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Lovely day but fishing difficult in bright sun. Hard frost and foggy. Brightened up around lunchtime. Two small grayling and 1 OOS Trout. Glorious weather and river looked a picture. Walked right down to the bottom beat to warm up. Odd Olive seen and saw a couple of small splashy rises.

1 Trout, 2 Grayling

4 Grayling

8 x grayling 6-14 inches, 2 x out of season trout 13 and 14 inches. A few hours trotting before the rain came in. The post-spawning trout were nicely coloured fish, but parallel lines from head to tail.

2 Trout, 8 Grayling

No fish found. Very cold conditions. Water very cold and heavy frost.. Found salmon that the otter had had for lunch.

Fished with DM from Swansea. Water below normal and clear. Overcast and a balmy 5 deg C on arrival and it didn't get any warmer. Snow on hills and ice in the margins. Both of us trotting and trying not to wade much as the water was painfully cold. Total catch about 40 grayling mostly around half a pound, and mostly caught by DM, but a couple of larger fish to ~1.5lbs. A few large out-of-season trout as well to about 3lbs; superb fish. Had to hunt to find the grayling.

3 Trout, 40 Grayling

1 x grayling 14 inches, plus various parr, trotting. I struggled today, in a very strong northerly and steadily falling temperature. I haven't trotted the Rectory before, so I assumed it would be necessary to roam around in an attempt to find some willing grayling. However, apart from one fish which took pity on me mid-afternoon, I failed to make contact. There is more to learn about this one I am sure. On this occasion it was the angling community, specifically RW from Boughrood, who rescued canoeists (a very pleasant young couple) after a capsize and ran them back to their car. Young couple subsequently suggested to give RW a bottle of wine, but I suggested another gift or a else make it a very good bottle (RW is a wine merchant).

1 Grayling

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10 x Grayling, 7 x oos Trout and 2 x grilse 1x 3lb 1x5lb.

2 Salmon, 7 Trout, 10 Grayling

I fished a red tag/coper john duo for 2/3 hours in the evening. Caught 1 small oos trout and hooked what I think was a smallish salmon that took off on a huge unstoppable run across the pool and promptly snapped my 3lb line.

1 Trout

Arrived at venue well before light to ambush an unsuspecting potted fish at low water. Finding the fishing parking area difficult without a os map. Parked in the church laybye and set up two rods. The lab and I set off to find a well signposted way to the river. Walked down as far as the main road with nothing but padlocked farmers fields, one of which excluded dog walkers. No sign off river access. Asked a local how do I get to the river? "Well the only way I know is back down to the main street turn left and over the road is a gate". Smashing thank you. Found the padlocked gate, !&/x. Asked another early riser how can I get to the river?" Well there used to be access down by the old house next to the bridge". Thank you I'll try that. It turned out to be a building site, but the young man working on the roof asked if I was looking for the river. By this time it was light and people were going about their daily lives. "Yes said I" now truly pissed off, that would be great. " You go through that gate and follow the track down to the river. "Oh thank you". Another locked farmers gate. Lifting a forty pound Labrador over a steel five bar gate is no fun. On returning fish less after several hours fishing I found the building site fenced and padlocked. For a so called quality beat on the river Wye this is not good enough. If you would like even the basic privileges go elsewhere, Gromain maybe where, at least you can make yourself a cup of tea in the hut. Fish nil. Frustration 10.
(Wuf Note: the beat does have a right of access which is not being honoured. A call to the office would unlock all gates!)