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3 Trout, 5 Grayling

River was at 16.5 in the morning but I decided to stop when water temps reached 18’C in the afternoon.

As at least one other highlighted in a previous report , access via the banks can be challenging being overgrown with plenty of dense patches of brambles. This isn’t a complaint as, with the tree lined banks, it gave a secluded feel.

1 Trout, 2 Grayling

4 Trout, 5 Grayling

2 Trout, 4 Grayling

Did not fish. Levels to high

All fish returned
Fish caught on a variety of nymphs.

4 Trout, 4 Grayling

Rainy day on and off hail. River pushing quite fast and not many fish showing. Hooked into a grayling but he shook off the hook. Slow day.

Strong winds, hard going. Trickle of flies coming off but no fish rising. Both fish on trusty PTN. Accessed beat for lower parking at the footbridge. I wouldn’t recommend accessing the beat from the track along the north bank. Wasted a lot of time trying to get down to the river, reckon it will be impassable later in the season when the vegetation gets going. Across the footbridge and path along right bank is a much better bet. Lovely pocket water, along upper section.

2 Trout

1 Trout, 2 Grayling

Looking back, my first 0 catch return on the Wye in nearly two decades.
Overcast, misty, 7.5-9 air temp, 7.5 water temp. Fished 9:30-1
0.66 on Ddol Farm gauge

3 fish hooked and lost, 2x small and 1 very large trout after it jumped landing on the line, largest I’ve hooked on the Wye (ah the one that got away :-) All fish in faster water with the big trout in a tiny packet surrounded by white water in the middle of the river.
Some fly life at mid day.

Coming from the upper parking, taking the path river left-side, the path down to the river before the house does not appear to be there any more.
I found this some of the most challenging wading of all the beats on the Wye. Sure there is obviously challenging wading elsewhere with boulders and rocky gutters but this beats challenges were less obvious. Look at the water, make a plan of entry, fishing sequence then a couple of safe exits. But those plans got thwarted pretty much every time with the planned exits not being viable when in the river.

I only fished the upper 3rd of the beat due to my slow progress on the wading front.

I’ll definitely be back to this beat as it has huge potential.