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I arrived at the beat early morning. The weather seemed perfect, the river was in good condition and having not fished this beat before everything was looking good for a great days fishing. I couldn't see any fish showing so I started with a nymph for a while without any joy but towards late morning, as temperatures began to rise, hatches started to appear so I changed my tactics to presenting just below the surface with a variety of emergers without success. At midday I took a break and at about 1pm I saw the first Mayfly. The Mayfly hatch went on for at least two hours or more and at one stage the river surface was awash with them (no pun intended). I fished on though this hatch and beyond to no avail and finally gave up at about 6.30pm having not seen a fish all day but it hasn't put me off from trying again on this idyllic stretch of the River Arrow.

1 shad. The largest I have ever seen, possibly in excess of 3lbs, safely returned. (Caught on fly.)
Tried fly and spinning.

1 Other

No fish caught, touched or even seen. Sat on the bank for about an hour waiting for the thunder storm to pass. A good little beat none the less.

One salmon seen jumping but none caught. The lower section was a disappointment for fly fishing - the upper section much better. The access instructions would be improved by adding the word 'wooden' to the description of the two small gates in the hedge rows.

Fished wet and dry flies. River level pretty normal I
imagine but I've never fished this or similar rivers before.
The river was beautiful in glorious surroundings in
warm spring weather. I didn't see any fish or catch any fish which was disappointing but a highly enjoyable day nevertheless. I'm expecting to try Penpont tomorrow.

2 Trout

Arrived about 12.30 in bright sunshine. Ate a sandwich and applied sunscreen. In less than an hour I was back in the car sheltering from a very heavy shower. The thunder made me nervous, isn't my rod a six foot lightning conductor?
Managed a couple of hours in all. No activity on the surface but plenty of insect life. Two trout 7 and 10 inches. Both came to a weighted PTN. Missed several others, so it was an enjoyable afternoon in the end.

2 Trout

All on dry fly. 8 Trout max 13in. One Grayling. Sunny and warm at first with a few flies and some rising fish. Strong wind after 2pm stopped activity.

8 Trout, 1 Grayling

5 Trout

Nyth, Cafn pool 8.45am 7lb fresh salmon on fly.

1 Salmon