Feedback & Reports

A clear lovely cold day with snow on the mountains. Three Grayling to one and a half pound, two lost at net and two OST, all on trotted maggot.

29 x grayling 10-15 inches, 4 x out of season trout 10-13 inches, trotting with centrepin and Avon float. Rod icing until midday and it wasn't all that much warmer during the afternoon. It's a moot point what to do about rod ring icing. If the river itself isn't too cold, as today, it's usually possible to immerse the rod tip to melt the ice, then give the rod a tap and a shake to get the water off as the float goes on its way. If the river temperature goes right down to 4 degrees or so (remember last year), then nothing works except manual deicing. This time, the OOS trout all looked like post-spawners, which is as it should be. The grayling today were mostly junior class fish of 12-13 inches. One really nice one one hooked just before dusk took 5 minutes to play up against the current, then shed the hook at the last moment as I got ready with the net. Ah well....

River was at 1ft 6" on the Llanstephan gauge. Some overnight rain and an afternoon shower or two. Short session of 4 hrs. 5 grayling caught & released. All quite small fish ranging 6"- 11". Taken on pink shrimp stopper or spectra/red tag, jig nymph point. Spotted at least 2 leaping salmon ....pleasant sight.

Wind! 1 grayling 14ins & 1 trout 10ins, 1 wrench of the wrist from something big, angry & hungry! The Wye is heaven for any fisherman but please someone let me through the gates. Fish rising everywhere today but wind made it hard work and today that wasn't why I was there. One day I will go it won't be windy, rising, freezing or in drought, keep rattling the gate!

A difficult day due to rising, coloured water, rain and wind. However, Dave and I managed 10 grayling on mainly pink bugs fished in Czech style. Best fish ( Dave Collins) 1.75 lbs. Results even between top and bottom of beat.
Nobody said it would be easy, but...

Tight lines when it falls, LN

Had a go at Abernant again after a trip a few weeks ago. Very little rising today despie a fair hatch of small dark olives when the sun came out. I had 8 grayling mostly junior class of 9 to 10 inches but two better ones of 14 and 15 inches. I also had a small trout of 9 inches. Most fish came to size 14 and 16 olive nymphs. I think bugging time may be getting closer which is fine with me as I quite enjoy searching the depths as winter comes. As always all fish returned.

Thanks to O.B for the advise on the waders. I think I will try a pair of those sub zeros when it gets colder.

Also saw 3 cormorants today so will report to the angling trust website

A glorious bright autumn day but little to show for it - 2 grayling and 1 trout, all around 10". Fish rose steadily throughout the day but my limited entomology meant I could not identify what they were taking. Nevertheless, I managed to move several fish to dry flies which proved difficult to hook. Visited by an otter just as I was leaving.

1 x 8lb cock salmon from Stone Catch. several fish in residence making themselves known throughout the day. great day - finally avoided being forced off due to weather! Oh, and many thanks for the cow that opened and slobbered all over my pastie I was saving for lunch!

Tough call whether to forgo the Rugby live or record and fish. Couldn't resist the opportunity of decent water and sure enough it looked perfect if still a touch tea stained.
I hadn't really mentally realised it was October until I was properly cold & stiff having worked down the beat. Still after re establishing blood flow, try again and 9Lb hen fish on T&L in Lady Alexs' Catch. Short but very deep.
Thanks as ever WUF. Now I have to battle my family for the TV - and I still don't know the results!

11 x grayling mostly 12" but a few upto 15". 1 x trout 14". Fish taken mostly in a klinkhammer but a couple came to an olive nymph. The fish were occasionally rising and were happy to oblige so long as the dry was presented well. Some of the rise forms were very small and it is surprising how large some of the fish are when you do hook them. I often suspected a small fish had taken until I set the hook and they were fairly good grayling. Only fished from 10 til 2 and things seemed to be getting a little more active as I was leaving. Good day in all but I must get some waders that dont leak before the winter comes. Does anyone know a brand that doesn't leak? (I've never found one).