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Fished for pike but no luck on this occasion. However, still enjoyed a good day out - great scenery - bailiff was also helpful.

9lb salmon from tail of Rock Pool.

A lovely still autumn day with a few PWs and LDOs but very few rises. Have never fished Ty Newydd when it is quite so high (1' 8") and after it had risen 6" overnight. So, water cool at 13 degrees but running reasonably clear, although appeared a tad murkier over the afternoon. Had 18 grayling of mainly the smaller year classes but a few of 12-13" plus half a dozen small out-of-season browns and quite a few 3-4" graylets. That's the good news - the bad was seeing 7 roosting cormorants on arrival and four goosanders off and on throughout the day (will report to the Angling Trust FEB website). Most fish came to Grayling Steel Blue, one to a Treacle Parkin spider and a few to a skinny tung-headed pink nymph. Hard graft (and "interesting" wading in the slighly murky and pacier than usual water!!). With settled weather and still quite warm, it should fish well over the next few days.

Arrived about 0900, a really tough day with only a couple of bites but I did manage to catch a beautiful Barbel to about 8lb's. Another Fisherman appeared later but I do not think he was successful. A few coloured salmon jumping.
Beautiful surroundings and a wonderful river. Thanks to WUF

Arrived at about 10.00 - lovely looking fishery didn't catch today though. Another angler struggled too but he did manage a barbel. I had to leave at about 4pm to go home sadly. I will be back next year. Thanks WUF.

Received a very pleasant phonecall from owner Barry inviting me to fish this week following last weeks torrent. It was much appreciated as was his company on the day.
River was in perfect order and a restless fresh fish in the mid teens kept things interesting on Chine throughout the day. Caught two salmon [parr] around the 5[inches] mark with successive casts on the double hander. Hope to meet them again some day. Once again thanks to WUF staff and to Barry [top bloke!] Compliments of the close season to you all. Here's to hopefully more fishing at Chainbridge next year!

Beautiful weather and excellent conditions despite bright sunshine at times. Some grayling rising throughout the beat. 30 grayling landed between two rods with the largest three fish a shade under the 2lb mark (also 3 small out of season brown trout). Lots of mink footprints on the bank! Most grayling caught on CDC emerger (size 14 olive) and on size 20 copper tungsten nymph. Great day out on the water - I will be back next year for some more grayling action... and of course the spring for some trout! Thanks WUF!

3pm, 12th October 2011. 23.8 lb cock fish returned at Tyrcelyn,(The Nyth).

Actually booked for salmon fishing and fished for a couple of hours to practice my casting as it's been a while. None caught but did see two jumping. Switched to coarse fishing and caught 1 chub 4.1/4 Lbs and one barbel 5.1/2 Lbs both in perfect condition caught on hemp and spicy sausage pellets .

We arrived to the river to find it was in good condition. 1 x 4lbs barbel and 1 x 3lbs chub in the morning. My friend K.T. had 8 barbel between 3 to 7lbs at around 3pm. I had another 7 barbel after 6pm, the last 4 fish over 7lbs.
A great day. I got broken by something really big, our guess was a big carp. A lovely strech of the Wye, hard going but best early morning and during the last 2 hours when the big barbel came out on a feeding frenzy. We will be back.