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Fixed from 3pm to 7.30pm. Nice sunny, breezy evening. Nothing above weir, water very low now. No rises & only small grayling below weir 5-7ins. Dry fly.

1 Trout, 7 Grayling

Water low and v. clear. A couple of small trout, one to GHE goldhead and one that rose to an Adams. Still one or two mayfly around but fish not interested and I only saw one other rise. A large fallen willow has totally blocked the stream about 100 yards above the bridge.

2 Trout

Stopped off for a quick lunch-time fish with no expectation of catching much in the bright sunlight and heat. Saw less than ten fish rise and I spooked the three that I managed a cast to and missed a couple of others. Then I found a shoal of chub and managed to hook two on an emerger pattern. Both fish in fine form and about ten inches long so they gave my little rod a good workout. New stock fencing has been added along most of the beat and there is a need for a few more styles to gain access more easily. At my age rolling under or climbing over barbed wire is becoming a challenge!

2 Chub

As this was my 1st time fishing running water for trout I was surprised just how small the stream seemed, especially with summer water levels. This meant that there weren't too many pools that I was skillful enough to fish properly. That said this is a very pretty river and the weir pool is perfectly situated 1/2 way along the beat, right where you park up. The perfect place to take a break, eat a sandwich and think about what to try next. It worked for me as I managed to fool a 8" brownie onto the end of a CDC Klinkhammer and into the net from the pool above the weir where the river splits soon after my break.
This fish was in great condition and returned happily back and apart from a few splashy half takes from very small fish and one rather good missed tug in the weir it was all I could manage. I might try somewhere with a bit more room next but will definitely return when I'm better at avoiding catching trees.

1 Trout

My first Wild Stream trip as a season ticket holder. A couple of evening hours on the Arrow resulting in a nice 10in brownie on a Parachute Adams and a minnow on a pheasant-tail nymph almost as big as the fish. Plenty of fish rising along the beat although many small and very fast-taking (hence only the one trout to hand!). Stopped at the weir as the light was fading. Lovely beat, will return. Fly life good also, a few mays stillcoming off but plenty of smaller upwings as well.

1 Trout, 1 Other

My first Wild Stream trip as a season ticket holder. A couple of evening hours on the Arrow resulting in a nice 10in brownie on a Parachute Adams and a minnow on a pheasant-tail nymph almost as big as the fish. Plenty of fish rising along the beat although many small and very fast-taking (hence only the one trout to hand!). Stopped at the weir as the light was fading. Lovely beat, will return. Fly life good also, a few mays stillcoming off but plenty of smaller upwings as well.,

1 Trout, 1 Other

Fished 7.30pm until dark. Two wbt 5" and 10" in first 10 minutes on coch y bondhu - then blank.

2 Trout

A couple of hours in the afternoon after rain had stopped. Arrow up a bit and coloured from yesterday.
Managed one 5" trout in slower water above weir on small olive nymph. A couple of snatches at dry fly in weir pool but nothing connected with.

1 Trout

Fished 3-6pm, may flies coming off all afternoon. One 6 inch fish and all the rest were 10-15 inch beauties. Biggest fish weighed at 1lb14oz. Lost a better fish 50 yards above weir. All on dry may fly patterns. Fantastic.

13 Trout

Mainly klink & dink tenkara style, struggled on the first section up to the weir pool. If you reenter via steps above weir beware gets very deep just after. Day saved in upstream pool where it splits with 6 wbt up to 12". Interesting beat with wide variety, needs another visit to do justice - lovely surroundings.

6 Trout