THREE really was the magic number for Adam Fisher who struck into this perfect 3lb 2oz grayling during his third cast on the third day in pursuit of a river specimen.

THREE really was the magic number for Adam Fisher who struck into this perfect 3lb 2oz grayling during his third cast on the third day in pursuit of a river specimen.

Overnight rain and a gloomy morning start had initially dampened the spirits of the Angling Dreams Fishery owner but after visiting three Welsh rivers he eventually settled on a stretch with a tinge of colour and ideal pace.

He told Angling Times: “It was my third swim of the day and on my third trot through the float slid away.

“When the grayling went 3lb on the scales it was clear that three really was going to be the number of the trip!

“It was also my third grayling over 3lb! Nuts hey?”

As you probably guessed it, Adam’s hookbait included three white maggots nicked onto a size 16 Drennan red maggot hook