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We are so lucky to have all this fishing available.
Quite cold wind most of the day which constantly switched from upstream to down. Plently of fly life including some big stone flies - but not many fish rising.
Fished all day with small barbless HE emergers - had 7 trout, 2 at about 6" and the remaining 5 between 10" and 14" and 1 grayling at 14".
Must have lost double the amount I landed. Whether it was the very low water I do not know - but I have never had so many fish leave the water once hooked - a quick shake and with barbless hooks they were off. Also broken by two larger fish that I never saw.
First time I have ever seen the bottom of Heraig pool - no salmon - but some good sized trout and chub. Largest trout of the day was one tempted up from the depths.
I think this is the lowest I have fished the Wye. Felt like I could have crossed the flats below the suspension bridge in wellies..

7 Trout, 1 Grayling

Almost Silly Season evening, but not quite. Weather sunny and warm with light breeze. Started at 16.30 on team of sedge and caddis nymph down woodstream. Had immediate take on sedge but only a 4oz par. Continued down to pick up two more on the sedge at 12oz and 1lb. J had one fish of 12 oz.
J fished subsurface for the rest of evening at the top run, landing 2 nice fish of 1lb each and several other offers.
I fished dry and landed 4 more which fell to size 14 sedge, and later white wulff. Lost another of 2lb plus at the head of the rock on the wulff late on. Temperature dropped to 9 deg by 9 and it all went quiet. Plenty of assorted fly life but only the occasional mayfly, but plenty of yellow may dun. Very enjoyable.

10 Trout

Lovely spring day but the water a bit low. My friend had a strong pull in the Vanstone and I had to settle for a good chub to a Willie Gun at the bottom of the Maddox pool.

1 Chub

No signs of active fish. Cold wind prevailed in the early morning until just before midday, when the modest cloud cover disappeared to yield a very bright day. Fishing conditions far from ideal.

Difficult day with bright sun and blustery downstream wind. Lovely place. 4 trout, 4 O/O/S Grayling

4 Trout, 4 Grayling

4 x trout 10-18 inches. Another cold start and again the cold downstream wind. Will it ever stop? Actually a difficult day with few fish rising, although olive uprights and various other insects were about. What made it all worth while was a super hen trout of 18 inches which took a size 16 Deer Hair Sedge. It was a lovely looking thing, the best I can remember from this beat, and made some very determined attempts to get me into the alder roots before I netted it. This fish would have made a lovely photograph. However, measured it in the net, got the hook out, lifted it slightly while I brought the camera up to take the shot, upon which it suddenly jack-knifed on my hand and was gone. I can see some friends of mine are going to rib me about this. No really chaps, you should have seen it.... Nice chat with another rod from Oxford who was surprised to catch a large chub.

4 Trout

2 Trout

Very pleasant day, wind not too much of a problem. Despite a good hatch no trout were rising, I decided to go with surface flies as I could not believe the fish would ignore plentiful food all day. At about 1.00 the trout did look upwards, not many rises but they were looking at my grey baetis para. Eventually landed 5 (5" to 11"), lost 3, missed several and also many looked but turned away in the v. clear water. In the streamy runs and heads of pools.

5 Trout

A beautiful warm day with masses of fly life but virtually no rising fish. The Irfon is the lowest I've fished it and with very little flow it was hard going. I fished subsurface at all depths and took the first grayling in shallow water at the tail of Glaslyn pool, the fish had a severe slash to its flank which must have been fairly recent..around 15" to a tungsten bead hares ear size 16. Changing to dries the next was a smaller fish 12" to a size 16 para Adams followed by the 3 trout the biggest being 10", all on Adams patterns. With the water so low it was good to see what the river bed is actually like and the variety and depths of the gutters were noted for another occasion.

3 Trout, 2 Grayling