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3 Trout

Nothing caught

1 Trout

Caught on dry fly under the bridge. Approximately 1lb.
Very few fish seen on this beat. The water does not look healthy, with lots of that slimy olive green weed.
When we came to live in Herefordshire 50 years ago, you could walk along the river Teme and see thousands of trout darting under the banks. I was even able to catch them by hand. These days I see almost no fish in the Teme by Brampton Bryan and there is also that slimy weed similar to the Edw. As a lad, I could catch little trout in really small streams and brooks. These days I see nothing. What have we done to our environment? The tragedy is that those who remember what our rivers and streams used to be are becoming fewer and younger people are accepting the status quo as normality. It makes me angry, but the only way we can address the situation is to realise that there is a major problem.

I hope someone reads this. Please give me a call if you have anything to say. My next fly fishing exped will be Slovenia or Estonia, where the streams are still pristine.

1 Trout

4 Barbel

Hard conditions, the river was very low and the water was crystal clear. Pre-booked this day due a few weeks prior and the weather could not be worse. Didn't see a cloud in the sky all day.

You could see every fish in the swim with little effort, however they were just not feeding. Managed a few nice chub early in the morning, for the rest of the day the fish were just sat on the top of the water.

3 Chub

Fished in the morning for two hours before it got too bright. Caught barbel number one on first cast....weight hardly hit the bottom! Another followed quickly and then the chub. Once the sun was overhead it all went quiet, so packed up as local.
Excellent bank access but a long handled landing net required.

2 Barbel, 1 Chub

fly and worm

4 Trout

4 Trout

1 Trout