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3 x grayling 6,10 and 15 inches. The Arrow looked in nice condition, plenty of water and running clear, but it was all quite hard work, apparently for individual fish rather than shoals. Typical Court of Noke at the backend of the winter season - there are a few nice grayling, but in my experience they don't exactly throw themselves at you!

7 chub on bread and cheese paste. Hard day had to keep moving to get bites.

A days pike fishing was the plan and Courtfield the venue. Arriving to find a ground frost and a slowly rising river from the previous days rain we were glad the barbel rods were left at home. Walking the stretch, as this was our first visit, we were encouraged by the water available and for the Wye the access to it. A roving approach was adopted to start with to try and find any feeding pike but apart from one missed opportunity, as a rightly disappointed K.B struck into thin air, this method was not successful. After a chat with the very knowledgeable and friendly Don a plan to sit it out in some pegs with previous form seemed worth while but as the light began to fade we both had to concede defeat to the Wye pike.

3 grayling about 1.5lbs, caught on a pheasant tail nymph dropper.

Rough day with gale force winds and heavy rain on and off. Walked the whole length of both banks, dropping deadbaits into all the pikey looking slacks. Had 3 pike, 18lb 8oz and 2 15 pounders, all in mint condition and fighting fit.

First visit here in winter. Hoping for a few grayling on trotted maggot. Conditions seemed fine, but only managed a couple of small grayling and a couple of chub.

Very enjoyable day again and whilst the quantity wasn't there the quality was great! 2 chub approx 3lb and a brace of double figure barbel, 11lb and 10lb 3oz, sent me home with a smile on my face. All fish coming to paste wrapped pellets.

Lots of good work been done since I last visited with several more easily accessible swims now when the water is at its usual level, so looking forward to visiting again soon and roaming around a bit. Many thanks to all.

The river at the beginning of the session from the lake to the church was very coloured we later found out from an evironment agency officer that the river Wye was affected by it some 5 miles down stream and he was looking for the source of the pollution he said that it had been happenning every day since Tuesday but from midday the river had sorted it self out, what ever it was did not affect the fish.
Anyway the fishing (because of the above we could not fish near the church). We went further up stream the colour improved, up to midday we only had 1 fish between us on a trotted red maggot. Later in the afternoon we made our way down to the church where the river was in fine fettle, the colour had gone and the river was as it should be.
Between us we had 38 Grayling to about 2lb mainly on trotted red maggot. This was in a 2 1'2hr period. We will definitely be back.

Excellent Pike fishing on a mild day. Spent 3 hours dropping into likely looking spots along the entire length of the beat. Lots of swims with ready made steps in place. Didn't have a touch, so decided to fish 3 of the more Pikey looking spots with deadbaits. Caught 3 Pike, one at 16.5lb, one at 14.5lb and a jack. Thoroughly enjoyed the day!

Lots of grayling caught on maggots, no chub or dace. Signs on gates would be a help.