The Lady obliges

After almost a month of endless 4-foot spates, a few dry days have at last allowed the rivers to drop to a low enough level to allow grayling fishing. Last Saturday four rods ventured out on to a still high but clear River Lyd, and caught a total of 9 grayling, the best a cracker of almost 2 pounds. They also managed a plethora of brownies and salmon parr, and two sea trout. All the fish were taken on nymphs, some fished the Czech nymph style, others used a single nymph with an indicator. Heavy tungsten-beaded nymphs were needed to get down quickly in the high flows. Some showers are forecast for a day or two, and then it looks like an anticyclone is going to settle over Europe, to give cold but dry conditions which should be ideal for tempting a few more 'Ladies' from the streams.