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1 Trout

4 Trout

First time fly fishing on a reservoir. Didn’t catch but learnt a lot.

River back to summer level after the recent rains. Hard going couldn't get any interest in dries or nymphs. Eventually caught one on a Killer kebari pattern fishing with Tenkara rod. Lost a couple then met the Otter and decided to call it a day.

1 Trout

2 Barbel, 8 Chub

1 Salmon, 2 Trout

The lowest and clearest I've ever seen the Hindwell. The first time I have fished this beat and very impressed with the work that has been done to improve the brook. With the brook so low and clear and a nagging downstream breeze it proved very challenging getting within casting range of these spooky trout. With no insect life to speak of I stuck to fishing a tungsten pheasant tail. 7 trout in total ranging between 3-8 inches with a monster 16 inch fish which gave me the run around on a 3lb tippet! Very enjoyable day and was pleasantly surprised at the numbers of juvenile trout on this beat. Also appears to be a lot of signal crayfish here keeping the otters fat and fine!

7 Trout

One good condition trout taken on a size 16 pheasant tail nymph and several missed takes.

1 Trout

Sunday am. 2 salmon 1 x 20lb cock fish vanstone for Lee Graham.
1 x11lb fish from top section of beat
Hen fish. John Graham.

Both taken on usk grub.
No fish seen fished from 7am to 6pm.

2 Salmon

Totally different day to my visit last week. There was no fish activity at all. I caught some 1/2lb trout in the faster water but there were no visible signs of fish - including salmon, to my great disappointment. I'd hoped after the flooding we had 10 days ago, that autumn would be in full swing. It isn't.

6 Trout