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Ledgered Worm. 2 Rainbow trout about 1.25lb each.

2 Trout

Beautiful day on the Wye. Bright and warm with plenty of sunburn to go round. Water was clear, about 1'6" on the guage and falling all day. We thrashed to water for a few hours, but the bright sun kept most of the fish deep. We only managed three between us, all were under 10". A few small fish rising to various olives, pale watery, adams etc but most didn't stick.
A couple of us briefly tried fishing nymphs in the deeper channels and had a couple of pulls, but nothing more.
Lovely setting and a good day out. The highlight was probably wading across the section just below the car park and almost stepping on a pair of 15" -ish brownies holding in the thigh-deep fast water, I'm not sure which of us was more shocked.

2 Trout, 1 Grayling

Lovely day fishing tenkara duo EHC & GRHE, 12 wbt all through beat all 4-10", 50/50 wet & dry. Water medium coloured so hard going wading with 1 bath taken.

12 Trout

What a stunning beat. Very bright sunny day. No big fish landed but still a great day. Will have to return as this beat definitely has more to offer.

6 Trout, 5 Grayling

A few small trouts, and one about 12 inch and another one very nice around 14.5 inch - all with dry fly.

5 Trout

Great beat, very good access to all sections of the river.

A fresh cock fish of 10lbs, had it on a Silver Shrimp full flouting line. River height 0.65M

1 Salmon

Fresh 9lbs Hen at 5.45pm, river slightly coloured , warm troutie sort of day, had been below Hereford in am but whilst a good height still very dirty, but trout very active, few spent mayfly. Few other fish showing, maybe all gone up to Builth Wells?

1 Salmon, 1 Trout, 2 Other

Disappointing day - fished from 10.30 until 5.30 on the inlet on the NE side using every type of fly I had in my box - 1 fish taken, about 1 & 3/4lbs (just enough for dinner for 2) on 6 fish ticket. No other interest.
Weather light rain in the morning but brightening in the afternoon. Wind initially light from W but freshened a bit and still no warmth in it.
Lots of fish rolling about on the surface but they wouldn't take a fly. I think my fish had been put in today as its dorsal fin was pretty much non existent. It did make great eating though! I think the water is still too cold, or I need to improve dramatically!

1 Trout

20 x trout 9-14 inches, Monnow Gosling. A proper mayfly afternoon, dull and warm, with plenty of the big flies hatching. My only complaint is that the river was still pretty thickly coloured, so the action was more or less confined to shallow runs and pool tails. I really shouldn't moan; if the Monnow didn't have plenty of silt there wouldn't be mayfly.

20 Trout