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4 Anglers and one guide fished this beat during the Tenkara experience day run by the WUF. All but one angler caught fish. My tally was a salmon parr - released unharmed - and two that 'got away'. One, a good sized grayling which broke the tippet, and a brown trout that simply fell off the hook before being brought to hand.
The Tenkara day was great value and well organised. Pity that it rained heavily all day. I learnt a great deal and would not hesitate to recommend the training day to any angler wishing to know more about tenkara fishing.
One of my colleagues for the day worked for the Environmental Agency in Essex. He was able to give an impromptu tutorial and demonstration of the invertebrate life found under the rocks in the river. As a novice fly fisherman I found this tutorial very interesting and, so, would like to suggest that the WUF run a Stream Invertebrate Identification and Ecology course at some point. I, for one, would be very keen to attend.

1 Other

Nothing of any size but all in excellent condition with very fat bellies and all taken on nymphs. The most interesting catch of the day was a trout on the point fly and a Sage rod with a Hardy reel on the dropper fly, it turned out a visiting French angler had lost it last month and the beat owner is going to return it to him. Hooked and lost a better fish after a close quarter tug of war in the pocket water and tried in vain to tempt a very good fish that kept turning at the last moment to the dry fly. Always bring a wading staff to this beat.

11 Trout

Nice days fishing, good conditions, river coloured but not too high. Had 2 barbel in the early afternoon when it started raining. 2 chub when the light started to fade and 4 barbel one after the other right at dusk. All fish on pellets. Chub around 4lb all the barbel were around 4-7lb. All down in the wood section in the fast water.

6 Barbel, 2 Chub

Great day on the river. Shame about the canoes!

Fished pontsarn up, casting tricky but the bow and arrow cast of a small gold head yielded two small fish. Fish ultra spooky in very clear water.

2 Trout

2 Chub

Lovely stretch of river with some good swims that have been cleared, it was raining and the water was high. I fished for about 5 hrs, I used feeder tactics with sweetcorn and pellets and with the objective of catching my first ever barbel, had a few chub and 2 that were a really good size and then in the late afternoon the rod went zing! and low and behold my first barbel! Amazing, not sure on weight but it was 60cm so a good size! Thank you!

1 Barbel, 4 Chub

River up,fast and coloured. 2 barbel just over 5lb on pellet. 3 smaller barbel on pellet and sweetcorn.

5 Barbel

13 Chub

Tenkara Day, accompanied by Roger Smith, this return is for me only, the other anglers will submit their own returns. Started fishing in light rain about 12.00pm, finished at 4pm in full rain. River remained clear and was not high.
Grayling were in superb condition and both were good sized - filled my scoop net, weighed approx 1.5lbs. Both took a size 12 barbless partridge and orange.

2 Grayling