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29.06.18 Finally we arrived - river Wye. Started late morning.A glorious day. The fish did co-operate few trout and decent graylings. Mostly nymphs and late afternoon Kline and dink. Evening time dry. A terrific beat: good directions, pools well signposted; plenty of benches. All round a well kept beat that’s a pleasure to fish. Very slippery underfoot so a wading stick is a must. Water crystal clear so it’s tricky measuring depth.

30.06.18 Hot day. Strong sun. Water so clear. Fish responded for small nymphs. Great day.

1.07.18 Finally some of the clouds arrived. Still hot. Small nymphs and dry on the late afternoon and evening. Beautiful stretch of river. I’ve will recommend for everyone who want take a break from city. For 100% will come back ????
Thank You WUF.

Artur, Devon

*****
My fourth trip to this excellent and varied beat and this time a friend very keen to join me- i think he sensed my enthusiasm! It did not disappoint! Another great few days with fish moving well and responding to both dries and nymphs. All pools, pocket water and runs producing great fish and fantastic sport.
Weather was generally very hot/sunny and then more humid on the Sunday. Red Kite’s we’re making good use of heat too. We both had personal bests Trout and a special Grayling for Artur all of which were beautiful specimens
A big thank you again to Shaun and WUF????

D.Singh - Devon

15 Trout, 15 Grayling

Very hot day, low water. started out early but just too hot gave in to the heat

2 Barbel, 2 Chub

6 x trout 6 - 12 inches, Parachute Adams. This one is getting rather overgrown.

6 Trout

Wow !!!!! Another's scorcher when I turned up at ten , would have been nice to have fished earlier , but had some garden chores to get done before the bright ball in the sky started beating down . . .

Water was running at a reasonable height considering , and very very clear , The Hindwell has some very deep pools , eroded in to the fine gravel so it's nice to be able to still work them , that said a bit of water wouldn't go amiss !!!!!!

Initially rigged up my six foot , two weight with two tiny beaded nymphs , PTN and GRHE variant , and in the first likely pool had a lovely fish on , very spirited two on the lightweight rod , perhaps twelve inches maybe , great start . . . . . .

I did see a rise in a nice semi open pool , big tree down in the middle , and rise was naturally the other side of where I was . . . Always are aren't they !!!!! Anyway quickly tied on a parachute Adams , and he take it with a satisfying splashy take , clever fish on . . . . . He only went straight under the submerged tree and bye bye , off he went . . . Cest la vie !!!!!!

I did keep the Adams on and prospect casting to likely areas , also given with viewing pools ahead and chilling for a while , see if the was an surface activity . Very else was showing , so back on with the nymphs , and had another feisty Hindwell resident on , perhaps eight or nine inches , lovely colours , although slightly different spots from the Arrow fish , but still beautiful brownies !!!!!

Was a fun few hours , I did wade quite a way up , was nice being in the cool water , and of course a refreshing face wash every now and again , sorted . I called it a day at two , was nice to give this little Brook a bash again , two pristine, feisty brownies caught and released , it was time to head back to the Ponderosa and crack open a cider , enjoy the fizzy CO2 , while it lasts !!!!!!! What could be better , a few hours on the water followed by a few cool amber nectars !!!!!! Happy days . . . . . . . . .

2 Trout

We went, we fished, we left, with only one Eel for our troubles, but it was still a lovely day!

1 Other

Well, despite it being a beautiful day at Lypole, the fishing was non-existent. Stunning scenery, deep pockets of cold oxygenated water and some inviting shaded spots made the river look enticing at first sight, but what followed was absolutely no sign of trout (or any other fish) at all. We spent all day there, fishing from 11am - 7pm, and only saw one small rise at around 6:30pm near the bridge. I ran with a range of drys and nymphs all day, but not that it matters if there’s just no fish activity at all.
Still, a lovely lunch and a bit of a paddle in the river somewhat saved the day, but my honest advice is do NOT spend £25 to go fishing here at the moment.

Enjoyable day although a tad hot limited spots due to conditions. My mate had his first barbel, and i had a first catching chub on free lined bread super sport. Beautiful spot more of the same today.

1 Barbel, 7 Chub

Had an early start due to hot weather and managed 3 Barbel before 9 am when things went very quiet, returned around 6 pm and caught a nice 4 lbs Chub and another Barbel. Fished towards the top of the beat.Barbel were around 6-8 lbs. Looking forward to returning here in September.

4 Barbel, 1 Chub

Too hot hitting 30 degrees. Fished several swims prebaiting each then resting for an hour. Two of the chub were in cracking condition and were well over 3lb.
Spanish armada of canoes came past at 2 separate intervals, all were very courteous which makes a very nice change.
Had a break of 2 hours during the midday as it was just too hot, lots of weed on the surface was a pain but it's called fishing not catching. Chub taken on pellet and feeder tactics.
Lovely to chat to the other angler on the beat which broke the day up.

5 Chub