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Heavy rain and gusty winds in the early morning had brought down many leaves from the bank side trees resulting in huge rafts of leaves in parts of the beat which made them unfishable as the flies could not penetrate into the water.
Two good sized trout were seen on arrival and a salmon jumped at the top end late in the afternoon but we did not succeed in catching any grayling. No fish rising during our visit, but we all had a very enjoyable day.

My first time at the Upper Wye. A bit overcast but no rain to speak of. Myself and another angler on this beat today so we leapfrogged from midway up to the top limit over the day. I caught a number of good sized Grayling of a pound plus that came to a small copper head on the point or a micro hairs ear on the dropper. Very positive takes and great sport. The only thing that clouded the day was losing my net. Apart from this a very nice start to my week.

7 Grayling

First time on this beat and loved it. Explored most of the pools and caught mainly on dries around the middle of the day (GRHE emerger).

4 Grayling

Four good sized Grayling on small nymphs, (size 18). A few takes on the dry but after some rain they had gone down really. A few Salmon Parr as well. This beat is really accessible and a pleasure to fish. It was also very easy to navigate with named pools. A wading staff and felt/studded boots were required.

4 Grayling, 2 Other

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7 Trout, 8 Grayling

I had been looking forward to trying this beat for the first time, always excited by previous catch returns from other anglers but then again this is the Wye and have too often been left frustrated by this beautiful river. And so I was again with AB to witness on his second trip up here to try for the Grayling. One brown trout took a pink shrimp and the Grayling preferred a silver beaded black and red nymph( this was to prove the fly of the weekend) fished as a pair up stream. Also lost a clunker in shallow water before the first fall at the top of the beat leaving ripples of water at the scene in the aftermath that could be seen for some time. There are some fish people catch that have their photograph taken, I think if I'd netted whatever this fish was I would have had it painted in oils! Gutted.

Began the day fishing deep with weighted nymphs, managed to pick up 1 around 12 inches at the top end of the beat. In the pool below the island fish were rising mid day to 1.30pm, I switched to a single grayling steel blue size 14 on the point landing 5 within 30 mins. Missing a few along the way all then went quiet, returning back to the top of the beat making my way home I had my usual last couple of casts, picked up 3 in half a dozen casts. Fish varied in size between 8 and 13 inches all returned safely, great end to a very good day.

9 Grayling

Another great days fishing as a guest of Shaun Watkins, we were lucky enough to be invited to fish Dolgau beat as a guest of Richard Gipps, where Shaun was lucky enough to hook into a beautiful salmon in double figures in the top pool of this beautiful stretch of the river Wye. The grayling and trout came from both beats. Both beats are superb grayling holding stretches of river, the wading is pretty easy with wading boots and sometimes a staff. A definite must for anybody interested in winter grayling fishing.

1 Salmon, 4 Trout, 11 Grayling

difficult windy day flyfishing with dry and nymph fly (not the best)
excellent recept at doldowlod caravan park

3 Trout, 7 Grayling

Fish rising everywhere from 10.30 to 6. Couldn't tempt many on the flats: very picky, rejecting size 20-12 of most fancy and imitative patterns in my boxes delivered on some 3lb sight free extreme. Some were keen for cdc pale watery imitations but generally very wary. In the fast water however they were happy to take a large humpy and klinkhammer confidently with some fantastic takes and many good fish lost, a great days fishing!

12 Grayling