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I DID IT, I GOT TO THE TOP OF THE BEAT!!!!!
After years of trying finally fished to the top of this unfeasibly long beat. Took 9.5 hours, constantly motoring upstream.
However, so intent on completing all 2.5 miles I missed the whole point - to enjoy the fishing. I did manage 8 pristine wbt 8"-12" on dries but really today was about getting to the top. Even ate lunch on the hoof.
I love this beat but it needs to be fished at a more leisurely and measured pace to really savour it. There are some great pools and glides further up holding fish that rarely see a fly I suspect. Next time I will start half way up and fish it to the rhythm of this beautiful spot.

8 Trout

Low water, only very small trout seen.

7th fish of season at 7 this am. 10lbs, not silver. Mepps.

1 Salmon

9 small, healthy wbt 4-8" all on a czech nymph fished duo under a klinkhamer. A couple of rises to the dry but missed. Fantastic couple of hours fishing.

9 Trout

River woefully low, the lowest I have ever seen it, pools which are usually waist deep are knee deep or less!!!
Anyway I saw plenty of trout and grayling, problem was they saw me first!!! lol
Did see a BIG trout (at least 2lb) but got nowhere near making a cast for him before he was off!

1 Trout, 1 Grayling

5 Trout

Short evening session. Arrow very low. Fished couple of faster stretches. A lot of rising fish but mainly small grayling. Finally latched on to a feisty 12" trout on a small tan klinkhammer. Trout caught this year on Arrow seem to be significantly bigger than last year. Gave up when rain started.
Saw a mink - have now seen mink on both Mowley Wood and Court of Noke this summer.

1 Trout

Arrived at midday, the river looked very nice, a little lower than on my previous visit. Watched the water for a while but saw no fish rising despite a few varied flies coming off. Found a few fish rising eventually and managed to take a small brown trout off the surface on a dry fly which is always nice. I was determined to fish a dry fly as fish were rising on and off during the day and I did miss a few takes but despite my best efforts no more fish were caught. I'm finding I tend to struggle a little on the bigger rivers so maybe some guiding would be helpful.

1 Trout

Our 3rd day on this trip and still the fish are not looking up, despite perfect conditions. We fished a tandem rig most of the day and the nymph again accounted for the vast majority of fish. Some real beauties up to 3lb lost before the net. Best fish today about 2lb.
Superb fishing thank you Wye & Usk Foundation.

20 Trout

A late start, about mid day, and the predicted rain hammered down at times in an otherwise grey but very warm day. Rises were sparse until late afternoon and early evening, but Mayflies were still around, and the odd one or two were sipped below the surface or snapped under bank-side vegetation. I prospected with a wide range of Mayflies, mostly looking in likely places where fish might be. I missed several by being taken by surprise and a lack of concentration, but caught 9 WBT in all - three of which were of a notable size. A beautiful setting.

9 Trout