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Fished from 8.30 till 5 Difficult day, very bright and a gusting wind which couldn't make up it's mind where it was coming from. Started off on french leader, taking 2 tiny, 4 ins, grayling. Some fish rising so switched to a dry, parachute adams, had another 3 grayling, 10 and 13 ins. As sun got higher the fish went in to hiding, and didn't show again until the sun dipped behind the trees on the far bank. Switched to spiders and had another 3 grayling, biggest about 12 ins. Missed a fair few takes and released a few at distance. Also had a good few fish rise to the dry, but miss it completely.
I lost an absolute stonker at the net, reckon it would have been pushing 3lb. It will haunt me in my dreams.
A lovely beat, I spent a good hour or so watching the wildlife. Nuthatch, yellow wagtail, dipper, and a pair of egrets.

8 Grayling

River low,slow and very weedy All fish caught on meat

2 Barbel, 2 Chub

4 Trout

Hard work with the river so low, but managed to find them!

5 Barbel, 2 Chub

One 12” brown trout on weighted spider nymph, and two fry. Studs on my boots would have been useful.

2 Trout, 1 Grayling

Low and clear conditions so tough days fishing even last knockings very quite, still a lovely day by the river.

4 Barbel

Lovely day in bright sunshine. Water level looked low. One barbel to 7 pounds in mint condition and two chub to around 4 pounds. all caught on feeder boilie tactics. Will look forward to visiting again.

1 Barbel, 2 Chub

Warm bright day, water predictably low but Cregrina is blessed with some deep pools so enough promising water to fish. Bit of a hike to the bottom of the beat but some good water to fish, so worth the effort. Very little fly life and barely any rising fish. Persisted with dry fly (sedge patterns) and managed 8 wbt to hand / returned. 4 were plump 9"-12" the other 4 feisty little 6"-8". Lovely day to be out and to forget about the mess we've got ourselves into.

8 Trout

I like to fish this beat in lower levels so as to gain good access to the upper pools. However the flow was so low that there was barely enough to work the nymphs on a long leader properly. I did manage a couple and lost a couple more. Latter on in one of the lower pools fish started showing themselves, cruising around picking at a variety of pale wateries, needle flies, caddis, the odd olive and terrestrials blown from the trees.Out came the dry fly rod and a size 18 'F' Fly or a Griffiths gnat worked but presentation had to be spot on. Nothing of any great size, up to 14" with a larger fish pricked and lost, but great fun.

10 Trout

We had a cracking day, the weather was really hot for the time of year and the river was very low and clear. Tremendous conditions for a picnic but maybe not for catching barbel. Truly delightful stretch with such promising swims. Access is the best I have ever experienced on the Wye, we were able to drive to the beat and there were steps to the river in places and footing was comparatively even. I would thoroughly recommend the beat to the more mature and/or less athletic angler, I am waiting for a knee replacement and with care, I managed. Only caught one chub, the barbel didn't 'come on' even with the evening rise which we attributed to the extreme conditions.

1 Chub