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The river had dropped back after the recent high water and was running clear.
Heavy fog kept the hatching insects down until later afternoon.
Good parking, access and easy wading (although from this time of year on keep an eye open for salmon redds
and it's probably best to avoid where you can't clearly see the bottom)
Most of the fish came to swung spiders. Partridge and orange, and Black and Peacock worked best.
Later in the day there were a few rising fish and a couple of grayling did rise to dries.
A very pleasant day on a lovely piece of water
Many Thanks

2 Trout, 12 Grayling

Spent the day being guided by Mr Oliver Burch. Very misty to start with but once the sun got through it was a glorious autumn day.

Oliver’s knowledge of the river was amazing and before I knew it I was into my first grayling. He showed me how to fish spiders which was completely new to me.

This was my first time on the Wye, and without Oliver’s expert guidance I would not have known where to start.

Ended the day with five grayling and one out of season brownie. Thank you Oliver for your time and patience.

1 Trout, 5 Grayling

8 Barbel, 4 Chub

2 Trout

Caught eight fish , mostly on the lower part of the beat two nymphs including two browns.Once we were on the middle part of the beat by mid afternoon the dam had released water so coloured the water and made it unfishable. Grayling to 12 inches
WUF note: Dam water is invariably clear if a little peaty, colour will have come from tributaries

1 Barbel, 1 Chub

Very slow day,river low & fish not in usual places
Caught most fish at the end of the day on meat & pellet ledgering
1 eel other

1 Barbel, 6 Chub, 1 Other

5 degrees and felt colder with the fog which didn't lift until after midday. A hard slog with very few bites in spite of trying several swims. 1 barbel around 7lbs, 2 chub and a trout all on meat.

1 Trout, 1 Barbel, 2 Chub

Very cold overnight with fog until around midday then bright sun, so not the best of conditions. Banks in treacherous state following recent flooding, also got fed up with being zapped by electric fence, no room to walk along bank in places!
Missed a couple of good bites but that was my lot, decided to pack in early, you just know when it’s not your day!