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Tough day. None landed.

A number of small fish around but could not get near them with a 7 foot 6 rod , Also lots of dog walkers throwing sticks in the brook so not ideal. Lots of debris evident on the banks and in the water ,plastic bottles etc

One to the net caught on march brown dry fly. Missed a number of takes during the afternoon hatch.Lovely venue.

1 Trout

The spring bolt on the gate at the top of the field was so stiff I had to put all my weight on it to open it.
The gate at the bottom giving access to the path down to the river was unmoveable and could not be opened. At my age I do not have the agility to climb over, so I gave up and did not fish. Very disappointing

Good to be back on the Clettwr for a couple of hours. Pretty hard going but managed a trout.

1 Trout

3 Trout

No bites no fish

2 hatches of olives and march Browns browns, each lasting about an hour brought fish to the surface. However we struggled to find a successful pattern. Eventually a size 20 F fly with a GRHE body proved successful. Best fish was around 13in but a larger fish broke me! Given that it was cold with a NE breeze, a surprisingly good day.

3 Trout

First time I have fished this beat although I have fished the Ithon at the Severn arms a few years ago. It was a dull and much colder day than yesterday with a blustery wind. I fished up from the bottom of the beat the level was low and the river very silty on the river bed. I saw no signs of fish and had no response in the morning to nymphs wets or dries fished upstream. After lunch I fished back down with either two wets or a point nymph and a wet. In one small area I saw a few fish rising in a deeper pool under a tree. I managed one six inch brown on a wet but saw no further rises. I still think fishing is deteriorating in all the rivers and im not sure if I want to keep spending on beats with no success.

1 Trout

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