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When the weather is hot - head up the valley! Doldowlod always a favourite but another rod got there before us so Craig Lyn for us...
Some surface activity to sedges. medium and blue winged olives throughout the day. The fish came in groups - all on dries as usual but often with added skate...
Best fish a 17" grayling which was fighting fit although it bore a significant cormorant scar - well healed, but a probable culprit was lurking.... Best trout 16" and along with another 14" er beautiful fish - spotted like leopards with huge fins, Wye trout at their best. No sign of a Craig Lyn monster today but we'll be back....

8 Trout, 8 Grayling

Another notch on the learning curve here today. Still haven't cracked it though but a fabulous place to be trying to! Interesting today as with it so low and clear, one could see the river bed quite well mostly, where it looks before to have been fathoms deep and dark . Not quite so deep after all in places and lots of good feature and gravels.
Very little fly about which figures with the time of season etc.

Got sucked in and spent a bit too much time trying to outwit some grayling at Penlanole and in my defence some of these fish looked to be clonkers . Some gave me my chance but fluffed 'em all in the excitement ! So just the one brown out of the pacy water it was later on but a good size and good conditioned fish and a proper hard case that really didnt want to see the net. Looking forward to adding the next notch...and latching in to one of those Penlanole submarines...well, hopefully.

Oh and for any campers out there , I was stopping at the Doliago farm site 5 mins up the road. A super little site it is .

1 Trout

I fished for a couple of hours in the evening in pretty low water. There was a big hatch of sedges and a few fish rising for them but I managed to miss 7/8 takes on a dry sedge pattern, the last of which looked big from what I saw of it before I turned away.

No matter what time of year or what the flow is like, this is a stunning stretch of the Wye. I'm not overly keen on fishing the main river, sometimes I've looked at certain beats and haven't had the slightest idea what to do ! With Craig Llyn though I'm given half a chance and seeing it at the level it was today, I learned a bit more. 2x Grayling 7& 17 ins and a very disgruntled wbt of 16/17 ins all to a Greenwells Glory.

1 Trout, 2 Grayling

Tough conditions - low water and high sun. DB took a good grayling mid-morning on a heavy nymph fished NZ style in fast water; approx 1.5-2lb and in great condition. SB lost another just before lunch on a heavy nymph. Not much surface movement.

After lunch some splashy rises started to appear - couple of half-hearted attempts at the sedge came to nothing, and there was very little activity there after. DB did take a small WBT on a deep nymph as evening approached, and then lost 2 grayling as the day wound to a close.

A great beat with great access - just needs a flush of water to really bring it to life.

1 Trout, 1 Grayling

Conditions were perfect, I really feel this is my favorite stretch of River, but no fish today.
Which I really feel was my fault, quite a few takes, just not quick enough. Definitely be back for more.

And even though the river was low and the fishing was tough. Managed to catch a few really big Grayling and the odd trout. Brilliant day. One Grayling over 50cm

2 Trout, 16 Grayling

Only my third visit to this beat and knew it would be difficult due to the sun not the weight of water running down. Had to share with two other anglers but there is enough water on this beat. Fished nymphs on jig hooks all day but couldn't get on the many missed bites. Very deep in places but the slippery grass caught me out even with my wanding staff. Easy parking
and easy access to the water makes this a beat to come back to.

7-8lb freshish cock fish from Ash pool on a 3 inch wing black and yellow monkey. Hit it just right, river perfect

1 Salmon

River was high and fish quite spooky. Not much hatching throughout the day, but landed a few smaller trout. Lovely beat!

2 Trout