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After yesterday's productive day on the Wye, it was surprising on what was a much calmer day that should have been ideal, given all of the fallen leaves, for top of the water fishing, that more success was not had and so few fish showing. Tried duo but had nothing on the nymphs and even drifted a few bugs around likely spots but to no avail. Rose some fish and cast to the very odd riser of which there were surprisingly few. A lovely 16" female fish of about 1.75lb led the way for the out of season trout , and the grayling were of 10-12", and all fish came to HE and olive emergers. Everything came in fives unfortunately, including five most unwelcome canoes, which completely screwed the fishing in Little Glaslyn Pool. Their well-equipped occupants as usual claimed ignorance of access restrictions, one had to get out and portage the canoe over the tail of Glaslyn as the river was down to 0.4m. (so God knows how they'd coped elsewhere), and also claimed not to know that even the upper Wye would not have been accessible either, this early in October, as it was so far below the red lines. Don't think they gave a stuff that I had paid and they hadn't! Not good but unfortunately par for the course. So much for the observation of VAAs.

5 Trout, 5 Grayling

11 x grayling 6-14 inches, 1 x out of season trout 19 inches, Red Tag and Grayling Steel Blue dries. A warm and cloudy day after a mild night, water at a good height - you would think it a perfect grayling dry fly day. In fact there were very few rises and the only grayling shoal I found rising was composed of mostly shots. A slight sipping rise on the edge of a raft of dead leaves was repeated when a Red Tag was floated there and after a 50 yard dash downstream in panic turned out to be a beautiful hen brown trout. A most handsome fish but unfortunately it's October 4th, so it doesn't count! There you go.

11 Grayling

One 12” grayling caught on pink nymph at the top ether beat
Thought I had another one quite well hooked but it came off

1 Grayling

Beautiful weather, the trees changing colour, King fishers, Dippers, a Salmon running and an Otter fishing the other half of the same pool. Add in a few Trout, Grayling, nothing larger than 14" but in great condition and a Parr caught on dry fly and you end up with a near perfect day.

4 Trout, 7 Grayling, 1 Other

Fished the lower part by the chapel, starting with the Duo and took a couple on small goldheads in the morning. Fish started rising after lunch but ignored my brown Klinkhammer. A switch to s16 Grayling Steel Blue brought immediate results, the largest grayling at 13 inches so all in all a satisfying first visit this season.

2 Trout, 5 Grayling

A bright day with the river still a little high but dropping and clear. We fished a variety of nymphs with nothing to show for it. When we found a few rising fish we caught two grayling both about 1.5 lbs one on a Bibio the other a Black Klinkhammer. MP & RJ.

2 Grayling

Beautiful day river in great shape but just could not get them to take.5 decent fish and 4 graying 3-4".

2 Trout, 3 Grayling

A dazzlingly beautiful day of brilliant sunshine in the most beautiful of surroundings. Had an excellent catch of...leaves, enough to carpet a wood, but otherwise not a sign of rise, maybe because fish put off by the most impressive bombardment of acorns I have ever seen, driven by the brisk wind blowing down the river

Last trip before season end. Had determined to fish dry fly only regardless!
Tough conditions. River very low, warmish day. Nevertheless three wbt to the net - klinkhammer and grey duster.
Marvellous.
Thanks also to Mr Charlie Nutting who timed dog walking activity to meet me on arrival and provide a warm welcome and helpful advice.

Difficult day with a dropping coloured river fish taken on various nymphs and dries

5 Trout, 8 Grayling