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Brown trout - 1 1/2lb

River low and clear, tried stalking barbel and failed. 3 chub to 4.07lb caught.

16 x grayling 12-17 inches, mostly 14 inch fish; 7 x trout 6-10 inches. Heaven, if we ever get there, must be something like an autumn day in the Irfon valley with the trees colouring up and a pod of grayling in the pool! As usual, the Irfon came into condition before the Wye as the floods fell away, running clear although there was a good push of water coming through. There do seem to be some very handsome grayling around this season, but, if I have any complaint, it is that this year so far they seem to be slightly less reluctant to rise than usual. That is not to say that there are no rises, and a dry Red Tag brought 7 or 8 up on this day (and on the next, when I was out with another rod). But the nymphing system seems to be needed for a lot of the time, particularly in the afternoon when the odd rises seemed to die away somewhat. Also, I'm extremely sorry for the people who were staying at the Cammarch Hotel, but were washed off by floods at the beginning of the week and hope they will get a second chance to enjoy these beats.

After very helpful advice from the Foundation, an afternoon on what is a spectacular water - the upstream section especially. Sporadic fish rising, although to what I don't know. Result no fish landed although one lost. Watch out for the electric fence!

4 barbel and 1 chub.

4 Brown trout 12" - 11". 2 retained/2 returned. A pleasant ½ day.

River a little high but fining down after rain. Caught six barbel one chub from swim by hut, all caught on pellet feeder.

4 small brown trout 4"/5". 1 x chub 4". None taken.

6 fish biggest approx 11".

First time here. River in good nick after rain. A few showers drifted through during the day but quite warm and fishable. Not much fly, just one or two pale wateries and not a single rising fish. Raised two trout of 10-12" to a hare's ear emerger whilst fishing Kiwi style but had nothing on the nymph. Bugged some likely looking spots but only had one more trout on a pink bug and found no grayling. Didn't seem to spook anything either. I expect that the four goosanders with which I shared the beat did better than me! The presence of these FEBs must be a concern on such a lightly fished and relatively undisturbed fishery. A dog-walking local, also a fisherman, said that they are usually present up here, a view confimed by the owner of the fishery below Lower Clochfaen who, by chance, I met at the start of the day. He said that his water is virtually fished out, citing goosander predation and blaming the local otters for the demise of his last shoal of grayling. Not good news - maybe R1/R2 could be targetted using the Upper Wye FEB control licence?