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First visit to Doldowlod which is a very nice beat with easy parking and access (lower part didn't fish the upper section). Like the previous day at Craig Lyn, good numbers of upwings and stoneflies about in the Autumn sunshine though again not many fish taking advantage. Once again Euro nymphing proved the way to go with a small pink shrimp on the dropper taking all the fish today. Only fished the lower part of the beat, concentrating on the slower edges of the streamy water. All the Grayling were around the pound mark with the 2 bigger specimens hooked managing to loose the hook during the fight, c'est la vie! Like Craig Lyn, wading should be done careful here as the river flows over bedrock for a large part of the beat and can be very slippery. Very enjoyable weekend fishing the Upper Wye!

2 Trout, 6 Grayling

All fish caught on euro nymphing and dry dropper methods.

6 Trout, 13 Grayling

What a pleasure it is to fish this beat in good conditions ( 0.5 ddol gauge) wading is a whole lot easier because when it's afoot higher ( what I normally get ) it can be hell!. However, the fishing was quite difficult and I had to work hard to catch. The annual migration of leaves has started which made fishing the gutter awkward! Fish caught along the whole length( lower beat) using euro nymph and they were all of a good size.
Grayling to 14" and trout to 14"

5 Trout, 9 Grayling

3 Grayling

River conditions high and coloured upon arrival. Levels, clarity and fishing improved by mid afternoon. Euro nymphing methods proved best in the conditions.

8 Grayling

Difficult day on the Wye, we tried lots of nymph patterns nothing seemed to work. Then I tried a dry and had an immediate take from a grayling, which I failed to make contact with, thinking I'd cracked it I persevered on the dry for another hour with no success.
Switched to dry again on the upper part of the beat and finally managed three grayling, and a small trout between us.
Wading on the upper section was very slippery on the large boulders.

1 Trout, 3 Grayling

Quite difficult to locate any fish but when we did had a few up to a pound

8 Grayling

Had to work hard for my fish, on a bright day on a low and clear river. A chilly downstream breeze, that had me regretting taking off my fleece at lunchtime, compounding matters. While the low level brought water that, for a lily-livered wader like me would otherwise be inaccessible, jeez, the bottom was slippery today; so much so that, even with studded soles, on a couple of occasions, I came very close to meeting the fish on their own terms

Two good Grayling from the last (or should that be "first"?) run downstream in the first half hour. I picked up these fish by wading out a further 5 yards than I would normally dare to venture; putting the nymph right under the far bank tree line. Nothing in the gutter, but another half dozen Grayling, mostly on a dry, from the upstream section after lunch. Quality over quantity today; my first two Grayling must have gone close to 2lbs a piece, with most of the others, as my old mate Tom Dixon would put it, going "about a pound"

Wednesday's Lyepole apples went into an apple pie which, even if I say it myself, was absolutely delicious (which was a good thing, as it was big enough to feed a small army)

8 Grayling

River had a reasonable flow although expect much lower levels presented easier wading than usual.
One nice big fish caught early on to F-fly from deep channel on lower part of beat. That promised a productive day’s fishing however it did not materialise. Gusty wind? Bright sunshine? Gin clear water? Poor skills? Who knows?

1 Grayling

Fly fished most of the lower section. Saw an otter when first arriving. Wading much more difficult than expected.