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Quite a sunny day with a slight downstream wind and very clear water. Not much rising, as seems to be a common occurence on the Wye, but fish were active and came readily to my team of spiders. Most of the takes were quite gentle. Caught steadily throughout the day with the fish getting gradually bigger from about 10" to a nice cock fish of 18".

13 Grayling

Sorry for the delay in sending our catch returns. Nice days fishing on Doldowlod (Sun 30th Aug) which we found a lovely stretch and fairly easy to fish considering our lack of river experience! managed a brown trout each (1 kept, 16 inches - hares ear nymph / 1 safely returned, 18 inches - Daddy Longlegs) and 1 grayling safely returned, 11 inches - hares ear nymph, all lovely fish. Thanks to the Wye and Usk for their advice beforehand and the good work put into the foundation! Will certainly give Doldowlod another go!

2 Trout, 1 Grayling

Another lovely day in a beautiful location with red kites and kingfishers for company. Wall to wall sunshine and a low river meant that only one trout was seen all day, and no opportunity to cast a fly at him. The grayling were rising sporadically but were mainly disdainful of our surface offerings. But they did seem fairly partial to very small weighted nymphs fished mainly duo. We had fish throughout the river in the more turbulent and broken water, with a good number coming as the light dropped - until they simply switched off. Most were in the 11" to 14" range, but we had one fish measuring 19" and two at 16".

31 Grayling

A new beat for us - chosen as above the Ithon confluence so if the rains came hopefully not too coloured. The rain was mostly in Gloucestershire however.
River looked lovely - and we spooked a big trout off the shallows as we walked down the beat so the omens were good. Trout were not conspicuous in numbers in our catch however. There were lots of sedges around first thing and again later but a cold breeze sprang up in the afternoon and everything went quiet for 3 hours
Although trout were scarce of the 3 caught SG had a 16 " and JB had a 20" - both lovely fish. The grayling were excellent too - the majority around the 16" mark but several had beak scars - cormorant or heron?
So an excellent day - will certainly return to this beat although the wading is tricky - two of us went for a swim!

3 Trout, 20 Grayling

Similar results to last week on the same beat (I did submit a return but for some reason not posted). River very slightly tinged and just above summer level.
Most fish taken on weighted nymphs, some under an indicator to allow for change of depth, and some New Zealand Style. Later in the day fish started to pick off my Brown Elk Hair Segde with real vigour.
Average size of grayling good, around 12 inches with a few up to 17 inches. Few trout showing but managed 3, including one beautifully marked fish at 16 inches. Excellent day's sport, all returned.

3 Trout, 35 Grayling

Rained all day. River clear and dropping. 1 x BT 13", 17 x Grayling to 13". Flies size 16 CDC Quill. Size 16 JIG PTN 2.8. Size 14 Quill Nymph 2.4 Tungsten Bead

1 Trout, 17 Grayling

2 Brown Trout, the largest 17½". 1 x Grayling 12". All caught on size 14 JIG PTN with 3.8 Tungsten Bead.

2 Trout, 1 Grayling

After an 8 a.m. arrival, fish started rising about 30 minutes after the rain stopped, but what "rise" there was effectively ceased at 10 a.m., and from then until a 5.30 p.m. departure only a few oncers (or twicers!) appeared. A few PWs in the morning and some midge and sedges from mid-afternoon proved insufficient to get the fish very interested, and the wind veering and strengthening from west to NW in the afternoon probably didn't help much either. It has blown unrelentingly since early May - will it ever stop? Damned Jet Stream! In spite of a July "Dog Day" feeling, I found five trout, the best 14 and 16", the latter a plump 1.5 pounder, and seven ladies, all 12" Most fish were taken on HE emergers but a couple of grayling seen on the gravels in the Channels were "induced" with a GRHE nymph. Nothing on nymphs apart from them. I was probably out-fished on the day by an adult female and four adult-sized goosanders which flew up and down the beat several times during the day (as well as disturbing them in the river on the way up and back). Are there any plans to do anything about these? A much better way to spend the day than watching the cricket - ouch!

5 Trout, 7 Grayling

Fly fishing with dry fly. Fish in good health except one which was wounded on his head. Size between 25-43cm. Very pleasant beat and propriétor very welcoming.

9 Trout, 7 Grayling

Very few fish rising. There was a tough downstream wind. The river was clear and low. 2 fish tried to take the dry fly in the Channel section, but failed to connect. Lovely stretch of the river.