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7 Trout hooked in all, 4 to the net plus the Grayling. All size 14 PTN with a bit of flash, all in shallow water. Very warm and bright. We both were testing wader repairs- all watertight!

4 Trout, 1 Grayling

2 Trout, 1 Grayling

This is a stunning stretch of the Upper Wye. Parking (once found - instructions are clear but the navigator's ability to read them not so much) is a well located. Walk down to the gate (there is a hut there but that's not the river hut marked on the map). Very good conditions apart from a gusty wind. The Grayling Whisperer had a successful day using nymphs in the outflow around Ciliau Falls & Rocks and Ciliau Run. Wading a little tricky in places. Good stretch of water that kept us interested all day.

We stayed at The Griffin Pub in Llyswen which we would recommend.

3 Trout, 6 Grayling

1 x trout and 1 x grayling caught Spanish nymphing with two copper head nymphs.

1 Trout, 1 Grayling

Lovely day on a new beat for me. Fished up from the car park to the holiday cottage "Ty Newydd". Not much action during the day, but managed to take a nice size wildie in a channel between to rocks. Fly used was a green and black nymph.

1 Trout

4 Trout

Nice grayling caught on a sedge hopper 2 brownies one caught on a mayfly and the other on a beaded nymph under a clink nice day went a bit colder which seem to put them down but still a good hatch on

2 Trout, 1 Grayling

Cold day 13 degrees and north east wind all day. Not many flies hatching and only the odd fish showing. I trout landed and three lost

1 Trout

Bright sunny day, albeit with some cumulus clouds, with some blustery winds although generally not too bad/gusty at times. The river was low, allowing for fishing the lower sections more easily than when the river is higher later in the winter time.

Some lovely trout (nothing too big) taken on dry fly and a few grayling. Missed a couple of takes. All fish safely returned. Used variety of small flies (size 18) - changing regularly to keep fish interested/surprised with new offerings every so often.

6 Trout, 3 Grayling

It was still cold with a tricky breeze blowing and showers. River was low and mayflies, yellow may duns and olives were hatching but the fish were reticent – we only had half a dozen by 6pm and many refusals. At six o’clock the rain set in…. but a blizzard hatch combined with a spinner fall induced an evening rise like I have never seen before on the Wye. By 7.30 the tally increased to 16, although there were out of season grayling in there. Best trout 16 inches.

The last hour or so were Wye dry fly fishing at its best….

8 Trout, 8 Grayling