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Conditions looked possible so I went in hope rather than expectation. A 5lb cock fish on the fly was a surprise but a pleasing reward for optimism.
Add to that; a couple of shad which I thought were Salmon takes, (I hadn't realised Shad ran so far up the river),a mid afternoon pair of decent trout and two OOS Grayling on nymphs. All made a fascinating day of 4 species.

1st rod - 3 small brown trout and 1 grayling.
2nd rod - 1 x 1 3/4lb brown trout and a 2 1/2/lbs trout - stunning fish. All returned.

Successful flies were small olive emrgers, olive pheasant tail (shuttlecock), and tungsten beaded GRHE.

Possibly one of my favourite stretches of water.

4 trout to 12 inches caught on various mayfly patterns.

Salmon moving showing throught the day but no takes
1 shad from triangles - nice to see this species still in Wye.

Plenty of trout rising at patches. No salmon taken. Canoes became a problem between 12:30 and 2 but enjoyed a lovely morning in perfect surroundings. With a bit more water this beat has some great pools and holding lies! The owner is extremely helpful also.

2 brown trout caught on hairs ear nymph and pheasant tail nymph. One about 5 inches and the other 10inches. Great beat fantastic location.

Due to traffic didnt arrive til mid afternoon what a lovely beat. River up .3metre with light colour. Took 1st brownie on parachute grey duster only 10" but fin perfect. We found it tough fishing very few flies on water due to very strong wind, small hatch disappeared when colder water from heavy morning showers arrived late pm water colouring noticably by 8pm. Total for 2 rods 5 trout 6-11in. Must try again with hopefully better hatch.

Spent a pleasant couple of hours on this little brook, where agility and being of small stature are a great help. Lots of short runs and pools separated by fallen branches and debris. Had great fun, took 6 BT between 4" and 6" all on a Cahill. As the guide says mind the tree roots and some of the pools are deceptively deep. Quite a variety of fly life including some mayflies - certainly a place to come back to for a few hours.

13 x trout 6 - 15 inches. A very cold rainy morning with the wind blowing at times from just about every point of the compass, but mostly downstream, so I opted to fish spiders - Dark Snipe and Purple, Hare's Lug and Plover, Dark Moorgame.

Two brown trout of 1/4 pound each, caught on weighted nympths. Both returned in good condition. Hatch of Caddis around 1pm with some activity just below the surface, though nothing caught.