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15+ WBT to 8". Dry fly adams 4.30am to 10pm. 1 Fly all afternoon! Loads of flylife.

10 BT on parachute Adams.

24 barbel to 7lb+ and 18 chub the majority caught on the only fishable swim on the Orchard parking. The others came from the other parking area.

I was slightly concerned that the boys rock swim is no longer available as part of this beat but I was relieved when I arrived to find that numerous new swims had been cut out in the wooded section giving access to what looks like a very promising stretch of water. My first cast in one of these new swims resulted in a bite after only a few seconds and the next few hours resulted in 7 hard fighting barbel to 8lb 12ozs. At about 11.30 bites stopped completely. If you plan to visit, strong tackle is needed as the bottom appears to carpeted with some coarse mossy type weed which every fish had to be hauled out of. Thank you W&U for opening up this quality fishing opportunity.

Fished from 0900 to 1300hrs, saw no end of salmon coming through as before, but at 1230hrs a 15lb (approx) fresh cock salmon took an interest in my guest for the day, Barry Odger's floating line with a tiny (size 16) silver stoat (without a blue hackle) on the end.

It fought hard and was a beautiful fresh fish.

So; Wye 1 We 3 at the end of the third day. I had to leave early to make it back home for a special family meal to continue celebrating Father's Day, and the smile was already well entrenched when I got there.

A very picturesque part of the river too.

I have put the cormorants spotted on www.cormorantwatch.org and would encourage other fisherfolk to do the same.

Having read previous reports the dense riverside undergrowth (have never felt dwarfed by Cow Parsley before) didn't come as a surprise, however access is tough and though I hate to criticise the otherwise wonderful WUF I only located one of the 'access points' beneath the jungle (only fished upstream of the car park). Having said that don't ignore this lovely beat as you can reach the river in plenty of other spots, just expect a roving voucher style scramble. On the fishing - just three landed, 2 Brown Trout (to Klink) and a Grayling (P Adams) all little 8 inchers. Innumerable others missed or wriggling off. There were sparse hatches of May and Yellow Mayfly on a cool day. The water was quite silty and coloured but I don't know if this is normal for the beat. All in all a lovely secluded stretch of river but work is needed on access if only clearance and perhaps a more detailed map or signs to find the steps and rails.

Me and my mate Chris had a fantastic day here...
He finished with 13 Barbel to about 8lb...2 chub and 2 dace.
I landed 5 barbel to about 7lb and 5 chub...all taken on feeder with pellet except one chub on trotted bread flake.
Glorious venue...I cannot wait to get back later in the summer.
Many thanks to all concerned.

12 x trout 6-10 inches, Klinkhammer and Adams. This little forest brook is still low - the Dean Forest is a pretty effective sponge, so it takes more rain than we have had to make its streams flood. Nothing much hatching except the very occasional late mayfly, but prospecting brought some fish to rise.

Lovely setting, overcast but not cold. 3 brown trout caught to 1.5lb. Bibio and heather fly. Plenty fish rising in the afternoon. Far bank fished, path not great but worth the trek.

A very disappointing day. We could hardly get to the river because of the overgrowth, only about 6 fishable swims in the whole mile. Lost my son twice in 8 foot high nettles. The beat needs some work doing to it.