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Today this beat was very easy to wade, quite a contrast from my last visit when the Wye was in full flow!

Cloudy, blustery day. Given the amount and variety of fly life hatching off - olives, grannom, sherry spinners, Mayfly (several varieties), it was surprising there were very few fish rising. So another day nymphing.

First cast yielded a 3lb out of season chub. Like pulling a welly boot out on a 4wt rod! A few minutes later a pristine 12" shad was caught and safely returned. I think this is the prettiest river fish I have seen, even surpassing a grayling for beauty. Normal service then resumed with around 15 wbt shared between 2 rods. Most in the 5"-7" class, the best around 10". Weighted olive nymph best performing fly.

Cracking day on a really top beat.

River level low. Weather dry, cool and windy. Catch 1 Brown Trout c. 12" and 1 Salmon parr both safely returned.
Both fish taken on small nymphs 1 x Pheasant tail, 1 x GRHE.

A steady hatch of fly during afternoon including some mayfly. A few fish seen surface feeding.

Dippers seen on both lower & upper stretches of the beat. Otter spraint noted near bottom of beat.

A few hours fishing in the morning. Very strong winds but it challenging fishing, although there were a few fishing rising in the shelter under some trees. Nothing caught.

Sunny, cloudy, breezy. Rising fish few and far between, then mostly in sheltered, shady spots. 6 fish for the day to 10 inches,(w.b.t.), then at 5.30, casting to rising fish on far bank, hooked a better fish on sz. 18 nymph. leapt clear like a sea trout 3 times and eventually weighed in at 2.75 lbs. Lovely condition and safely returned after one for the album.

No catches but lost at least 5 fish, one of which was 1lb plus.

4 x BT returned. 4 hours fishing. Couple of hours around lunch time couple of hours in the evening. Lots of may fly but fish not really rising. 2 x on may fly spinners and 2 x on emergers.

Lovely beat.

A lot of mayfly but only sporadic rising. My regulation quota of 2 trout caught - one day I will catch 3.

My first visit to this beat. What an impressive variety of water - fast runs, gravel flats, pools - something for everyone. Caught 4 WBT @ 10" - 12" on #14 parachute Adams plus 1 OOS dace from the flats above the bridge.

My thanks to the ladies at the WUF office. I asked for easy wading and that's just what they delivered, making it a very enjoyable days fishing.

No fish caught. Arrived in the evening and fished for a couple of hours. River very low. Steady hatch and a few fish rising, but almost impossible to get into range for a cast as they were so easily spooked in these conditions.

Both rods blanked. Plenty of fish rising.