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Our 1st visit to the upper Wye, hoping to catch a Grayling, my first. The river was clear and low with hazy sunshine. Both my companion and I had a great day watching the Dippers, Red Kites and other wildlife on this beautiful stretch of river, despite the lack of fish. 5 Trout and a Grayling between us to long trotting. We will be back for the grayling next season. Thanks for a memorable day.

5 Trout, 1 Grayling

1 Grayling

13 x grayling 8-14 inches, 2 x out of season trout, long trotting. Hard going, though, in water now quite low and very clear. Air temperature hovering between zero and 4 degrees through the day. Has anybody seen the sun lately?

2 Trout, 13 Grayling

Arrived in morning it was cold but river looked in perfect condition. Had a couple of knocks and bangs and one run but got snagged. Had to leave with a blank but will definitely try this beat again.

Thought we would have a day on the Irfon as a change to the Wye, looking to catch a first Grayling for one of my angling Pals up from Stevenage.
River very low and water temps cold after the cold dry snap, walked the length during the day, discovered too many mouthwatering swims to mention, they all had one thing in common,( Bar two) there were no Grayling willing to show any interest.
Managed a first Grayling at 1lb 11oz for D.S and a second at a 1lb 8oz, both in perfect condition so he was delighted.
Found a shoal of chub feeding for the last hour and we managed 6 fish to 4lb 7oz
A great day in glorious surroundings, but Grayling fishing was hard even fining down hook-lengths and hook sizes.

2 Grayling, 6 Chub

Spent a couple of hours czech nymphing with no luck.

Very pleasant day sadly no Pike. Tried both dead baits and plugs.

River low and clear and very cold!! Trotted maggot in all the likely places and most of the unlikely ones, got interest in 2 swims which both required wading and fish picked up at 40 yards, couldn't draw them up the swim and a swirling downstream wind made presentation difficult.
Had one good Grayling of about 2 1/2 lb (left scales at home!!) and some nice Chub over 4lb backed up by some small brownies and two other nice Grayling.
All in all an enjoyable if hard day, glad to get out of the icy water and in front of the fire at the Red Lion!!
Can't wait for next Autumn and another crack at those elusive Grayling shoals.

10 Trout, 3 Grayling, 5 Chub

Czeck Nymph. River low and clear.

9 Chub 1 WBT all on bread. River level was as low as it has been all season and the fish were hard to find. We fished every swim from the bottom field to the top wood and found fish in 5 of them. 1 dead Pike and 1 dead Barbel around 8lb on bankside. Lots of signs of Otters on the banks.

1 Trout, 9 Chub