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15 or so to hand, all to loop wing emerger between 2pm and 5pm.

15 Trout

9 x trout 6-9 inches on a Rusty Klinkhammer. A couple of hours fishing for myself on a hot afternoon during what has been a very busy month so far. It was a real treat. Fish were in the runs and pool tails rather than the deep water and very ready to rise. Quite a number of smaller ones and quite a number missed as well.
A couple of apologies and an explanation about what is one of my favourite local streams. I'm the chap who usually trims this one and I did it early last winter, working in the middle of November. I was quite pleased with it when I finished, not that we reckon to clear away too much - just a few branches here and there removed so that you can get a strategic cast away; plenty of cover left so the fish have places too hide. But then came storm and tempest along with bank-high floods, and by the time the season opened we were confronted with quite a mess. Apart from the changes in the bed of the stream, there are now several trees across and lots of odd branches in the way. Nothing to be done right now - volunteers all busy fishing - but we will get back to it this winter. Also, I'm embarrassed to have to apologize on behalf of my fellow-Foresters for the rubbish in the stream. To be quite honest, there is not likely to be a possibility for a major clear-up soon, given the number of skips we would need. It's an ambition. Still, try to consider that a tractor tyre embedded in silt never did a trout much harm and there might even be one hiding beside it. Last but not least, I noticed a while ago that a reporter felt that the WUF should have warned him that there is a sewage treatment works alongside the beat. It seems a bit obvious to point it out, but there are two villages up the valley. In fact most of our valleys have sewage treatment works. Thank God! Can you imagine how it would be if they weren't there? If anybody is worried, be reassured that the treatment works does not discharge into the stream but via a long pipe which goes far out into the Severn estuary. It's still a pretty stream with lots of little trout!

9 Trout

Blasted up the beat in an hour to get back for footy. Fair few to hand on nymph.

7 Trout

Beautiful morning with the stream running clear. I fished early and caught six wbt around 4-6 inches. Nothing rising initialy so first few were caught on ptn. I then used a Parachute Adams as there were a few rises as the morning warmed up. That did the trick and I caught four and lost as many again. Donated a few flys to the trees as usual, its very overgrown on this beat.
A good few hours sport on a challenging stream.

6 Trout

What a lovely little stream. The wading gets difficult further upstream with quite a few obstacles and some of the pools are deeper than you think. I don’t think I made it to anywhere near the top of the beat. I fished from about 2pm to 7pm. There was quite a bit of fly life in evidence but no fish showing and I couldn’t temp anything on the dry flies. All fish were caught on either a PTN or Hare’s ear nymph and around 4 – 6 inches. Would definitely do this one again.

7 Trout

Little fly life, dull overcast weather, water was carrying some colour, few rises. All fish caught on dry fly, sizes 7-9 inches lost fourth fish small, barbless hooks. Also missed 4-5 other takes. A good days fishing.

3 Trout

10 x trout 6-9 inches on a size 12 Monnow Gosling. This brook is still running fast, still with some colour, and not too much rising on the surface despite a warm evening after a hot day. However, little trout were surprisingly ready to come up to a mayfly pattern.

10 Trout

Warm overcast afternoon, water coloured but dropping. No fish contacted below bridge. Above bridge trout were rising to fly in most pools.
4 wbt to 6" on GRHE and PTN from runs and 6 more to grey wulf from pools. Best fish 10 inches.

10 Trout

River very coloured due to very heavy rain all previous day.
Weather foul with heavy rain and wind. Used a nymph not expecting any result but caught 3 trout max 9in. Only stayed for 2 hours. Would like to revisit in better conditions.

3 Trout

Caught a 8" brown trout after 3 minutes on a wet fly. It started raining soon and only caught a 4" brown trout 30 minutes later.
River looked not very clear and casting is almost impossible because of the vegetation. Nice day, but had to stop because of heavy rain.

2 Trout