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Managed to fish before river came up, no joy

First outing this year. River at exactly two feet on the Llanstephan gauge and running perfectly clear. From noon to about 4pm no fish were contacted but then DD had a a couple of light takes followed by a small grayling to hand. JD then had a few positive bites before landing a 12” grayling. Fish were more active for the next hour and both anglers contacted and lost larger fish including one that looked about 18” as it broke the surface (and leader). Both anglers were fishing weighted nymphs on point with an unweighted fly on a dropper and it was the droppers that seemed to attract the fishes attention (with JD’s grayling coming to a Hancock’s Pet).

2 Grayling

Unfortunately, we didn't get to fish (annoying as we had paid for the day). We went down to have a look but the river was totally blown out...

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Great couple of hour fishing the French leader and nymphs 20+ grayling all small in the same sort of a year class except for the odd better fish and a few OOS browns

3 Trout, 20 Grayling

All fish taken on size 10 salmon claret double

2 Trout, 3 Grayling

Did not fish...Ophelia turned the river into leaf soup. So ends the 2017 season.

Strange and slightly frustrating morning, at one point almost like an eclipse in eerie orange light as the storm came on and winds strengthened. Eventually packed up with nothing to report, two casts out of three requiring leaf removal, even using a single hook fly. That's me for migratory fish this year.

Caught my first ever salmon today. Coloured fish of 33" to a tube fly on a sink tip from chapel catch. Was half tempted to just stay at home, what with all the weather warnings etc but glad I didn't. Very windy and blustery in the afternoon but river had decent clarity and I was just about able to get a decent line out. Bring on next season!

1 Salmon

1 Salmon