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Persevered with dry patterns through the morning, but very little fly life and nothing seen to rise. Nymphs and spider patterns fished upstream proved more successful; with a very nice grayling of around 2lbs taken from the deeper water through the middle of the beat. The water was pushing through at quite a pace, so weighted patterns were needed to get down in the current :- a bead-headed PTN on the point and a Greenwells spider on a dropper attracted most attention.
Some serious bank clearance towards the top of the beat has made access much easier, so many thanks!!

2 Trout, 5 Grayling

Conditions very good. Caught 8 grayling on dry fly and one trout also on dry.

1 Trout, 8 Grayling

River level just under a foot at Llanstephan. Slightly overcast day at about 18 degrees. Only a very few rising fish when I arrived at 1pm so went with team of three wets with a bead head GRHE on point. Made some changes during the day and found something with red in it tempted the fish. Plenty of salmon parr around especially in the shallow riffles. Best of the grayling was about 14" but hooked and lost a fish that looked much larger. There was a substantial hatch of flies about 4-5pm that stimulated a few fish to come up and play but nothing spectacular.

5 Grayling, 12 Other

On what seemed what should have been a perfect day: 9" at Llanstephan, water 17 degrees (so little different to a few days ago) with not too much wind, no sun and little rain, where were the insects? Not that we expect many at this time of year but, during the latter part of last week, there were some bugs about, and so, some rises - fish were actively feeding and certainly looking up on the Upper Wye, as testified by catches above and below this part of the river, both at Craig Llyn and Ty Newydd. What a difference 48 hours or more can make? Today we struggled, with hardly a rise seen all day, virtually no insects, but no fish taken on nymphs, either using Tenkara or traditional methods. All fish were taken with olive or hare's ear emerger patterns, dead drifting traditionally or induced, Tenkara-style. We caught some grayling of 12-14" but most were ~10" and the trout were all 8-10 inchers. Few salmon parr active either, so distinctly a very off day - but why? We haven't a clue!! Answers on a postcard please!

10 Trout, 10 Grayling

Nymphing (Czech/French). All fish mostly caught in the fast moving water. River level appeared good, and clear. First time we fished the beat so not possible to compare it to other times of the year or river levels.

19 Trout, 3 Grayling

Arrived for an afternoon and evening session but sudden and rapid rise of over 2' put paid to any fishing effort!

Water quite low & only 40 metres of fly fishing in truth. One fish of about 14lbs. & coloured on for 30 seconds or so. One other 'knock'. Nothing else seen.

2 small trout - both put back

2 Trout

Fished early and late but to no avail. Fly and spinner. No sight or sign of any Salmon whatsoever. Enjoyable mid day break with trout including two fish at c.1.5 Lb.
Enjoyable day but water height or competence the issue - I suspect the latter.

8 Trout

1 colouring Salmon est 9lbs from Edw pool for Tomasz Fus, spinning. Fish showing in other likely places. Great day out, thank you.

1 Salmon