I see they are already at it above Llanwrthwl and no doubt others will follow. Still the fish swam off strongly but often they do -initially.
Pity a couple of Wye fishermen 'liked' this post though one of them almost never harms a fish - you can't if you make em up can you .............!

barisaxman 

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Jan 2010

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 Fishing to the 25th

I had a few hours up river today. I'm lucky that a club I'm in has a stretch above Llanwrthwl so I thought I would go and have a look, having never been there before. I really went to do some grayling fishing but packed a couple of double handers in just in case. ( I need the practice) I decided to give my 7/8 switch rod a go, mainly because I hadn't had a chance this year to try it and the rive wasn't that wide.
I put a inter poly tip on with a home tied cascade and not expecting to catch anything I gave it a go..... After about 5 casts, bang! A coloured cock of about 7-8 lbs. The hook came out (barbless) as the fish slipped into the net. The fish never left the water and swam off very strongly. Never did get to go for the grayling. Next time maybe...

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