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11lb coloured hen caught on Red Devil at 4pm before the deluge last night. River totally unfishable today.

Kept wet. Went back strong.

1 Salmon, 12 Trout

River muddied, and very high flow from previous nights rainfall and so could not fish this beat today.

3 Grayling all caught on dry, another grayling came off and a number of missed takes.

3 Grayling

A few fish rising throughout the day but the nymphs provided most of the sport in the more oxygenated water. One of the highlights of the day was watching a squirrel swim across the river – not seen that before!

4 Trout, 5 Grayling

Nice spot. No fish to be seen. Fished hard for 4 hours, tried lots of methods of nymphing and a few dries.
Nothing but a tiny salmon parr.
Stunning none the less

7 Grayling

12 Grayling

2 Grayling

After a cold start, a warm and sunny morning, on a low and clear river. Probably the lowest I have seen this beat. Did not bother with the horrible rocky water at the bottom of the beat, starting in the run below Lady Alexanders Catch; fishing the stream with a Klinkhammer. The odd fish, small Grayling, or so thought I, rising; so I was surprised (gobsmacked more like) when the 21 inch trout came up for my Kinkhammer and set off for Erwood. The first time a river fish has taken me onto the backing and, unless you count fish from the Test and the Avon (which would have been stocked fish), my best ever river Trout. Almost certain it was a wild fish; perhaps Oliver Burch can help me out here, but I am not aware of anyone stocking this section of the Wye.

Grayling a plenty to follow; perhaps not quite the same size as last week's Dowdowlod fish and, unlike last week, a lot of missed rises and long range catch and releases.

1 Trout, 12 Grayling