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7lbs hen, size 12 Bann shrimp, Middle Caban and 10lbs cock, 3" Sunray, Stepping Stones. Both in full colour but they still put up a good tussle.

2 Salmon, 6 Trout, 1 Chub

I have fished this excellent stretch of the Wye several times before albeit quite a few years ago. The parking is fine, actually getting to the river can be a challenge fighting the undergrowth, but once in the river the wading is easy and shallow and there are some excellent wide stretches.
The weather was bright and sunny about 15 degrees but there was a strong cold wind blowing upstream.
Grayling were the intended target, but all did not go to plan, started at 1400hrs with spider patterns fished across and down but did not move a fish (except a couple of Salmon parr) for three hours.
I resorted to plan "b" and fished nymphs in the slower water and had nine Grayling all around the 1lb mark, all were in good condition and returned to fight another day. All took a gold headed nymph size 14 fished along the river bed. By the time I finished around 1900 hrs my hands were very cold.

9 Grayling, 2 Other

4 Salmon Par caught. No salmon caught and all fish returned

5 Trout, 2 Grayling, 6 Chub, 4 Other

Clean grilse this morning about 4lbs from Middle Caban on 1/2" flashy stoats tail tube.

1 Salmon

Conditions appeared perfect, but sadly, no sightings and no action.

Fished the morning on the bottom of the beat - just a couple of small grayling, nothing rising.

2 Grayling

Two today, 8 and 9lbs cocks, both on fly - Bann Shrimp. Smaller fish starting to colour up, other bright.

2 Salmon, 2 Trout

4 x grayling 10-14 inches, Grayling Steel Blue etc. Various small trout and parr. Quite a while since I fished here and there was not much going on during this rather warm morning. I spent several hours teasing a few grayling at the bottom of the beat or perhaps they were teasing me. Anyway, it was very slow going. Finally fell asleep on the bank after lunch. A client did much better a few miles downstream at Erwood the following day.
Incidentally, there are huge numbers of salmon parr pestering away at the dry fly this autumn in this part of the river while we are trying to catch grayling. Some of them are quite large, presumably the result of the excellent spawning run of 2012. I should think some might be 7 or even 8 inches by the time they go to sea next spring.

4 Grayling

The river is very low and there were not many fish rising. The trout and grayling came to the nymph.

2 Trout, 2 Grayling

28" coloured cock fish today, size 12 Bann Shrimp. Had a rare day off work so went fishing. Can't believe I actually caught something at 7 1/2" on the gauge.

1 Salmon, 4 Trout, 1 Grayling