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Plenty of trout rising to midges, terrestrials and the odd olive. Caught all but one on the dry; either a bastard adams or a deer hair emerger. Most were around a pound except for one at 16".
I did briefly put a olive copper john nymph on, around the middle of the day, and caught a trout of about 1/2 pound.

6 Trout

4 wbt - dries and nymphs. Really frustrating experience, I had to see off a poacher on the opposite bank to the car park who was using spinning tackle, he was reluctant to leave. He had no net, I suspect fish welfare wasn't his priority. Then a few hours later I had stalked a good rising fish for 20 minutes only for a portly lady who claimed to be a tenant of the landowner to give me a cheery wave then dive right in to the area where the fish was rising - five rod lengths away from me.
WUF Note: Please report any suspected poaching to NRW's emergency line on 0800 80 70 60 as soon as possible.

4 Trout

Very hot and bright. River coloured. Luncheon meat and hemp. Saw salmon leaping, kingfishers and mink. It's a fair trek up the hill if you're carrying heavy gear. Tranquility guaranteed.

3 Barbel, 12 Chub

Luncheon meat and hemp. Fished past the forest. Fair walk with heavy gear. Go light.

3 Barbel, 12 Chub

4 Trout

A stunning beat with good access. We fished mainly upstream of the line of trees and battled very high temperatures, bright sunlight and high pressure all day. Despite this the padawan winkled out two beautiful barbel including a PB of 8/6 while the "master" just roasted in the sun. The usual tactics were successful (for one) and everything bar the kitchen sink failed for the other. We saw a couple of anglers on the opposite bank but each gave the other space and respect. Overall a truly wonderful 3 days on the majestic Wye - now an established annual pilgrimage from West Yorkshire - long may it continue. Huge thanks to WUF - undoubtedly one of our hero organisations in an uncertain world.

2 Barbel

A size 16 Hares Ear Beaded Nymph proved to be the perfect fly on this pleasant outing at Lyepole. The weather wasn't ideal for fishing, being the hottest day of the year so far! But river conditions were very good, with the faster, deeper sections supplying all the fish caught. The majority of the fish caught (11 grayling and 4 trout) were around the 1lb mark or less, but 3 of the grayling were around the 1.75 lb mark and provided a good challenge to land. This is a beautiful stretch of river, but be aware that the bankside is overgrown along the majority of the beat, so you will need to do some deep wading, or beat your way through vegetation to get at all the fishable swims.

4 Trout, 11 Grayling

I was very surprised to find the river up by at least 2ft and horribly coloured. There had been no recent rain which was a bit confusing. I later discovered that a dam had been opened somewhere to facilitate a flush through. Fishing was a struggle and combined with the hot conditions, I packed up at around 2pm.
(WUF note: the extra water was due to rain up country)

2 Barbel, 2 Chub

River had risen several feet over night and was coloured. Could hold bottom with 90 grm feeders and had intermittent action during the day on pellets.

6 Barbel, 7 Chub

First time on this stretch lovely piece of water. Fished upper beat above wood due to anglers on opposite bank just the way it goes! River in good nick but it did rise steadily through the day. Two barbel, the first pushing double figures the second around 6lb and a couple of chub all fish fighting fit and healthy all on pellet and feeder top day!

2 Barbel, 2 Chub