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Very bright and with a gale gusting downstream! No response to nymphs during the afternoon but sedge were hatching and in the evening there were sporadic rises in all the large pools. Had several responses to a Royal Wulff but nothing that stuck - probably because I was struggling to present the fly well in the gusty wind. Lovely stretch and a good day out all the same.

Arrived for our first time on this beat at 11.30 with warm bright sunshine and a stiff breeze. Another angler was already parked at the lower end so we parked up at the end of the track and fished from there upstream. Nothing rising and looked quiet so started to search with a klink and nymph picking up a couple of 10" trout in the first hour to the nymph then from 1.30 onwards what I think were large dark olives started coming off and a few fish started rising.As we moved upstream larger fish could be seen in some of the shallower water but could not be tempted to the dryfly so had to persist with the nymph.It wasn't until 4.30 just before we had to leave that we managed to tempt one to a dry.

After 5 hours of splendid fishing the two of us had caught and returned 5 x 10" 2 x 16" and 1 x 19" trout all in super condition and full of fight. Most of the damage was done with a home tied size 16 tungsten PTN.

Many thanks to Seth for suggesting we try this beat it was great a realy super afternoon, shame we had to leave when we did. We were also lucky enough to have that rarest of things "an upstream breeze"!!

River very low, with bright sunshine and a strong Easterly wind, so not ideal fishing conditions! Beautiful piece of water though. Two of the rods didn't manage any fish. The third rod had fish of 9", 12" and a cracker of 18.5" on a gold-head PTN.

Low water, sunny and v windy
Rod 1: 2 wbt 10", 6 wbt small <6", 1 grayling.
Rod 2: 1 wbt 9", 5 wbt small <6".

5 x Brown Trout to 8".

A very pleasant beat with varied fishing throughout. No major rises but fish were rising on and off throughout the day. Only managed to connect with 3 small brownies but a couple of the missed swirls suggested really good fish present. Will definitely be back.

A nil return. The river was painfully low and in need of a good flush through. There was very little fish activity despite a healthy midday hatch. This is a stunning beat and always a great pleasure to fish.

A good 4 hours fishing with 5 BT to around 8", all taken on dry hawthorn. The catch would have been much more had my striking been a little more effective. The lower half of this beat (below the parking area) has some great pools is quite difficult to fish. Didn't have time to explore the upper half much but it looked much more open.

One brown trout of around 2-3lb caught on stonefly nymph just above bridge, returned. Lost another one in same area. Very enjoyable morning's fishing - will be back to try more of the beats.

A wonderful first day on the Wye. Despite the harsh wind the fish were quite willing to feed. Lost count of the exact number of fish I caught but it was around 15+ Trout (to around 12inches) and 12-14 OOS Grayling to a similar size. Caught on a variety of methods and flies. Part of the beauty of this beat is that there is such a variety of water - you can experiment with different methods and flies until your heart is content! Lost a good fish in the evening which sipped down a Klinkhammer variant in a flat glide. The day ended with a fleeting sight of what I'm certain was a nightjar flying quickly above the river, a first for me and a lovely end to the day.