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Fly and spin. 1 fish hooked and lost on Flying C at 10am at Poulston. Another fish contacted on Flying C at 11am, again at Poulston
1 large fish seen at Flaxbridge at 3.30pm.

Thank you for your help. first time on your waters. Email communication with Dai was really useful prior to departure and booking by telephone was made easy.
Nymph fished, full, coloured stream. Will return to Dulas and Abbey Dore in the future.

Fast, coloured water. Nymph. No takes.

No fish seen or taken.

1 really nice WBT, approx 10". Caught on Greenwells.

1 Trout

A difficult day, fine weather with good hatches but no fish rising. First trout caught on a red neck ptn fished on the duo early on. Other two fish caught late afternoon both from fast deep water at the heads of pools on heavy nymphs fished on a French nymph leader. No other fish seen all day, maybe still a little early this far up the river. Still an enjoyable day on a stunning beat.

3 Trout

First time on this beat. Had one take all day and missed it by a mile. Lovely stretch of water, very strong flow, a little coloured, seen one fish rise all day even though March Browns were coming off.

A changeable day weather-wise. Occasional rain and chill wind interspersed with some lovely warm spells with the sun almost making it through the cloud.
The river had a little colour to it and seemed a bit higher than this time last year. No sign of movement in the morning so I fished various weighted patterns on a sink tip, having some aggressive knocks on a diawl bach that resulted in two wbt in the quicker sections towards the top of the beat, 6" and 9".
At about 2pm there was a very short hatch of what I'm pretty sure were March Browns. It lasted long enough for me to execute a panicked line and leader change, the sound of trout launching themselves at the struggling March Browns rising to a crescendo as I snapped my first rushed attempt at a knot and then hooked myself on the first false cast. It was all over before I got my fly on the water and I only saw one more rise for the rest of the afternoon but I carried on with dries being rewarded with a really lovely 14" wbt that came out of the depths for an olive cdc.
A very enjoyable start to the season.

3 Trout

First time fishing the Arrow, fished from Mallhollam Bridge to the upper limit, then after an early lunch drove downstream to Hergest Bridge and fished up to 4.30pm. There was plenty of fly life but no rising fish, little early in the season I'd say. River was running nice and clear with a good flow, 11wbt in total to 8" all caught fishing duo/New Zealand style. Nymphs used were copper beaded ptn's (Mary copperheads & red/ginger hackled copperheads) 2mm size 16. Pocket water against tree roots produced the most fish. Access to river is easy and the allocated parking is easily found.

11 Trout

A slight rise overnight with about 3'6" on the Colemans gauge and coloured but fish able.
Lost a good fish well over 20lb on the fly after three long runs that took all the running line and over 20yds or more of backing. Headed back to the salt water through the viaduct so had to hold on a bit too tightly for my liking and ultimately performed long range involuntary release! Had one more pull next run down the pool!