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Warm and sunny start, so decided to try dry fly for one last time. Landed 3 grayling, 2 at 8" and one at 12", but missed loads, either completely or hook and instant release! On a grey duster. Did not solve the problem before thick cloud and a cold downstream wind put the fish down. Carried on but only caught one trout - on a pink sparkly shrimp in a grayling type glide! Instructed him on proper trout behaviour before putting him back...

1 Trout, 3 Grayling

Spent a couple of hours fishing the bottom half of this beat (EA gauge at 0.42m) river running clear and a little up. A few fish rising but all caught on weighted Pearly PTN (on jig hook) or Longparish Diver (on a jig hook). The 'other' fish was a 15cms Perch. Grayling 20-35 cm and the OOS was trout 25cms.

1 Trout, 6 Grayling, 1 Other

River very low, several big fished lying in the shallows spooked by clumsy approach. Managed 1 grayling to dry c-b-d and 3 more + 1wbt to Czech-nymph, all between 3 to 4 inches.

1 Trout, 4 Grayling

River very low and clear. Managed to raise one trout but either I or it missed.

River very low. Fished NZ style Olive Soft Hackle and caught 3 small trout about 5".

3 Trout

I was disappointed to find this beat so overgrown that it is almost unfishable at this time of year. Some of the bank is 3 to 4 feet high & therefore you can't access the river from these banks. The rest of the bank has been allowed to become overgrown. I could only find one point where I could access the river. There are many obstructions on the river so it was almost impassable. Not a beat that is worth fishing at this time of year.

No hatch before dusk and then desultory. Water low and clear and only small stuff moving during day.
A GRH cast to a rising fish was taken as soon as it hit the water by a 10" fish. Others were small.
I saw one solitary mayfly which looked rather lonely.
There are some steep-sided deep pools which can make wading hazardous in a couple of places.

4 Trout

Wow! Great bit of water but in a push to get home only gave it an hour but a heavy nymph hooked a 14" wbt, biggest of the weekend. Can't wait to return for a proper session. Thanks again Wye and Usk Foundation!

2 Trout

The previous time I fished this river a couple of years ago the water coloured up so this was a return match. Fished klink and dink with a hares ear on the point. 4 WBT, best at 10 and 12 inches plus 5 Grayling, mainly small but one at 14 inches, which was certainly well recovered from spawning. A thunderstorm stopped play for an hour - I don't like wagging a lightning conductor around during storms.
On another note I dragged up someone's lost leader with a dog nobbler on the end plus a nymph all tied up on about 10lb line. Didn't know salmon ran up the Llynfi!

4 Trout, 5 Grayling

I used 4 different dry flies and only action was on Daddy Long Legs. Unfortunately I didn't catch anything. It was my first experience of wild streams and only the second time I'd fished with flies. I loved it. Nature up close and at its best. The first day was at Lower Grywne Fawr, the second day was at Pontithel. The first was more remote, the second had more water and more fish. Both excellent.
Stayed at the Wye Knot Stop Cafe - good room, very friendly and good breakfast. Across the road was the Griffin Inn - great pub, good food and even better beer.