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Wye Fishing Weekend (Part 2)

How pleasant to only have a 6 mile journey to the river instead of the usual 90; and another early start after, for some of us, far too much ale the night before. Buoyed up by yesterday's results, I fished French Nymph from the off. 2 Grayling in my first half dozen casts had me thinking I had cracked it but, before any smugness even had a chance to set in, the river came up 3 or 4 inches, with a nasty peaty colour, and pretty much killed it for the day. Hard work afterwards for the odd fish

The 2 "other" were Salmon Parr. I was hoping to add a different "other" to that tally - after hooking, and almost landing a huge Barbel, on totally inappropriate tackle, on a previous visit, I tackled up with a Reservoir rod after lunch, and went up river, determined to improve on my previous effort. Difficult to spot fish in the peaty water; but there was at least 1 Barbel there - said Barbel succeeding in ignoring all of my best efforts with bug and nymph.

2 Trout, 6 Grayling, 2 Other

Conditions: Air Temp> 15 Degrees Celsius, River temp. 14 Degrees Celsius, overcast, light rain,
No fish rising, some evidence of fly life mid afternoon, quiet
1 x trout on Ally Shrimp

1 Trout

Conditions: Air temp. 15 degrees Celsius river temp. 15 degrees Celsius overcast with downstream moderate wind
Fish taken on Grayling Pink nymph

3 Trout, 2 Grayling, 2 Other

All fish taken on nymphs. All returned.

2 Trout, 1 Grayling, 6 Other

River still low and fish wary, but an enjoyable day nonetheless

1 Trout, 1 Grayling

Fair bit of sunshine about this morning so I opted for dries. Klinkhammers and sherry spinners sparked interest on Lady Alexanders catch, but I couldn't connect. Switched to hares ears and ended the day with two small brownies and a decent graying.

2 Trout, 1 Grayling

good fishing in the morning, nymphing with French leader. Switch to dry in the afternoon, but not much activity, Just 4 graylings. It is a been pleasure sharing the beat with another gentle angler, coming from London too, enjoying together such pleasant day.

4 Trout, 5 Grayling

My first time on the River Wye; a lovely stretch of river. Nothing rising but managed a few lovely trout on a tungsten nymph.

3 Trout

Dear Sir or Madam,

I would like to thank the Wye and Usk Foundation and The Fishing Passport for putting me in touch with Chris Price/Casting with Style.

Through the passport, and then by follow-up phone calls to W & U Foundation, we narrowed our choice down to Mr Price when booking a group beginners` session for a number of us.

Chris Price was fantastic; as well as being a great, patient teacher, well-equipped and knowledgeable, he was fantastically enthusiastic about the nature and precious environment that we experienced during our day(not just fish, but the waterways, surrounding ecology and other wildlife!)

I would wholeheartedly recommend Mr Price to novice and expert alike, we really enjoyed our day with him and feel we truly began to fully appreciate the delicate balance between sport fishing and the wonderful, beautiful, yet fragile environment around us.

Many thanks again!