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Fished for a couple of hours until dusk. Plenty of fly life but hardly a fish rising. Tried tiny nymphs and a variety of dry flies to no avail.
Finally had one splashly rise to an iron blue dun in the gloom about 10pm, but that did not hold.
Gave up when too dark to tie on an even smaller offering.
Have fished a few of the Arrow beats this season and despite good fly life there has been very few fish showing.
I am definitely way down on catches to previous seasons - fish stocks do seem to be down.

Nothing caught.

All fish caught from the Croy casting to middle of the river.

4 Barbel, 2 Chub, 2 Other

As everyone said, a very pretty bit of water. The fish were certainly not giving themselves up, but did manage to get 4 small brown trout and an 7" sea trout during the course of the afternoon to evening. Loads of fly life, but very little surface takes so all mainly caught on gold head GRHE nymphs.

5 Trout

A long and difficult day that was ultimately rewarding. Started in the swim nearest the pillars and landed 3 nice barbel up to 9.5lbs before two very nice men on the opposite bank started strumming the bank and cutting down trees - which they then threw in the river and killed the swim! The river was very low, slow and clear so fished off the bottom island and was straight in to chub - got all 10 here with sizes ranging from 3 to 5lbs. All caught on small (4ml) pellets glued to a hair. Swim went quiet so moved to the top of the beat. 4 barbel here with the largest just under 10lb, caught on 10ml pellets glued to the hair and a large ground bait feeder. Moved back down close to the pillars for a final couple of hours and managed 3 more barbel, with a best for the day of 10lb 6oz. All caught on my favourite Hardy Marksman specialist feeder rod with a 5oz tip, 10lb mainline and 20lb micro-braid hook links to either a size 10 or 12 hook.
There is a lot of weed in every swim, but it is relatively easy to see or find the clear channels - a third to half way out if you are fishing near the pillars. My overall experience in two visits to date is that you have to work hard for your fish - but nothing a wrong with that!!

12 Barbel, 10 Chub

Caught three barbel up to 7 1/2lb, using pellets from the croy swims.

3 Barbel

Water quality fair, perhaps not as clear as had been expected.
Not many rises, however both fish were caught on dry flies.

2 Trout

Really good that this fishing is now available online as I don't have to catch the Post Office in the village before 5.30pm. I can just go straight from work to the river.
Arrived an hour or so before last light and focused mainly in the flats directly below Crewil pool as I know of a few lies along there. Had several bumps and knocks off sewin throughout the night before hooking into a feisty fish around 3.30am which I initially thought was a sewin but ended up being a stunning 3lb brownie!
There was a very big sewin showing below me at last light, around 16lbs jumping clear of the water. Well done A, the other anglers who caught a 12lber, returned and x2 5lbers caught above me on Crewil.
Something for anglers to note - 1 ticket covers you for 24hrs, first light to first light. I didn't read the instructions and booked 2 tickets to cover me for night fishing. WUF kindly refunded me my second ticket.
A great evening, even if a lamprey did wrap itself around my leg briefly!

1 Trout

A bright sunny day and the river was very clear and not many trout seen. Those that were seen were very easily spooked. Difficult fishing all day.

River low and stealth was the order of the day as my knees are testifying. Fish were bigger than I expected all over 7" but less than 10". Lovely bit of water for a few hours though I'm not sure I'd recommend it to the inexperienced!

4 Trout