Barbel just shy of a double at 9lb 12oz, just as the light was fading and the farmer had arrived to drop us back. Not the best in terms of numbers but a very enjoyable day. Will definitely return to this beat. Maybe on a weekday when there are less canoeists about (though most were couteous) and not so many screaming kids in the picnic area.

1 Barbel, 4 Chub, 1 Pike

A warm sunny day. The odd rise but, around midday and early afternoon, little surface activity. Two trout, around 10 inches to a parachute Adams.

2 Trout

Fished for a couple of hours on this wonderful stretch. Levels fairly low but managed to land three healthy brown trout of about half a pound, all safely returned. Plenty of other takes on a combination of parachute Adams and gold beaded nymph in fast water raffles. Care needed when wading as some of the bedrock sections very slippy.

3 Trout

Water levels low, clear and slow running. A number of fish were seen and spooked as a result but none caught.
Noted invasive weeds along the bank, significant stands of both Japanese Knotweed and Himalayan Balsam.
(WUF note: noted and added to the list!)

Oh dear, I ummed, I arred, shall I shan't I? Should of stayed at home. River crawling at a snails pace as can be expected with only a few small fish showing. Nymphing produced a few and the dry size 20 pale watery rose the rest. Size wise all small 6-10 inches with none of the larger grayling making an appearance. Rain and more rain needed, still a lovely beat.

4 Trout, 6 Grayling

No fish caught. Very bright day. Only fished from 12 noon-3pm