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Fantastic day of sport on a beat that I have fished in the past with mixed results. Not today though, the fish were very obliging and all runs, rifts and deep pools produced fish throughout the beat. Caddis pupa and white headed ptn produced most of the fish using the klink and dink method and later into the afternoon the fish started to take the pt klink. Trout ranging from 10 to 12" with one fantastic fish of 18". Grayling from 6" to 14" with a good few around the 16" to 18".

Only criticism of this beat is the first 200 yrd from the wooded area on the left bank from the bridge is virtually impassable and could do with a path being carved out. Lots of brambles which don't do your waders any good and a few barbed wire fences with no styles on them.

7 Trout, 34 Grayling

Breezy day temperature dropped to 13C in the evening. Very little rising all day despite heavy hatches of fly.
Majority of fish on nymph during the day, Beacon Beige and PHD were good dries for evening.

9 Trout, 12 Grayling

I spent the day at the lower end of the fishery. There were some yellow sallys and one or two mayflies hatching. Nothing caught but I felt that I was fishing correctly for the conditions if there were fish about. The Channels are a much more accessible part of the beat.

River at, I assume, a low summer level. Access to the river at the upper end seems to be only at the footbridge. It was virtually impossible to get into the water any where else at the top end. The path mapped on the "White House" side could not be located. This needs more detail.
However, although I landed nothing I had a few takes and one fish came off so I must have been doing it nearly right. I finished the day at the lower end of the beat which included watching two otter cubs playing in the shallows. They are not always enemies. Well worth the trip.

Beautiful river, good hatches.

1 Trout, 1 Grayling

1 Trout

This beat was fished by three members of the Grayling Society on this occasion. Weather and river conditions were perfect but the fish had other ideas!

1 Trout, 1 Grayling

Trying out my new Tenkara rig, which was challenging. Wye in beautiful condition in every way except it lacked any sign of fish.

River high and coloured - very uneventful but not unexpected. But had to get my American friend on the Wye to say that he had at least tried, though when he is back in Idaho fishing for Steelheads, I'm sure it may be a morning that he quickly over looks. Next time!