Feedback & Reports

Took my grandson to show him how I started fishing and 'trotted' for grayling am. No grayling but 4 small os trout - best 3/4 lb all safely returned. Joined by a friendly angler from Hereford (not fishing) who had a few words of advice. I'll show my lad fly fishing later. Had great lunch at the Seven Stars, round the corner at Aberedw - recommended: smart, friendly, good food and plenty of it. Went back pm to have a look at the top of the beat, where the Edw enters and were thrilled to see salmon collecting in the holding pool there. Another grand stay at Caer Beris Manor (Builth). Following day joined Louis from W&U for a great day salmon surveying on Wye and tributaries (recommended) something my grandson will always remember, thanks to Wye and Usk.

2 grayling caught on the fly. River still a little coloured from heavy rain two days previously, but very fishable.

2 Grayling

Wash off. Shame looks very promising.

2 Grayling

Ski thermals, hat and gloves order of the day - very cold bleak day. Started off with klink on dropper and small tungsten nymph in Lady Alexander's Catch - nothing - which has been the story for me all season.
Moved up to Abernant Stream and had 6 grayling between 12" and 16" - all took the klink. One was at the entry point at the tail of the pool and five came from the glide swinging across from the new croys.

6 Grayling

Grayling to 17".

1 Trout, 4 Grayling

Not much happening at Abernant today only a few rises in the time I was there and very little activity nymphing. All trout and grayling took weighted nymphs fished duo. Grayling to 14 inches and trout to 13 inches. there was no hatch at all and very limited fly on the water. The flow was not my cup of tea today and levels need to rise to get it moving. A lovely beat none the less and will give it another go with another 6 inches on the gauge

6 Trout, 9 Grayling

Enjoyable day on Abernant. A blustery upstream wind may have slowed activity but we caught fish throughout the beat mainly on bugging tactics. Mostly small 9-10 inch grayling
Two at 16 inches and a brown trout of around 2lb.

6 Trout, 9 Grayling

Fished Czech nymph for most of the day and,despite a very cold early morning, fish were feeding.
Late afternoon I switched to float-fished maggots and took the best of the grayling, up to about 1lb.

4 Trout, 6 Grayling

Perfect conditions on a beautiful beat. Despite employing all known tactics upstream, downstream, dry, nymph, wet, teams etc we only managed 1 x 10" oos trout and 1 x 12" grayling. In hindsight we maybe missed a trick by not putting enough colour on the nymph patterns. Great to get out of the office to enjoy Red Kites, Buzzards, Kingfishers and the lovely herd of black cattle.

1 Trout, 1 Grayling