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2 Trout

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Well after my local Arrow , Pinsley and Lugg wild streams beats , was nice to give the Hindwell Brook a go . . . .

When I turned up at about half ten , stream was running pretty clear considering the rainfall last night !!! In fact it looked an absolute picture . Looking over the bridge for a while , I didn't see any surface activity and in fact very few mays on the wing !!

I tackled up with my usual six foot two weight , and a single tiny tungsten pheasant tail , with a view to prospecting likely places . Some of the pools are very deceptive here and deep , and the gravel gradient into them is steep , as I nearly found out , and almost went a pearler !!!!!

The water quality looked superb , and after a brief shower , there were a few upwings and midges showing in places , only seeing one splashy rise the whole time I was there .

I did take the fist brownie in the head of a deep pool , feisty little tubby fish of about eight inches , lovely colouration , and quickly released .the same happened in the following pool , and ditto in size , real scrappers !!

I had another two in the section before it is barbed wire and electric fencing on either side of the Brook , was happy with a tally of four on a first visit to this beat , and so near too , can't believe I've let this one slip !!!!

Shall return again and may park past Knill farm next time , to cover the rest of the beat , was a fun three hours , and shall return again. . . . . . Great fun !!!!!

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8 x trout 10-12 inches, 1 x out of season grayling 11 inches, Hair Wing Sedge

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Fishing only from 7.30pm until nearly dark, no sign of any salmon, lots of shad about, trout became very active as the light faded. Water low and clear.

2x half pounders late morning. Bright sunlight, warm.

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4 Trout on spinning

4 Trout

Fished from early morning to midday, warm and overcast then brightened. River very slightly coloured following rain of previous day, but, nonetheless, ideal conditions. Early morning mayfly hatch and some fish rising. Tried black nymphs and spider patterns and resulted in 3 nice feisty trout of 8 - 10 inches from the faster water. Found a group of fishing rising consistently just below the bridge. Covered with Tups and caught 3 from the swim facing the Chainbridge inn; best a lovely 1 1/2 lbs brown in beautiful condition. 2 other browns from higher up the beat on mayfly patterns. One or two salmon moving in the platform pools. A lovely beat and great to catch some of the famous Usk brownies.

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A good variety of sized fish with the biggest at a fat 17". All fish were caught using upstream tight line nymphs.

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2 Trout