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Two smaller trout taken on the nymph and one specimen fish hooked then inevitably snagged and lost on the dry! Rocketed up from a deep 5ft+ hole at the bottom of one of the longer flat pools.

2 Trout

As reported river is very low and in need of a storm. Many good fish showing under bridge ,mainly chub,but proved difficult to access swim. Mixture of feeder and trotting,12” depth!!!!, produced fish all day to punched bread. Lost a lot of gear trying to find any sort of depth.

20 Chub

Well let’s start with what a trek, underestimated the woods walk. It is brutal with all your gear but it’s worth it. Chub constant throughout the day, 10-15 around 4-5lbs as well as 2 barbel. Not massive, one about 1-2 lb other about 4lb. Lost a barbel that felt a good 7lber. All in all a great days fishing. A bit confusing getting to the spot, walked round to the end of the wood to find a locked gate saying go round the wood. No way was that happening so we had to hop it. A bit more direction on this would be good, also maybe a sign at the car park to direct anglers around to the right so you’re not walking through someone’s garden lol. Bloke fishing the weir and must have been from about half hour - hour before sunset. Had an altercation with him as he wanted the whole weir and end of weir to himself, pretty selfish in my eyes but as he wanted a peaceful days fishing he moved on. Just a tip, don’t break the rules and I won’t break the unwritten rules ;) Hope he bagged up and had a good day anyway. Would definitely go again and would highly recommend.

2 Barbel, 65 Chub

Last visit for me during the trout season started well with an early brown trout caught on old faithful, a copper john. Went quiet for a while, before landing a grayling on a cdc down in the ferry pool. An hour of comedy followed with tangle after tangle and a moment of madness where I got both flies caught in my waistcoat, prompting me to consider throwing everything into the heirag.
A cup of tea, a sandwich and a stern word with myself brought me back from the brink with a team of traditional wets and a further six fish. Mostly small, although one of the grayling and a second trout were worthy of respectability and placement in the middle weight division.
Weather was pleasant with intermittent sunshine. I shall return when the leaves fall and fish for grayling.

2 Trout, 5 Grayling, 1 Other

Lovely day on the river, very low allowing access to the gutters and pots. Trickle of small olives and odd stonefly fluttering. Best trout 1lb and 3 grayling of similar size late in the afternoon on small olive CDC dries. Really picturesque beat the Wye valley in all its autumn glory.

8 Trout, 3 Grayling

First time at Greenbank and I was as optimistic as ever. The colony of cormorants fishing the tail pool that greeted me sank my spirits a little. But really it it was the very low water that was the central issue. There were several salmon jumping in the tail pool, including a good fish of about 15lb, but they were all very red fish. The flow was so slow though it was hard to really make a go of it. No noticeable hatch or trout riding either. Very hard going.

Very enjoyable day again. Much harder going here than last week but not surprising as I was wading again and could tell the water was markedly colder. It certainly had a chill to it. I ended up with 3 barbel (to 6lb) which took a lot of coaxing and lots of chub which were more cooperative. A couple of which were over 5lb. I went home a happy chappy.

3 Barbel, 15 Chub

7 Grayling caught on nymphs and dry fly, the biggest at 17 inches caught on a Klinkhammer. The Trout was 15 inches and caught on a nymph, 6 Grayling caught from lower section and and one Grayling and Trout from upper section. Very enjoyable days fishing on a beautiful beat.

1 Trout, 7 Grayling

3 Trout

Lots of trout rising and jumping but tricky to tempt in the still hot conditions.

Sad seeing a sewage outfall pipe with very smelly discharge going straight into the river. Was only thing that detracted from the beat.

1 Trout