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Explored the upper part of this beat and had a good day with 10 grayling caught. I started by taking 3 around 10" in a gravelly run during the morning and then moved upstream to a large pool. I took 7 in quick succession here, all around the 1 pound mark. Successful fly was a brown Klinkhammer, nymphs were ignored. A ducking in the cold water curtailed my visit, otherwise I'm sure I would have caught more. All in all a memorable day.

Fished at bottom of beat on advice fron Rudi, also met Don the owner, both very helpfull.
River runs very fast & really had to step up the weight of my feeder to hold bottom. Problem with weed as ever which meant casting every few minutes. Finished up with 5 barbel & lost 2 in the same snag, probably rocks. Great day on the Wye as ever, many thanks to WUF.

Started by the old railway bridge,very low and clear, also quite snaggy. Had 1 barbel to pellet in 3 hours before moving downstream below Carey brook. This move prompted better sport just past the shallows and added 1 more barbel and 7 chub - all caught on pellet. Bit more rain needed for near perfect conditions.

Started above old railway bridge, very snaggy and low. Moved after couple of hours to swim 2 fields down below Carey brook. Finished the day in a frenzy with 9 barbel between 5 and 8lbs and 7 chub to 4lbs. All fish caught on pellet.

2 small grayling - lost 1 better fish.

8 WBT 8" to 10" - No grayling.

Blank, 1 rise. Not much water, good day pretty beat.

River started to fall overnight but temperatures fell very low. This first cold snap of autumn will probably put the barbel off. Yes and so it proved to be, good job the odd chub were not put off. I took 2 fish on roving tactics, both about 4lb while my brother in law took a fish right at the death of 5lb - all taken on meat.

6 grayling, three over 2lb. All taken on bugs. A good day's fishing. Thanks.

Since earlier in the week the river had risen a few inches and was carrying colder water following a cold night and early frost. Weed carried on the current was a constant problem. With one rod on Wyebank and two on Courtfield (plus another 3 anglers on Courtfield) and despite Don's best efforts to suggest location, not a bite was to be had except for a foul-hooked 3 ounce Dace and a pike caught on dead-bait by one of the other anglers.

We tried a variety of approaches, switched baits around, lengthened and shortened hook-lengths, fed near, mid-river and far bank spots but all to no avail. Spots that had yielded several doubles only 48 hours before seemed devoid of anything willing to feed. Even the chub ignored our meat offerings, stationery or otherwise.

I think the Government's got it right - don't ever retire because while you're still working you can console yourself with the good ol' "an unproductive day's fishing is still better than a productive day at work".

Thanks WUF, we'll be back to fight another day when the fishing Gods aren't distracted by events in Libya and India.