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Well wasnt optimistic this morning , as saw on the Titley gauge still sitting at .39 so a tad high ,but gave it a go before shopping at Mozzies !!!
Nothing on the dries , only fished from between the bridges , well in fact half way down to be honest, and I parked at the Titley pull in , farmer busy in the neighbouring field !!! A lot if the crops look ruined . .
Anyway the fishing was as expected, hard going , two small spirited brownies this morning, five and eight inches respectively, only stayed an hour and a half , good takes on a Copper John , so not a wasted trip at all . . . And nice to see a bit of water pushing through . . . Be superb by Monday or Tuesday , may try an early session.then , in between shifts !!!!! Always nice too be out , great to be on the river after yesterdays session up at Garreg Ddu reservoir , looking forward to early next week already , spot on , onwards to Morrisons , ohhhhhhh joy !!!!!

2 Trout

Bowled up at the lovely Whittern beat of the Arrow at about half seven, nice flow to it and very workable with the fresh water in the system at last! It's been a while since we've had a good bit of rain and this much needed rainfall over the last week on and off has livend up the Arrow a treat . . .

On to the fishing. Well as usual, I like to work a tiny Parachute dry and that's what I did for all the time I was there, alternating between a Para Adams and a Greenwells. Some lovely hard splashy takes this morning, especially between the two bridges.

Pocket water also producing some lovely little brownies this morning and even in the waders, water is nice and cold, spot on. Three crackers around the Titley bridge, one nearly leaping out it was so enthusiastic to grab the fly! The fresh water has certainly put a spring in the trout step. Aggressive hits on all the nine trout I brought to the net this morning. Four or five flumped strikes too. Was a lovely change and nice to be back on one of my local wild streams after having a ball for two sessions up at Craig Goch reservoir and one super morning at Claerwen, tweaking wets back in the wave with some lovely slamming hits by the Elan brownies.

A really fun three hours sport. Fish this morning ranging from six to eleven inches and as always, the gorgeous Arrow colouration, spot on. Back here soon, possibly after this gruesome storm has gone tommorrow, back home, some outdoor jobs before a visit to the dentist . . . . Joyous . . . . L.o.l !!!!

9 Trout

Hoping for some more water in the river after the big thunderous downpours of the last few days, but it was still very low with just a tinge of colour.

Wading on this beat is very easy, and I made my way up from the bottom, until the weather started rolling in and I called it a day. I really enjoyed some of the upper waters that I made my way to (just past the "island" on the map) and was disappointed not to be able to explore more of that - definitely one to re-vist.

Had 3 splashy takes to small dries, but didn't connect with any of them.

Wanted to beat the heat this morning , so parked up early bells by the Whittern pull in, already muggy and warm, reading seventeen in my truck !!! Sun not come through yet, and a summer mist in the valley, knowing it'll soon lift with the heat of the day . . .

River low, but still workable with dries and that's exactly how I played things !!! Fishing an eighteen Balloon Caddis and also had success on an eighteen Parachute Iron Blue . . Lovely splashy takes this morning in the skinniest of water, always amazes me that!!!

Fish ranging from six to ten inches this morning, nothing huge but still fun on the two weight rod and five to the net with another two slipping the hook, doooooooh !!! Two good days heavy rain would be just the ticket here . Only a quick session this morning, six till half eight, really good fun, back home for some zzzzzzzz' s as working a night shift tonight gggrrrrrr !! A fun morning, back up Rhayader over the weekend, happy days . . . .

5 Trout

Arrived early and left around 3pm. The river was very low, weather overcast with rain showers. Fish not really interested in feeding. One half hearted take on a buzzer under the lower end bridge but fish lost. Only trout landed was about 8-10" taken, rose to a small black ant around mid day.

1 Trout

First time on this beat. No idea why....as it’s only 10 minutes away! I guess the super convenience of Court of Noke is probably why. Anyway. Fished from start of beat and up passed the second bridge. Some lively runs interspersed by shallow still flats. Managed 4 to olive goldhead and missed a couple to the Klink above. Didn’t go all the way. Was really testing new waders....bone dry! Phew! So the catching was incidental, but very welcome.

4 Trout

After a morning and early afternoon on Court of Noke I decided to give this beat a go for the first time. Had 3 on Nymphs but they all got away, will be back when we have had some rain. River low and clear. Very windy and overcast with bright spells.

A few fallen trees need clearing but that seems to be a common feature on the Arrow, possibly from the storms earlier this year.

Opted for a later than usual fish today, got there at eleven, at the Whittern field pull in , and tackled up my trustee six foot , two weight rod . Nice weather conditions reading 16 in my truck and overcast, spot on !!!! Looked like d good trouting kinds day, or so I thought !!!!

Mooched down to the Hunton Bridge and river dropped back down, since I last fished here about five days ago , clear and with a reasonable flow too it !!@

Some Mayflies and olives flying around from midday, nice too see . And the trout were sporadically looking up , and prospected my sixteen Para Adam's had three nice feisty little fish on that ,nothing big today , all between seven and ten inches .

Two fish from the one deep pool in the Lyonshall Wood , good scrapers, but boy was it hard work today ,had a hunch perhaps someone had fished it earlier or sn otter had been on the prowl!!! Whatever it was fished nearly the full beat , fir the five fish ,one dropped , and one mistimed strike on the Adams , very very quiet indeed , seeing as the weather was perfect!!!! Cest la vie ,still a fun few hours ,always beats a long shift at work ha ha . . .

The Arrow could do with good flush through as the top end the algae is rotting on the river bed and rather pungent !!! Three good days heavy rain would sort it out ne thinks !!!! Five beauties to the net , and a good workout tabbing back to my truck ,cracking stuff , another day in paradise ,spot on !!!

5 Trout

All fish caught on various nymphs (holy grail, green-necked PTN, hares ears) under a big dry. Several attacks on the dry didn’t stick.

Lovely day if a bit tiring (forgot how enormous this beat is). 10 brownies to hand, widely ranging in size. Most fish from between the two bridges, then another few in the next third or so before I called it a day. Another 6 frustratingly slipped the hook and similar number of missed takes as the day went on. Bits of this beat are chocker full of trout, regularly saw pods of 5-10 fish shooting away. Wagtails, dippers, herons, kingfishers galore and even an otter (or a mink, couldn’t tell at the distance but my gut told me otter) seen sliding off across a pool. Cheers WUF.

10 Trout

Up at four again , usual.morning jobs smashed, not raining then , so mooched off to the Whittern beat , as fished well last couple of occasions there !!@
Arrived at ten to six , looking good reading 14 degrees in my truck and overcast and ominous !! Wasnt long before thf rain set in , been spoilt just lately fishing tiny dries etc etc , so nymphing it was thus morning , away baetis and caddies patterns . . .
River starting to rise from last nights deluge, I fished between the bridges pretty quickly and had good sport in the couple of hours I was there !!!!
Did see an otter top end only briefly , wondered why the top end by Titley Bridge was quiet !!! Four to the net this morning , two long range releases on the barbless hooks, must be the wet weather that makes them super slippy !!!!! Lol !!!
A fun couple of hours albeit a tad wet ,much needed rain , hope we get some more , give the river beds a good washing off !!!
Hopefully soon the Welsh Rivers will be open, these Arrow beats are getting a serious hammering !!! Its about time the Edw , Cilieni , Llynfi tc etc is ready for some fishing !!! Role on !!! Still a fun couple of hours this morning , great stuff !!!!!!!!

4 Trout