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Very very hot day, fish were very spooky. Brought 3 to hand (9", 7" and 5") and a fair few slipped off, many more missed, including quite a few follows out of riffles, snatched them too early because you could see the trout right from the off. Lots of trout seen holding in the shallow current too, bit of an exercise in sight fishing. Lovely beat, cheers.

3 Trout

Started fishing at 11:00am with a few mayfly on the water. One small trout to a weighted nymph from a deep run. Changed to a spent mayfly and rose several fish only hooking one at 12 inches.

2 Trout

1 Trout

Only one small trout caught.

1 Trout

I knew it was going to be a good afternoon when a health 9" trout sucked in a para Adams floated down into the tunnel from the first cast at the bottom of the beat. Another at 10" on an emerger before the foot bridge. A good scattering of Mayflies but only one sen taken. Also seemed to be some pink/red bodied ones which I don't think I've noticed before.
Missed a few and picked up a couple of further small ones before finding a steadily rising fish in a long pool. This took a grey wulff and after a patient play proved to be 14"! Fished 3pm to 7 and ended with 6.

6 Trout

Ideal conditions during morning little wind and cloud cover.The intention was to use dry fly and hopefully Mayfly. We started with a rusty Klink and a grey duster and both caught fish pretty quick Plenty mayfly hatching during the day but saw very few fish rise to them.
Although we tried the mayfly it did not tempt any fish but it was a very pleasant day. We had 6 trout between us weighing upto 1lb All in good condition.

6 Trout

River up and slightly coloured and mixed weather throughout the day, eventually driving me off the water with heavy rain early evening. Mayfly were about in small numbers, but floating down unmolested by the trout. I also spotted coch-y-bonndu beetles, plenty of olive duns and spinners and the odd yellow may dun. Nymphs produced no response and little was rising and it was only when I changed from a size 14 Adams to a size 18 olive that larger fish hit the fly with some confidence. Lack of river fishing so far this year meant three promising fish only stayed on the hook briefly. Best fish at 11 inches. This is my second visit to a really beautiful beat with its own secluded magic, favourite place on the Arrow so far.

4 Trout

A light mayfly hatch allowed me to land one good sized Arrow brownie, and miss a few others

1 Trout

Arrived at about midday on a hot sunny day. My first visit to this beat. River in good condition but very little sign of surface activity. Many midges in evidence and quite a few mayfly so opted for a size 10 Wulff. This yielded a 7" Brownie but all went quiet in the afternoon and I had no success on the Wulff or a Klinkhammer. What a beautiful beat in every sense.

1 Trout

River in good condition, weather fine with upwing flies of all sizes including the odd mayfly. Very few fish rising. Four small trout to hares ears patterns.

4 Trout