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Four good sized Grayling on small nymphs, (size 18). A few takes on the dry but after some rain they had gone down really. A few Salmon Parr as well. This beat is really accessible and a pleasure to fish. It was also very easy to navigate with named pools. A wading staff and felt/studded boots were required.

4 Grayling, 2 Other

11 x grayling 6-14 inches, 4 x out of season trout 12-15 inches, nymphs on French Leader. A grayling day near home for a change. The water is still extremely low, so I reached the end of the beat by 2.30, just doing the deeper parts. The grayling were mostly shots, but a couple of nice ones. Has anybody else noticed how remarkably blue/lilac the shining flanks of Monnow grayling are, compared with fish from the Wye, Irfon or any other tributary? Of the out of season trout, the three larger ones were stock fish, presumably from the Tregate Anglers water below. Nice looking fish, but blue dye spots on the belly removed any possible doubt.

11 Grayling

12 grayling to 1.5lb and a couple of out of season trout. First time Czech nymphing so very pleased! Will be back to try again once I find out where my waders are leaking from! (Water is starting to get cold!)

2 Trout, 12 Grayling

2nd of a 3 days on Holme Lacy: biggest Barbel 10.11

3 Barbel, 6 Chub

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7 Trout, 8 Grayling

Posting for 2 days (26/27). River low and clear. Fishing quite hard with location the key. RD 8 barbell (best 9.6) and 2 chub. EH 6 barbel (best 9.8) and 1 chub (plus 3 minnows!). Eventually a good 2 days. Nice beat - thanks WUF.

14 Barbel, 3 Chub

Started 10 AM first chub after 3 hours, both barbel came at dusk. This beat has produced numerous barbel through out the day previously, however the recent cold nights may have impacted on the feeding habits. River level just exposing the rapids up stream, good flow but lots of debris and weed catching the line. Excellent day all the same.

2 Barbel, 6 Chub

Two novices to Grayling fishing keen for a day in the beautiful Wye valley. The river was coloured and well stocked with feisty, hard fighting leaves! No hatch of any significance and little evidence of fish on the surface. The run below Ciliau Falls and Rocks spared our blushes in the late afternoon with small, weighted, dark nymphs proving most successful. The full moon rising over the hills at about 5.30pm provided a stunning finale to an excellent day out.

2 Trout, 3 Grayling

A windy, leafy, murky Irfon greeted us today, conditions played havoc with our offerings and only yielded one oos brown trout, all be it a good one who gave a cracking account of itself taking the dropper of a team of a silver beaded black and red nymph and a red tag on the point. A quiet end to another enjoyable trip to the regions waters, thanks as always to WUF.

1 Trout

2 trout caught, 2 3/4 lbs and the other 3 lbs.

2 Trout