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Monday Caradoc: To rent this much water for the day for £20.00 each must be the bargain of the year. Only problem was where [swims] to settle first? So much choice.

Probably didn't choose to wisely as days returns didn't quite match our hopes on arrival. 1 Barbel 6.4lbs & 6 Chub to 4.5lbs, all fish caught on Pellets. A big thankyou to the Ladies at Wye & Usk Office for their assistance in helping to make our first trip so enjoyable.

There can be few finer sights than a mist shrouded Lyepole valley on an autumnal morning. River very low and clear - so much so that, with the bright early morning sun low in the sky, it was all but impossible to avoid casting a shadow over the fish I was trying to cover. A few spooked fish and a few tentative plucks at nymphs with banker pools/glides not producing and an angler rapidly running out of ideas before hitting a run of quality Grayling on Czech nymphs and weighted shrimp patterns. A dozen plus fish to maybe 1.5lb plus 3 small unseasonal Trout.

Highlight of the day though was stumbling across a big dog Otter as I climbed down the bank at the bottom of the beat. I say "stumbling" advisedly as I all but trod on it as I crashed through the Himalayan Balsam as I made my not very elegant entry to the river. The Otter was not in the least fazed by my arrival and carried on doing what it was doing - turning over stones (and feeding on whatever it was finding beneath them). I must have watched it for fully five minutes - from no more than 15 feet away - before it got bored with me and ambled off. Priceless

Nil return. Didn't see or connect with a fish all day. Clear blue sky and bright sun overhead not ideal (for fishing) but water looked very good.

The weather and fishing gods blessed a lovely Autumn day. A dozen or so grayling to 15" brought to hand; some on goldhead nymphs but most to a para emerger pattern.

Lovely day. An exploratory trip to new water, very satisfactory, if disappointing to hear of the retraction of access to one (major) section of the river. One small brown trout out of season (returned) (maybe 5 inches). Two grayling, 8-12 inches (returned). All on parachute coachman, size 14.

Sunday Holme Lacy : 4 Barbel to 8.6lbs & 15 Chub to 5lb
2 rods 1st time on the Wye. Stunning location, not as easy as we anticipated, a bit of a learning curve this trip. Will be back! All caught on Pellets.

3 x grayling 8 inches - 13 inches; 8 x out of season trout 6 inches - 12 inches, on gold bead nymph. Trout still in very good condition here and dominating the pools. Great fun, but this beat rather needs a trim by some-one.

12 lb salmon, cock, neck of Bridge gutter, 1.00hrs on size 8 cascade.

10+ Grayling upto 2.5lb all caught on small bead head nymphs My best days Grayling fishing so far.

first time ive fished this beat or river for that matter. I caught 9 grayling upto around 1.5 lb and 4 trout one of which was 1.75 lb. Also caught lots of very small grayling (around 15) which looks good for the future. I did however see a cormorant. This is a lovely river and one which I will fish again.