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River very coloured and it did seem to be more than just muddy, possibly some algae in the water.

All on a nymph, very few fish rising.

9 Trout

Started at 5.30am, river alive with activity, and had two shad and lost a salmon around 6-8lb by 8am, all from beat 3. No more action thereafter but fish showing all over beat 3. Frustrated residents, mainly coloured. Should have started at 4!

2 Other

Disappointing as there was no real fly hatch. The water was coloured and running well as a result of the thunderstorms the previous night. I made contact with three fish and brought one of about 5 inches to hand. Is it me or are there less fish about in this part of the Arrow?

1 Trout

Salmon 12lbs Fly.

1 Salmon

Paul's first Salmon on spinner 12 lbs.

1 Salmon

I fished from 11-4pm on a warm and humid day. The water was a bit coloured which I wasn't expecting and there weren't many flies about with only 3 fish spotted rising. I
decided to fish with a long rod & french nymphing leader and spent the day lobbing a pair of tungsten beaded nymphs into any water with suitable depth and pace. 20 trout
from 6-14 inches caught including four of 12 inches and over.
There is a large tree that's fallen across the river on the part of the beat downstream of the footbridge.

20 Trout

Fished from 5:30 - 7pm. Only stayed for this short time as the river was unexpectedly different, with a distinct tinge of colour. Very little fly life and only one fish seen rising. Changed from dry to duo and managed one grayling on the nymph.

1 Grayling

16.30 - 1900hrs. A sultry early evening after a very hot, but slightly overcast day. The water was getting on the low side; plenty of fly life evident - mostly small pale olives at the lower end, with a darker variant predominant at the top of the beat. The only surface feeding fish were fry, however.
Undeterred, I worked my way up stream casting blind into the throat of a pool, or a gully cutting under a tree root. Too often I lacked the desirable delicacy but managed to provoke 4 solid rises from fish in the deep but turbulent areas of stream. A couple of these came to hand and were about 10". Size 16 dry Greenwell.
It's a lovely beat, but I suspect much of the middle section may be unproductive at most water levels. Also perhaps best fished in the morning, working upstream into the light, since it runs east to west. Very well maintained fences and gateways (but the stile at the bottom of the beat is collapsing).
Two separate cuckoos, and a huge warren of rabbits added to a most enjoyable visit.

2 Trout

A great day's fishing. The weather was hot (25C) and muggy but bright and the water level was low-ish but not low summer flow. Didn't turn up until about 3pm. Things were slow initially but as the sun dropped a bit the fish rose steadily to the abundant fly life and I was able to cast to rising fish though some came blind from likely lies. I fished dry fly all afternoon and caught most on a grizzle grey duster. Most flies coming off were olives - some yellow mays about and the odd mayfly. Got broke on a beauty and lost another nice fish. All mine were 10-12 inches apart from one small fish. All were safely returned.
The beat is lovely - the photos on the WUF site don't do it justice. Had the place to myself all afternoon and felt quite privileged to be fishing in such beautiful surroundings in the shadow of Pen y Fan. The details provided with the booking were spot on and I was able to park within 20 yards of the water at the bottom of a field. Access to the beat couldn't be easier. Casting is unrestricted in most places and wading is easy though you need chest waders to get the best out of the fishing. Definitely cross to the bottom section and fish up from the bridge - the bottom section holds some really nice resident fish but they are hard to catch as the water is slick there and they are very fussy. I'll definitely be going back for another go. Saw 3 kingfishers, herons, dippers, bats, heard an otter - fantastic. Thanks WUF for making this stunning fishing available on day permit and so readily booked on your online system.

8 Trout