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With temperatures of 30 degrees forecast, I wasn't really expecting anything. However, I was on holiday and in the area so thought I'd at least enjoy a walk along the river. Access at the bottom of the beat had to be made under the bridge, as the field on the left hand bank has had a newly installed barbed wire fence along it's entire length. This makes both initial access, but also exiting the river on that bank at any point, almost impossible.

Levels were incredibly low, though there seemed to be a good number of fish in there spooking away from me as I made my way up. Only a couple of fish I could even cast to but I think I chased them off pretty quickly. Fish numbers dropped significantly after the initial lower section.

Decided to exit at the pumping station as it was getting really hot and make my way back along the public footpaths to the north of the river. This seemed like a good idea on paper but it looks like these footpaths hardly ever get used as I had a real jungle stomp to get back! Brambles, sticks and 7+ foot high ferns all trying to get in my way.

An expected blank, but a fun (if sweaty) excursion.

River was surprisingly low.

2 Trout

A couple of pleasant hours mooching up from the lower beat bridge. The bones of the river are really showing now and several trees fallen across what used to be fabulous pools and runs. Still managed 3 wbt.

3 Trout

Hmm...

3 smaller brownies to the net with a few lost. Access is pretty poor here now with lots of trees down but also so many pools inaccessible due to overhanging branches/debris, won’t be back in a hurry. Called it a day after a couple hours because of strong wind. Beat could do with some work for sure. Light entertainment provided by tracing the fence line back while trying to remain inconspicuous to some very playful inquisitive young cattle.

3 Trout

The river was lower than I was expecting after last weeks downpours. Not much rising and little in the way of flylife.
Fished Tenkara, 2 on Para adams and 3 on a Killer kebari.

5 Trout

16 Trout to 1lb all returned; caught on Nymphs. The River had a small amount of colour in it when we arrived and slowly coloured up more during the day, it was overcast and rained constantly. Most fish were taken from under the roots of trees and at the heads of pools and we had less takes as the water coloured, we finished at 3pm Mallhollam Bridge.

16 Trout

Well night shifts smashed and a long week of work done and dusted , was time to get a brown trout fix and head somewhere local , as I got up at eleven , few garden jobs , opted for the Arrow @ Kington . . . .

Got there at one , warm.muggy and still !!! Tackled up with the six foot two weight , tiny Adams for starters , a few upwings and still a good few Mayflies lumbering around . . .

Good splashy takes in the heads of pools , and had two on the dries , three missed and also fished an eighteen tungsten nymph, had a tally of six during the four hour session . Was absolute tonic after the hectic week and great to be back at an old favourite . Some great splashy rises up passed the weir , although didn't fish that far passed the weir , perhaps a hundred yards or so , taking my last fish of the afternoon on the nymph in a deep pool . Not used to this afternoon heat when fishing , I usually go for a mega early one to avoid the heat and the sun , which tends to kill sport !!!!

Still , a lovely few hours , six beauties caught and released, a few fluffed strikes on the dries , all in all great fun as always, could still do with a tad more rain here , river running still low , a chilledoit afternoon , back soon !!!!!!!

6 Trout

First time on this stretch, covered the whole length with nymphs, most fish taken on flies with orange in them. 20 fish to 1lb all returned, had as many on and off but that's to be expected especially with barbless hooks.

There are lots of large fallen trees for me these add to the features and took several fish from around them however the stretch is difficult to navigate for the less able. Overcast with sunny spell, low clear river. A thoroughly enjoyable day, didn't see another person all day and the wild brownies were great fun on my zero weight rod.

20 Trout

Good mornings sport, water low, very few fish rising. All fish caught on nymph’s, none taken.

3 Trout