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River looking good despite overnight rain. 6 trout to 16 inches largest to dry black gnat. 4 grayling all around 1lb caught on hares ear nymphs.

6 Trout, 4 Grayling

The Abernant is a good beat for trout and grayling fishing (and from time to time with higher water levels it can be a place for the occasional salmon). It fished particularly well for me and while I used nymphs for most of the day I fished dry flies during the late afternoon and despite numerous rising fish I was not able to catch any on the dry. So all in all happy days on the Wye again.

2 Trout, 3 Grayling

Bright and sunny day with upstream breeze. Lovely spot but fairly quiet afternoon and early evening fishing. Nothing taking on surface. Grayling 15" and 12". All on Hare's Ear emergers size 16.

1 Trout, 2 Grayling

35" coloured hen from Abernant Stream; #8 Cascade, 6ft fast sink polyleader and 5ft flurocarbon leader. First Wye salmon and first ever on fly. Took on 3rd cast of the day at 10am, with another coloured fish seen running through shortly afterwards. Fished Lady Alexanders in the afternoon for two WBT (0.75lb and 1lb approximately). Lovely beat with great fly water.

1 Salmon, 2 Trout

Spent a very enjoyable day on this beat with Oliver Burch. Bright conditions, water clear and a downstream wind. Not a great deal rising. Had 4 grayling to 14" and one trout of 10" and a number of salmon parr on spiders and grey duster.

1 Trout, 4 Grayling, 4 Other

All grayling fell to dry flies from large mayfly pattern (on duo set-up) down to tiny grey wulf fished as a single dry. Water very clear today and no trout in evidence. Wonderful afternoon on the river & what a magnificent herd of cattle on the bank; cows, calves & bull all looked in 'tip-top' condition grazing in the sunshine.
..Oh ..and Mark.. after you had left (at about 17:30hrs) a salmon started to move just where you had been fishing before leaving! I wish I'd brought my salmon rod.
Many thanks WUF.

5 Grayling, 3 Other

Some great fishing on the fly to be had here but despite river and weather conditions being favorable, no Salmon caught or seen.

1 Trout

River running high, fast, cold and carrying quite a lot of colour. River level fell about 2" during the day. Mainly overcast with a few light showers. No obvious hatch observed. Both fish caught near the head of Lady A's pool on the weighted point fly of a 3 fly cast. Highlight of the day was seeing a kingfisher flying the length of the beat skimming just above the water.

1 Trout, 1 Grayling

Great day in the sun. River was dirty after a lot of rain on Sunday night and a bit high. I had no pulls and no fish wisely showed. Dave was fishing for trout,and it was tricky for him.

3 Grayling

Conditions deteriorated throughout the day with the river rising and colouring up. No salmon seen which is a first for me on this beat - no doubt keeping their heads down. Fished the fly mostly and finished with a FC for the last half hour. Four decent trout up to a pound was the sum total but a thoroughly enjoyable time was had all the same. Didn't see a soul all day.

4 Trout