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All fish were caught using Czech Nymphs on French leaders.
Pink appeared to be the most successful colour. River conditions were good and all fish were returned safely.
We stayed at The Hand Hotel and had no complaints.

9 Grayling

18lb Cock fish (weighed) taken on Flying C. Fresh looking but no sea lice.

1 Salmon

Very cold day made bites hard to come by. Two nice grayling and a 3lb chub fell to trotted maggot. No bites on best looking swim, probably due to a pair of hunting otters. Very enjoyable day, will definitely be back... in the summer!

2 Grayling, 1 Chub

A tough day, took the fly rods and trotting rod but the normal banker pools seemed devoid of life. Fishing up at Glaslyn an otter popped its head up for a look and swiftly disappeared, as did we further down the beat. It was after 3.30pm before we saved the blank. 4 fine grayling in a very short spell ended a cracking day and a finale to our grayling season.

4 Grayling

Conditions at Abernant seemed just about perfect with the river at normal level and a generally overcast day with little or no wind. I started in the Lady Alexanders Catch area where I have caught many fish on previous visits but could not get a bite. After half an hour or so I moved down to the Stone Catch area where after wading to mid stream (only knee deep)I found fish willing to feed immediately. Trotted red maggots tempted Grayling after Grayling with a few oos Trout. Sizes were disappointingly small however, with the best Grayling barely making 1lb. A couple of Trout possibly made 1lb 8oz (nothing actually weighed). I had another attempt in LAC later in the day to try and find larger fish but still no bites were forthcoming. Incidentally, waders are essential to reach the most productive runs due to the large areas of shallow gravel. A good day's sport but I failed to find where the big fish live.

9 Trout, 22 Grayling

1 grayling trotting, 1chub on breadflake. Very cold conditions, line freezing in the rings. Surroundings were great.

1 Grayling, 1 Chub

Very tough going, river running like the clappers and wading a real problem. Czech nymphs hard to control and bounce bottom. Arrived at 12.30pm hoping the river had dropped to .60 on gauge. Sadly it was still above .70, only two pools running steady and these were where the fish were caught. The two trout were both about 13 inches and the only grayling was a beauty between 16-17 inches and gave a great fight in the strong flow. Two other grayling lost from hook pulls in the same pool about the same size. Once hooked they were straight in the fast water and away, once a certain amount of pressure was applied... off they came.

2 Trout, 1 Grayling

A beautiful Winter's day on this lovely stream of river. Water clear and falling. I fished Doldowlod the week before and blanked in similar conditions. However this week I found myself in the fish. I really think it is a case of the fish being shoaled up tight, as I caught 4 fish in 10 minutes and then nothing for hours before picking another one up. All fish took deep fished nymphs. Biggest Grayling around the 20 inch mark and a couple slightly smaller. Also and lovely OOS Trout which was very slim but over 2lb.

2 Trout, 3 Grayling

Slightly murky marginal for lure fishing. 2 takes for 8hrs casting. One was 2lb the next was a pristine 18lber - that's the Wye for you! Lure was a white shad.

2 Pike

River looked perfect but the previous nights frosts and dip in temps made it tricky for Barbel. Thankfully mid afternoon a 4lb Chub obliged and right at last light the rod tip rattled round for my first ever (I think) Wye Roach, of about a pound. Glorious day to be out, thanks WUF.

1 Chub, 1 Other