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great day fishing, fish caught on the duo and french leader nothing rising just the odd fish coming up blind for the clink didn't stay on for the evening rise good size grayling one around 2lbs plenty over 1to 1 1/2lbs

11 Trout, 30 Grayling

NJ & JJ Cwmbran
First time back to Craig-Llyn for a long while, struggled all morning picking up one small brown plus a few takes. Around lunchtime we bumped into a gentleman and his wife who promptly set about giving us a lesson in the art of river fishing. What followed for us was incredible. With a change of setup and the correct flies we were catching fish almost every other cast. Many many thanks to Shaun for his time and expert advise. In an hour after lunch we caught eleven grayling, one of which measured 21inches (photo to follow) great day be back soon.
11 Grayling
1 small brown.

1 Trout

Day two on this fabulous beat. Tried fishing duo in the morning with no joy and know sign of any feeding fish. Weather improved and the sun hit the water giving sporadic hatches and some life to the proceedings . Took four trout on very small elk hair caddis with a long light leader in faster waters. Good access to the whole beat. Wading staff essential on this stretch it's very slippery.

4 Trout

Quite a tricky days fishing on a beautiful beat. Very wet and windy but managed one nice trout on a down stream wet fly in fast water. Didn't see a rise all day. Maybe day two will prove more fruitfull.

1 Trout

A brilliant day again at Craig Lyn, it never disappoints. Lots of grayling in the slow runs caught using Klink and Dink method with a size 14, 3mm bead head pheasant tail below. A number of good trout to be had in the head of the runs, with the biggest getting on for 3lb. Fish are rising freely when there's a hatch on, although with the cooler weather before heavy rain, fly life was limited. Looking forward to the next trip!

15 Trout, 40 Grayling

better days fishing today not as pressured i fished French leader in the faster runs, picked up fish on the duo, also trout and grayling come up blind for the dry in the pocket water and lower beat

6 Trout, 15 Grayling

The Upper River running at a cool 12.5 degrees brought the grayling and trout on the feed for a superb day on Craig Llyn. Most of the catch being taken on French leader and dry fly with some of the trout being taken on duo in the fast water. Many thanks to Shaun for another fantastic day and the first day's fishing for Phil Batty learning how to fish a French leader which came on leaps and bounds as the day progressed, taking his first grayling on the French leader in Penaloe Pool within the first half hour of the day. Hooked for life I reckon with the method! Look out rest of The Wye!

13 Trout, 54 Grayling

After much perseverance I caught and landed my first River Wye grayling! I have been told it was using the duo method and was chuffed to bits as for the first time was included when it was mentioned “we” had a good day today! My one fish helpers the bag! Will keep ploughing on and hope to be posting more returns soon! All the gear and finally a bit of idea!

4 Trout, 31 Grayling

Day two of the upper Wye reccie and another very well maintained beat and beautiful location . The benches in the shade on another boiler of a day where very much appreciated today!

A good number of amazing looking runs and pools and could only tempt the one nice grayling off the top today but that was out of a tricky little pot so more than happy with that and it spent a large part of the time airborne when hooked! Amazing , never had that happen before.

Had one very good trout straighten a dry fly hook and I don't use cheap hooks!

Looking very much forward to coming back and parking at the static caravan site is great and it is easy access to river from there , quite fun actually taking the paths through the ferns to see the river open up in front of you.

4 Trout, 1 Grayling

A challenging day, dropped several on dries, takes not very consistant just splashing at the fly. Changed to French leader wanting the bug hard on the bottom which resulted in all the fish coming to the nymph. Fly of choice: green tailed cased caddis on 3.5ml tungston - single fly out fished two and three fly set-ups. Takes more confident on the single fly.

2 Trout, 16 Grayling