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16 x grayling 11-18 inches, 18 x out of season trout 6-15 inches. Cloudy with occasional showers, not too cold. Still very high water at 0.70, too high for the fly rod I would have said, but running clear. I was aware more rain is due this evening and this might be the only fishing chance for a few days, so I tried trotting from various stances tucked under the bank. It worked out well apart from trout being a nuisance, with some very nice grayling in the bag, quite a number at 17 and 18 inches. Last year we had a lot of 16 inch fish; where will this year class be next season? Large dark olives hatching (but no rises) and salmon showing regularly over the gravel runs.

16 Grayling

Decided to take the trotting gear as the gauge at Climery looked a wee bit high when I checked early morning. Not a bad day but where are the bigger grayling? Had 8 feisty wee ones about 9 inches, one about a pound and another around 1 and a half.

10 Grayling

All grayling (and OOS trout) taken on heavy nymphs and bugs in the high (0.8m), slightly coloured river. All fish returned with the largest being a 1.5lb grayling. Not easy in challenging conditions but a lovely day in great surroundings.

17 Grayling

River high.

A hard day's bait fishing in a heavily swollen Irfon. Conditions were awful and the flow was as brutal and relentless as the morning rain! Lost more rig than we caught fish - One small, barely legal grayling and four tiny but well conditioned brown trout. (Does a 1.5 metre section of oak count?)
Love this stretch but nature dealt us the ace of spades today - Early finish and a hot coffee were the highlights.

All fish on dry fly, out of season trout 15" plus several 7-9". 3 Grayling to 9"

5 Trout, 3 Grayling

River high and coloured.

25 grayling between 3 rods, best around 2.5lb with 4 over 2lb and a good chub of around 4lb. Most of the fish caught on maggot long trotting and a few caught on pink shrimps under an indicator. River was in great condition and access was good. The better fish were in the deeper pools.

25 Grayling, 1 Chub

Pleasant and mainly overcast with the river rising over the day from 0.50 to 0.55m on the Cilmery guage (so pushing through), but clear. Caught lots and lots of leaves but also mangaged to find eight grayling of 10-12", plus two OOS trout. Most fish taken on a Red Tag spider, others on a jig-hooked flashback PTN, and a Grayling Bug variant. Oh and one on a small HE emerger (there were a couple of rises but essentially no fly all day). A hard day's graft but autumn on the Irfon is so beautiful: it's just great to be there.

2 Trout, 8 Grayling

All fish caught on a team of 3 wet flies, most fish caught on a red tag fly. Most Grayling were around 10 inches but I did catch one 17" Grayling. The by-catch out of season trout were all around 10" long. The conditions were a bit tricky with quite fast water and lots of leaves on the water, meaning that I had to remove leaves from at least one fly every few casts. I stayed in the Seven Stars Inn in Aberedw which I cannot recommend, although the staff were friendly and the rooms clean and comfortable they are directly above the main bar so are incredibly noisy. In my case there was a 21st birthday party on the first night of my stay which lasted until 1 in the morning and the second night had a live band which may as well have been in my room and continued until after 01:30. Not great when you want an early start.

4 Trout, 8 Grayling