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Not fished this stretch before arrived on a very hot & sunny day to find a low & slow moving river. Dropped in at the top end of the stretch at some well fished pegs, however it was slow going and moved further down to the rocky faster water. Nice to see the owner on this stretch - first time I have seen an owner or Bailiff on any stretch, nice touch.
3 Rods after a tough day caught 2 Barbel & 2 Chub. The good news is my Barbel wieghed a magic 10lb & the other 9lb 4oz. Pellet & paste did the trick.

Worth the trip to see the dawn breaking on such a beautiful day. Casting a salmon fly on the estate's lovely pools was a treat, but didn't see a salmon at either dawn or dusk.
Trout were unimpressed by the the 26 degree heat but humoured my tungsten beaded usk naylor by giving it a little tug now and then. Missed many more than hooked but ended up with a 3/4 lb stockie, then 4 wbt, 4-8 ozs. Slept well after such a full day.
Once again, thanks to wuf and glanusk staff. Last chance saloon Chainbridge next week!

4 of us fished from 9.00am until 7.00pm for only 7 barbel, however the quality of the fish was good & went from 6 to just under 10lb, all caught on small pellet with a mixture of feed. The weed was a problem & clear sky's didn't help. A strange stretch, needed a bit more water & would certainly fish much better in good conditions.

4 grayling around 1lb to 1.25 caught with the assistance of Kim Pride. 3 caught Czech nymphing and one on a dry fly.

11 x barbel ranging from 7lb to 10lb

5 barbel to 10.5lbs, 2 chub to 4lbs.

Low water - in need of rain. Good sport with small fish/trout. 2 x small brown trout caught.

4 x grayling 8-15 inches, various small trout and parr. It may seem a bit churlish of me because it's always nice to catch a few grayling, but I was really a bit disappointed with this session, knowing how very well Abernant can fish in September. I have checked the recent returns and see a gentleman from Kew had it really on song a couple of days ago when the level was dropping back. I only wish it had been me! It also fished surprisingly well in August. This morning I was hoping for surface action, but there were very few rises to dries, spiders weren't particularly attractive, and in fact the grayling were generally dour. Perhaps they don't like the increase in temperature. Never mind, try another day.

Very disappointing, with what seamed a great day to get out there, fish all over the place, and I mean lots of them, rising to PW's and stoneflies, caught two WBT 1@ 7" 1@ 9" in the first 150yds. The fish fell to ducks dun and my 7' rod, I don't have a 4' or I would have used it. The river is nigh impossible to fish, what with tree debris in and under the water, trees across the water, barbed wire to watch out for, fences across the river etc. etc. the bolder bottom to this river means that Nymphing is hopeless, snagging continuously. A very frustrating 5hrs, but hey beats going to work. so if you are thinking about this beat I have fished better, and I'm used to small stream fishing.

Two Grayling at 9 & 10" was something of a disappointment on what looked like a perfect day. Nothing was rising but there were prolific shoals promising great sport when they're next in the mood. Tried everything from dries (battered by what I guess was Grayling fry?), nymphs and spiders (success with Black & Peacock and a Black Green Caddis). Fished round the bottom weir with no action, skipped the lower wooded section which looked very difficult, the open middle section is obviously easy to fish except for the marauding tiddlers. The controversial wooded stretch above the weir can be fished but isn't a stroll and I failed to catch here. On the parking front I'm not sure what the problem has been but I followed WUF instructions to the farmyard and was directed to a spot by the barn, it's then a 5-10 min walk to the middle of the beat. Finally I found a pair glasses in the water - gold rimmed with tortoise shell arms, if the owner is reading I'm sure WUF can put us in touch.