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Around 10 trout up to 14 inches and 2 grayling to 16 inches all caught on nymphs, nothing rising.

10 Trout, 2 Grayling

First time on beat and lots to discover. Stayed on upper and middle section. Perhaps should have explored. Fish on both nymphs and dries. I'll be better prepared next time...

4 Trout, 5 Grayling

A beautiful day amongst the gradual emergence of autumnal colours. Very mild, with little wind and perfect water conditions. Quite a few fish rising throughout late morning/early afternoon which resulted in some excellent dry fly action. Lost a couple on the nymphs too, but this technique wasn’t as effective as it usually proves to be.

3 Grayling

All fish caught on nymphs
Not many fish rising.
Very good grayling water, most fish took on the drift in the upper part of the stretch on the ends faster waters.
Trout came to life in the last hour.

4 Trout, 7 Grayling

My first time on the mighty Wye this season. Not that there was much mighty about it today; in 20 years of fishing the Wye, I cannot remember seeing it so low but, in spite of the low level, it still maintained a reasonable flow. While the low river opened up runs that would normally be out of this timid wader's reach, Jeez, was the bottom slippery or what, and, like DC of West Hereford the other week, I struggled to stay upright (never mind studded soles, it was more like wearing roller skates)

On a whim, I decided to start on the top of the beat. Conscious of the low river and the bright sun, I concluded that it would be difficult today. Based on this, I spent longer than I normally would in each run. Probably a mistake, as all I caught were Trout in the 7-8 inch range; all on a Klinkhammer, mostly in shallow water - with a long time between fish. For the most part, these were not rising fish, and were caught by fishing the stream; with more missed than hooked. By the time I moved down river, I was under a bit of time pressure. A pity as, unlike upstream, there were fish rising, with the Grayling that I caught all good fish, in the 12-14 inch range. I suspect I would have caught a few more if I had stopped for another hour, but the prospect of my wife's Lamb Casserole in a Red Wine and Mediterranean Herb sauce, with Dauphinoise potatoes, out-weighted the desire to catch more fish

If memory serves, the first time I have ever caught more Trout than Grayling from the Wye

5 Trout, 4 Grayling

Last minute decision, started fishing 15.30 and finished 18.45,all took on nymph's in quicker water ,surprisingly just one grayling which shook itself off

3 Trout

Decided to move a bit further downstream from my usual haunts, and give Doldowlod a long overdue visit, as I last fished the beat almost exactly seven years ago. Since then, two new knees and a dodgy back made my afternoon session below and along The Channels “interesting” – most of the time, it felt like I was having to concentrate more on the need to stay vertical than fishing! However, as in the morning and evening on the upper part of the beat, rising and non-rising fish were willing to take a #16 Hare’s Fur emerger and #14 grizzle EH caddis. Little need nor desire to plumb the depths today. As in the last two months on the upper river, there was little fly: a few pale wateries, plus some midge and sedge. The grayling ranged from 11-16”, with the 12-13” year-class the most prolific - three fat 16” fish of 1.5-1.75lb were the best of the day. The trout were 9-12”. With water temperatures of 15-17 degrees, all fish were safely returned. Nice to be back on this lovely beat, though increasingly challenging for old men. Use it or lose it!

5 Trout, 15 Grayling

2 Trout

Fished the bottom 3 fields from early afternoon to 8pm - several fish rising in the slower water but non to my dry fly. I tried everything in the box.
Fished the channel with nymph and dry and eventually had a take on a dry - small fish and lost it
Water was good my catching was not.