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River very low and gin clear, until the cattle decided to muddy it! Fish very hard to find in such clear water, also the bright sun probably didn't help.
This is a pleasant beat but where have all the bigger fish gone, all grayling were fingerings and the oos wbt was only 6".
Be aware the cattle are inquisitive and crossing the river to avoid them was a waste of time as they followed and really stirred up the mud.
Thanks again to all at W&U.

1 Trout, 6 Grayling

With the water level even lower than last time we were not confident of catching.
Nevertheless we worked hard trying as many swims as we could but we couldn't buy a bite until almost dusk when a 2lbs perch fell to maggot feeder and hook bait.

1 Other

I large trout caught on SPAM over the period of about 3 hours.

1 Trout

More and more difficult to catch big grayling with dry flies. We catch many trouts size between 25cm and 30cm

9 Trout, 5 Grayling

A tricky outing to the Wye (as expected) due to mainly sunny skies & the continuing low & clear water. The usual range of baits & techniques were tried throughout the day. Doing nothing significantly different, our perseverance was eventually rewarded in the last few hours, with the sky now more overcast & the light levels dropping We caught our target species on static baits from areas of deeper water. They were all between 6 - 8lbs & in excellent condition. Challenging & enjoyable as always

7 Barbel, 1 Chub

Last of a 3 day visit. Lovely and mild however river was very low. Again fished in deeper water and landed a few barbel to 10lbs 5oz. Really fat at this time of year. Stunning place to fish this time of year.

4 Barbel

6 x grayling 6-15 inches, 7 x out of season trout 6-11 inches, Sturdy's Fancy and Red Tag. Another low water day on the Irfon, fishing a pool gliding very slowly at funeral pace. For whatever reason, the grayling were being very difficult today, reluctant to rise and fooling with the fly. Apart from one shot, five good ones eventually made a mistake. Small unseasonable trout, on the other hand, were rising to almost anything. I had to leave at 3.30, but it's more than likely the grayling came on properly before the day ended.

6 Grayling

First time on this beat and was delighted to find a really well looked after beat with plenty of swims. Dropped into a couple of swims but were struggling when the river keeper Colin arrived mid afternoon. He advised us where to fish, I was too lazy to move but my mate moved and was rewarded with a couple of barbel.
Colin is a really helpful and knowledgeable person and other beats could learn from the way he looks after his part of the river.

2 Barbel, 7 Chub

It was time to dust off the centrepin and have a go at trotting maggots for the Grayling at Abernant. The river level was the lowest I have seen it here but the weather conditions were perfect and the Grayling were very keen with a fish first cast and the first hour very hectic. Sport slowed as I had caught most of the shoal but still managed to catch approximately 40 Grayling. I weighed one fish at 1lb 9ozs and had a couple of others about the same size but most fish were 8ozs to 1lb.

40 Grayling

Not fished the Leen for a while and found it showing its ribs with the dry summer we have had. Found a pool near the hut where there was plenty of surface activity and caught two grayling on a light cahill. Avoiding drag was a problem so switched to a weighted red tag for another grayling. Had three more from another pool in the wooded area downstream of the weir. All fish were 10-12" and mainly cock fish. Some rain to lift the level by six inches or so would be most welcome.

6 Grayling