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My first time on the Wye this year, and it was good to be back. The rain en route gave way to a pleasant day - cloudy am, bright sun pm. A pulse of water from the dams went through during the morning. This did not appear to affect the fishing, but made wading difficult; so much so that, in some of the faster runs, it was a struggle to stay upright. 8 Grayling on a Tungsten Endrick Spider from the fast water below the Gutter (the same fast water that I was struggling to stay upright in) during the morning. Nothing from the Gutter, but a nice symmetry in the afternoon, with a further 8 fish on a Klinkhammer from the top of the beat. A good stamp of fish - mostly the sort of fish my old mate Tom Dixon would call "about a pound" - with a couple of bigger fish thrown in

A word to the wise; there is a wasp nest in the bank at the entry point to the very bottom run. Oblivious to it, I slid over it, amazingly without getting stung, when I entered the river. I was a lot more circumspect when I got out

16 Grayling

Fish were sighted but alas not for me today

1 Eel

5 Chub, 1 Other

Good session with 192 chub and 4 barbel between 3.

4 Barbel, 192 Chub

2 Trout

1 Trout

4 x eels

The swims were very overgrown so there was only 2 to choose from so the stretch could do with some pruning/TLC

4 Other

16 Chub

X1 taken on a nymph mid afternoon, weather brighten up. X 3 on a dry sedge pattern caught lower down the beat.

3 Trout, 1 Grayling