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Nothing caught, but a lovely day on the river nonetheless.

Trotted maggots in deeper pools and picked up four grayling of about 1lb each, the two trout were 12 and 18 inches, both in great condition and still quite plump which is a good sign. Struggled to locate the bigger grayling but did get snapped after a good tussle with a fish of about 2-3 pound who found the fast water and my mainline gave when I applied some pressure. Good to fish the Leen, sadly a wee bit to much water for my liking.

2 Trout, 4 Grayling

River very good condition. Very cold and banks very steep to the water. Beautiful place.

1 Grayling

One small Pike taken from the shallows towards the pumping station close in. Be wary of the banks on high water. They can be dangerous so watch your footing.

1 Pike

Trotting 3bb stick float with red maggot. 11 grayling to 18 inches and 5 trout to 18 inches.

5 Trout, 11 Grayling

Very cold hard day with temperatures according to my thermometer on my zinger not getting above 3 degrees all day. Caught 3 small grayling on weighted nymphs. I have fished this beat before in the warmer months and it is a beautiful stretch with some great fishing to be had in the right conditions. With the water running slightly high the deep pools in this beat might just have provided the grayling to much of a good hiding place. My weighted nymphs just weren't heavy enough to get down to where the fish probably were. Wading upstream isn't really an option on this beat either because of the size and depths of the pools. Overall lovely to be back fishing on a stunning stretch of the Wye. Will be back for my next holiday in May!

3 Grayling

6 Grayling caught using Czech and New Zealand nymphing. 2 around 16" and the rest in the 10-12" range. 2 fish lost from the hook and lots of missed takes. One fish was taken on a pheasant tail nymph all the rest to shrimp patterns. The river was a bit coloured but otherwise perfect.

6 Grayling

Drew a blank ! River up and using through. After Pike but that's how it goes sometimes.
Please be wary of the steep banks. We could do with some proper swims being cut into the WUF stretches as a lot the fishing this time of year is dangerous on a lot of the stretches with the bank access just too steep.

Water was very high and fast, snow on the ground and a spoiling wind. Worked hard to locate fish to no avail.

Took a risk on the river level, which was high and coming through fast, not overly coloured but difficult fishing all the same. Tried hard to find the shoaled up grayling with limited success. Only took 2 fish around the 8-10 mark on deep fished nymphs.

1 Trout, 1 Grayling