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Hergest Court is an excellent beat for two anglers sharing. With parking midway it enabling one to cover the lower end whilst the other tackles upper section. Agree a time, meet for a break, compare excuses then switch over. We found the river in good condition with plenty of insect life but at no stage was there anything except the occasional, isolated rise. MT fished with weighted PTNs and GRHEs ending the day with seven fish. NC encouraged six fish to come to either a Parachute Adams or a Blonde Wulff. The fish, ranging in size from 5” to 11” were all fine, beautifully coloured specimens. A great day out.

13 Trout

Again lots of fly life but very few risers. Fished afternoon to 7.30, but no sign of an evening rise, got quite cold in the wind when the sun went down. Successful on the faster runs and rough water, caught 7 between 7 and 9" and missed many on para adams and olives. Bigger fish must have stayed deep in the pools, could not entice them to rise. Looked at Lower Stanton on the way home but no sign of an evening rise there. Very enjoyable day though!
I parked where the map and directions advised, when I got back there was a stroppy note on the windscreen saying I had parked illegally on private land etc. Pick your spot carefully!

7 Trout

Another early start and one fish hooked at 6am on a Willie Gun pattern tungsten tube-fly tied by Tony Frew on a sink-tipped floating 'shooting head'. Weigh-netted at just 8 lbs but I was more than happy with my first fly caught Wye Salmon and can only imagine the struggle to land my previous, lure caught, best on such fragile gear! Again the day came to an abrupt halt, this time at 8.10 am, with the arrival of the canoe armada. It would appear that the 'fishable' season is now reduced to just a month or two in spring and autumn; that's just 28 days for those who have to work. And they wonder why the catches are down? Maybe it's because no-one is fishing.......

1 Salmon

Very clear water on what was a lovely bright sunny and hot day that meant fishing was hard work. After a midday snooze and a visit to a pub for a cooling beer, waited for late afternoon / evening for a superb mayfly hatch which made up for the slower day. Only wish I had had more mayfly patterns to keep me going. Looks like the Chainbridge pub is undergoing a major refurbishment which could mean a rather busy environment with a pub / caravan park one end and another caravan park the other end.

6 Trout

River low and clear. Beautiful day but hard due to river and bright blue skies. 2 trout caught on heavy Czech nymph in fast runs. Gorgeous beat.

2 Trout

This is a very disappointing beat. The bank is very largely steep and overgrown, often completely impassable. Even in the current low water much more than 50% of the beat was too deep to wade. One nice pool at the top but small recompense.

1 Trout

12 Trout

River was in good condition. We fished at bad time in bright sunlight. Modest fly life. Few fish rising. Two bites, one hooked but not landed (6" brown). Instructions, maps all accurate.

Nice place, nice day, nice fish. I was there four hours and was very nice. The river is not easy to wade, but it is beatiful. Nice spot, I'll be back. All trout catch and release, with dry flies. Elk hair and olive Klink.

3 Trout

River was in good condition, very sunny but cool breeze, not much hatch, no real sign of fish.