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An absolutely fantastic October day - great weather and excellent company. A second day spent guiding Javier, Philippe and Nicholas visiting the area from France. All learning to fish French leader and mostly with success - top rod for the day being Javier with a healthy 17 grayling. Fish ranging in size from half a pound to two pound. Duo working well on the flats. Best fish of the day caught by Philippe out of the gutter on a FMJ promptly followed by a swim.

26 Grayling

Taken at the top of Rectory pool on a small Willie Gunn tube. About 15 lb - my personal best, and my first fish of the season (but I have two more days booked!). A dark coloured fish - not surprising at this time of year. Weather very warm after a cold misty start to the day.
Stayed at the Old Mill B&B in Felinfach. Friendly, half way between the Usk and the Wye and close to the two best dining pubs in this part of the world.

1 Salmon

4 Barbel, 5 Chub

Back to a scorching summers day with the sun's reflection from the water making it difficult to see your rod tip at times. Despite our best endeavours did not get any interest until late as the light faded when one 2lb. chub obliged to stop a blank.
Thanks WUF.

1 Chub

5 Barbel

Last day of Summer, ?
Blazing sun and summer heat with a low river looking fishy greeted me at 10 am
Spent the next 6 hours frustrated , looking for shady areas on the far bank in all the swims at the upstream end, losing a lot o gear in the process
An afternoon break waiting for the sun to go down
Who can complain sunbathing on such an indian summers day
Not having fished for barbel this year I think my skill base was also sadly lacking...
Soon as the Sun went below the far bank tree line action picked up
You just cant believe the power of these fish or where they had been the rest of the day as when they are on it. they are on it.....
Standard 25mm halibut pellets seemed to be the order of the day with all exotic mixes ignored.
I had fish tearing off up stream, down stream.. hook pulls at the net and 50m away , savage bites which resulted in nothing... except for a fish scale on the hook.
3 big wye fish to the net, all around 7 to 8lb , who knows? but the story of the day was it was just a fantastic day to be out and I was very lucky to be there

3 Barbel

Czech nymphing. All fish between 1/4-1lb

2 Trout, 8 Grayling

We caught 3 Barbel & 2 Chub

3 Barbel, 2 Chub