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Quite a tough day with blustery downstream winds making any method other than short-line nymphing a no-go. Worked the water fairly hard throughout the day and only managed to connect with one fish. Still, there's always next time!

Nothing caught at all, river rising and colouring not good pike conditions.

Full of trepidation after heavy overnight rain but the Gods smiled on us and the weather cleared as we arrived to give way to a bright and blustery day. Not typical January weather I might add! Snowdrops in evidence on the bank and birds singing everywhere. River was carrying a tinge of colour and looked inviting. The fishing did prove quite challenging however and hard work and good presentation was needed to tempt them.
The total was in fact 5 grayling and 7 out of season and spawned out WBT. Fish were predominantly in quieter areas of the pools where there was good depth. Thankfully the grayling were of a good size - one at 2 1/2 lbs and one at 2lbs plus a 1 1/2 pounder fell to trotted bait and we enjoyed the experience greatly. Shame that this beat is not available during trout season!! Still better this than not at all. GW.

A mild (for January) showery day on this very attractive beat. I was a bit nervous about the rain having been on a rising Irfon before, but I think the Cilmery gauge stayed around 5.3 all day. Managed eight Grayling all when Czech nymphing - 3 tiny, 3 average and 2 large, the best of which measured 16" - when I hooked it I was dreaming of much more such was the fight! All came to guess what?... Pink Shrimp... on middle dropper, until I lost the last of my regular bottom droppers on a snag and tied on a Tungsten Orange Bug which promptly attracted the last two fish - what does that prove? I honestly don't know....

7/8 chub to 4lbs+, and half a dozen WBT. 1 rod fished fast water, the other fished deeper and slower water. Trotting bronze maggot and bread. Lovely sport.

Had a lovely day on this beautiful stretch of water, yet didn't get a bite. Tried various different swims from the Wood Crib all the way up to Legg Meadow which were recommended by locals and the owner Don Macey Wright (lovely chap and very knowledgeable about the environment there). Also tried a variety of different tactics for the Barbs, meat pellets paste, feeders and ledgers etc, but nothing doing at all. Even tried maggot and casters on lighter gear to see I could tempt a Chub or Dace and this didn't even produce a twitch.
The conditions looked right, quite mild after a previous cold spell, rising water with colour, but I could only fish the near side margins due to the flow.
Looks like a fantastic, well maintained stretch though and it is in a beautiful area, so I will definitely be back later in the year. Don said the Barbs started showing from March onwards.
Saw one cormorant and also another Angler from Lydbrook fishing for Pike, he didn't catch either and from speaking with Don, shouldn't have been there as I was the only person booked on the stretch…

3 x small grayling 6-9 inches, 6 x out of season trout 6-12 inches. A couple of larger grayling (maybe 12 or 13 inches) came off, as they tend to do. The larger trout had obviously spawned.

Arrived to find river about 3ft up and slightly coloured, fished some pegs half way down the beat, took a couple of chub around 2lb - 3lb and 1 barbel around 4lbs, all taken on h/pellet. Really nice to come out in such mild spring-like conditions in the middle of winter! Thanks once again Colin and all at WUF.

3 chub and 1 barbel on meat and cheese paste.

Day spent trotting for grayling on the Leen. First time we have been here - a lovely beat. The best of the water for trotting was upstream of the bridge with some nice runs and pools which held most of the fish caught today.
Total 8 grayling (largest around 1.75lb) and 5 brown trout on a windy day. It is really nice to be able to have such water available through the W&U Foundation for bait fishing for Grayling and the ease of booking made for an enjoyable day. This would be a lovely beat to have access to all year.