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6 small grayling caught

6 Grayling

Brought a good friend visiting from Cyprus to this stretch as the access is reasonable and it has fished well on my 2 previous visits.

On our arrival I could see that the river was a good 4 feet or so down on my previous visit in June. I decided to fish down from the rocks as we needed to stay together as he had not fished for some time and hoped to move to top end later for the evening when he was more confident. Unfortunately rain set in before we knew it so we decided to stay put in the hope of fish being more mobile due to the darker wet conditions and also the access to the other swims was getting very slippery to say the least. Sadly it was to be the quietest day that I have ever had on the Wye with no fish coming our way. Did try up near the rocks and under the pylons for a short time with meat but flow was very slow and banks were very slippery to be honest so did not really give it that long as rain just got quite hard as afternoon progressed. Got to take the rough with the smooth I suppose. Will wait for Autumn and a little more water before I return as exited as ever to fish this lovely stretch. Already looking forward to my next visit.

Sunny day, river high but running clear. 18 brown trout to 14". 4 grayling to 14" and 1 chub about 3lb.

18 Trout, 4 Grayling, 1 Chub

Very low water levels made the fishing extremely difficult. We started at the bottom end of the fishery and finished the day in the swims by the hut with only one small chub to show for our efforts.
A pleasant fishery which we are sure would produce plenty of fish in better conditions.

1 Chub

Day 2 of our trip. What a difference a day makes! Arrived at the river just after sun rise, although we didn't have enough rain the day before to affect the river conditions that much, we both felt a lot more confident about our chances. A cooler, over cast day with rain forecast for the afternoon. We tried 1 or 2 swims each giving them 1 hour before we both found a swim each that produced barbel throughout the day. The final score was a draw, 10 barbel 1 chub each. What a way for CB to spend his Birthday, and to top it off he had a phone call to say he got a new job. Definitely one to be remembered. Thank You WUF.

20 Barbel, 2 Chub

Arrived mid-day and started at the bottom end of the fishery for a couple of hours to no avail. Moved to the top section which coincided with heavens opening and staying open for the rest of the day. I've never seen the river this low and apart from the odd patch of blanket weed, where has all the weed gone on this stretch? The sound of a generator abstracting water kept us company for a few hours in the afternoon, and it was sad to see that swims we'd fished in previous seasons had all been washed away and not replaced, leaving only two fishable swims in the top section. My friend ended up with 4 eels and a lot of lost tackle (rocks) and I could only manage 2 barbel and 6 chub. Without a doubt, this was the worst day's fishing we've experienced on this wonderful river and somewhat concerned about the lack of any real weed growth on this stretch.
This used to be a favourite stretch of ours, but I'm afraid, no more.

2 Barbel, 6 Chub, 4 Other

River in drought. 6 trout to 14 inches.

6 Trout

Fished Foy Bridge on the Friday 1st Aug. River very low & weedy, very hard work. 2 bites all day catching one Barbel about 6 pounds. Fished Backney on the 2nd Aug, the river had more colour in it after some rain had only 2 bites all day catching 2 more Barbel again about the same size. At about 6.30pm, 2 ladys came, put their swimming gear on & started to swim right where I was fishing is this the norm?

1 Barbel

All fish caught on size 16 black or grey dry flies - largest fish 13 inches. Staying at Craig Llyn Estate cottages - comfortable and very convenient for fishing and touring around Wales. Excellent and simple booking service - all completed over the phone and permit sent by email to my mobile.

4 Grayling

Fished the middle section, the Marl Bed. Weather cooler than previous three days. Fished ledger on the far bank, 6 barbel, 5 to 7lbs. Banana boilies and sweat corn. Good day, black mink spotted opposite bank. Too many canoeist, wondered if we had paid for fishing or a gala event!