I enjoy my Friday's which are normally my time so I like a relaxing start to the day , kedgeree and coffee for breakfast got my kit together and arrived at Bangor on Dee around 11 o'clock . Empty car park and not to cold as I set my rod up in the car park , that was a bit of a trick as the wind soon got up and was as biting as ever . I started on the island as usual , the river on the bones of it's arse and running clear though a bit of cloudy water coming in slowly from a little stream . I'd made a few floats of late and used a cork bob float taking a couple of swan shot to start with . Gave it 20 minutes fishing across but nothing doing . I usually fish upstream but thought I'd try downstream first trying the big bend first . A really gusty wind made things tricky and another 20 minutes with no bites made me move downstream . I waded out into the flow and trotted down a good length and eventually hooked a decent grayling around the pound mark , no more bites and trotting down 35 metres was a chore so off again downstream to by the bridge .This is normally a banker but the river was low and I had to wade out to trot . 40 minutes and nothing doing had me out again I moved again swapped to a lobworm down the side in a pool by the bridge and had some lunch and a coffee. Snagged up and pulled for a break , by now it was raining and I wasn't feeling the love . I swapped my pin for a fixed spool reel and swapped the bob float to a fairly heavy loafer to combat the wind . Back in the swim I'd caught in , first trot and I let the float go as far as I can see , well actually a little further because as I go to wind back I feel a fish , on then off . Bit pissed off as I am bloody freezing and bites are hard to come by . Next trot down around the same place another bite and this time I land a decent grayling around a 1 1/4 lb . Worked hard for another half an hour but that was it from here , both fish at around 35 metres . I move back to the big bend and get back in the river again , can't really feel my fingers at this point and I'm casting across the river as there is a weird eddy right in front of me with the water and wind making float control tricky , float goes under but I must admit I thought it was just the bottom until I feel a decent fish which gives a good account of it's self I thought I'd hooked a big grayling but it turns out to be a decent chub 4.8lb Next cast a grayling around 8 oz . No more and the cold is getting to me so I head back to the car but can't resist trying the island again , sheltered here and much less cold but no fish . packed in around 4 o'clock . Pleased with the results , earned them fish.
