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5 Trout

Up with the bats this morning , again !!! Pooch out for a bimble , fed the pigs, let the hens out then off to Hergest Court beat if the lovely Arrow again . . .

Was a mild cooler morning than of previous days , and overcast yeeeeeah, a nice change , and sport from the off was great , my own tried and tested nymphs to begin , and savage takes , in some occasions literally straight away on landing on the water!!!! The brownies greedy , and feisty this morning . . .

I did see an otter at the bottom of the beat briefly , then he showed up again five minutes later , too quick to manage a quick phone piccie, never mind , and I think he soon scented me too !!!! No harm done on the upstream pools , at least I thought!!!

Didnt fish all the way up to the bridge , perhaps hundred yards short , superb action all morning , alot to the nymph, and although a few mayfly about, they were left unscathed . . . Fish ranging this morning from six to twelve inches, and twenty one to the net , seven or eight slipping the barbless hooks , cest la vie . . .

A smashing morning and a great start to a small mini break , back to the Ponderosa and crack on with some garden jobs I guess ,oh well , no peace for the wicked hey !!!!!!!

21 Trout

First time using fishing passport, am very happy with the service received before booking.
Fished from 5-10 am, water was at a nice level, some nice pools. There is about 800 yards or so of fishing and my 6’ bamboo rod was perfect. I fished nymphs, roll casting mostly, caught no fish but had a great time. Thank you.

Quite cold and blustery today after yesterday's rain. Saw 1 mayfly and very little else, and not a single rise while I was on the river. Lovely beat though.

1 Trout

Really enjoyed the day and, given such low water, now know all the lies lol. Saw three fish rolling

The beat holds some good fly water particularly at the lower end near castle. Some of banks have become very overgrown and access can be tricky.

First time at Knill. Somewhat cool and windy after rain the previous day and a prolonged hot spell. Plenty of water in the stream and it was surprisingly clear. Reasonable amount of insect life in the sunny periods, including some mayfly. My mate needs some practice - he hooked 13 but lost 5. He doesn't need as much as me however. Those with a maths degree will have already worked out that, with a total catch of 8, I blanked!

8 Trout

Small trout caught on dryfly. Fishing quite slow with very few rising fish. Weather was changeable with a cold wind and showers in the afternoon. River had a slight opaque colouration and the flylife was sparse. All the fields had been cut for sileage recently and there may have been some run off the previous night although not being local I don't know what the weather was like. There were quite a few dead signal crayfish on the bed of the river in the lower sections of the beat. I don't think they were discarded moulted exoskeletons but didn't see any signs of otter predation....

This was our first time on the beat and we thoroughly enjoyed it. What agreat spot.

1 Trout

A most enjoyable day exploring a new river for me. The water was low but still very good stretches available. Not many fish seen and very few hatches observed. Was a cold day compared to the recent weather. 1 trout on dry sedge and a few others raised but not connected. Will be back

1 Trout