Feedback & Reports

Well having had a really good session up at Claerwen Reservoir with a buddy on the Friday ,.with Brownies smashing wets in the wave , I thought I'd carry on the motion on one of the local wild streams as I was off today also,.so plumbed for the Titley beat of the Arrow . . . .

A bit cooler thus morning when I parked up under the yew tree at eight bells. Overcast and s slightly of drizzle that did fade to nothing by half eight ! Very quiet till i got to that first picturesque glide ! Cast my small Parachute Iron Blue ,.a very gentle rise to it !! And boy did he go !!! A donkey of a fish , had me a real run around ; absolute beauty must have been fifteen inches ; maybe a bit more !! Lovely job.. . . . .

Second and third were on a flashback PTN ,.First time I've fished sub surface for ages ! But another tei good fish , both in deep pools and twelve and thirteen inches respectively . Last fish was in the weir pool on the Para Iron Blue ,.Nice splashy take too !!!

I did read that the Honddu fish grow big possibly from feeding on crayfish, well , I'm.sure the same happens here ! Brownies grow big on this beat compared to Whittern and Noke . . . .

A lovely session thus morning, only fairly quick j gig out at the weir at half eleven. Still low and that nasty brown dead algae on stones. Yukky stuff and stinking too !! I was very conscious at the lack of Brownies seen today !! Walking back along the field i normally see Brownies pin balling in the river below!! Today not one seen in that hundred and fifty yard stretch where you can walk close to the river ! Most odd . . . .

Still a lovely morning in the Titley valley!! A superb place to sneek in a few hours and net some lovely Arrow browns. . . . Happy days !! Back home and a date with a hedge trimmer I think !!!!lol . . . . . .

4 Trout

Water was still very low and clear. I would say this isn’t a good bet unless there has been significant rain. The best is relatively short a mornings fishing. I arrived very early and hooked and returned the fish by 7am no bites after that. The river bed is very snagging for nymphs. And growth overhead meant every other cast snagged above too.

2 Trout

20 Trout

All fish caught on feeder. Varying hook lengths.
One chub to luncheon meat. All others to pellets.

Surprise eel taken on pellet.

Was unable to get in place for dawn. Fished the day session until heavy showers caused us to give up.

Good days fishing.

1 Barbel, 5 Chub, 1 Other

2 Trout

saw plenty of fish cruising around and stirring up the silt.
managed to land 8 carp 6 commons at 10lb each another common 16lb 3oz and a fully scaled mirror weighing 13lb 6oz

8 Other

5 Barbel, 20 Chub, 15 Other

Did not fish

Another amazing day at MHC. Some great work done to some swims, inc ropes, which was much needed, good work Stephane.

18 Barbel, 13 Chub

Caught on swim past second gate opposite willow 2/3rds of the the way across the river on 8mm noosed halibut pellet with hemp / halibut ground bait in feeder. Best barbel 7.5 lbs best chub 4.5 lbs. Thanks to the legendary gent who suggested I try it!

8 Barbel, 7 Chub