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The river was very low (0.61) on the Erwood gauge so I left my salmon tackle at home and fished for trout instead. Surprisingly there were very few flies coming off so rises were few and far between, and I suspect they were actually grayling judging. I only fished a couple of hours but had two out-of-season grayling, both around 3/4lb-1lb and a small brownie. No salmon seen.

1 Trout, 2 Grayling

1 Trout

1 Trout

This is a stunning stretch of the Upper Wye. Parking (once found - instructions are clear but the navigator's ability to read them not so much) is a well located. Walk down to the gate (there is a hut there but that's not the river hut marked on the map). Very good conditions apart from a gusty wind. The Grayling Whisperer had a successful day using nymphs in the outflow around Ciliau Falls & Rocks and Ciliau Run. Wading a little tricky in places. Good stretch of water that kept us interested all day.

We stayed at The Griffin Pub in Llyswen which we would recommend.

3 Trout, 6 Grayling

Such a lovely spot - red kite, oyster catcher, plovers, egrets, millions of sand martins.
Absolutely no action to Klink&Dink-style during the daytime & was difficult with gusty wind still, but from 8.30 it all came alive as expected & it was super fun - could have stayed later if I'd not got a fair drive back because they were still rising merrily at 10.15 under a gorgeous dusk.
The fish came to deershuckers from Barbless Flies - lost a couple more too - lovely, healthy, powerful fish.
A total tonic ;)

2 Trout

1 Trout

Slow day on the Lugg, very few hatches and even fewer rises. All fish taken from slow pools on a black nymph suspended under a clinkhammer, which felt like still water fishing. I tried hard to get a fish from some of the faster runs, but not a touch.

1 Trout, 4 Grayling

12 Trout

Sunny and windy,but some Brown trout caught.super day

3 Trout

2 Trout