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Air and water were both 4C, cold, no insects or fish, sadly.
Still, had to do the first day……..????

First day of the season; had to be done! Dressed for skiing rather than fly fishing - but the temperature did peak at 4C. Overcast, but no wind. River at summer levels after a very dry February. No sign of any fly life all day and only the occasional movement from small fry. A day for tungsten bead PTN’s. Nothing on the shallows or in the deeper pools but lost a good fish fishing the crease in the fast water at the bottom of the beat. Persistence paid off and got a BT of a little under 1lb with the same tactics. Fish in excellent condition for so early in the season.

I have had worse starts to the season!

1 Trout

A lovely winter Chub of around 4lbs saved my day. Temperature fell steadily throughout the afternoon. Just nice to be out by the river.

1 Chub

Hard cold day, with a low clear river. Dropped into most pegs 1 chub of 3lb ish saved the blank. Still a nice day on the Wye.

1 Chub

1 Barbel, 35 Chub

5 x grayling 9-15 inches, Tungsten Hare's Ear and Pink Shrimp. We normally expect small grayling from the Dore - after all it is a baby river - but a couple of good ones this morning.

5 Grayling

Hard going. Chub surfacing in a slack by the house.
4 Chub in total

4 Chub

4 chub.

4 Chub

Nothing caught but a great day on the river , bottom gate still unusable due to flood rubbish

My last outing of the season and I managed to blank. Roll on June !