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Not many fish rising but lots of takes. Mostly small fish but it was great sport. This is a great beat and I’ll be back.

4 Trout

As expected water levels low which made fishing challenging. Lovely setting tbough and easy access. Very rocky underfoot so wading could prove challenging to some. Few rises seen. Tried both nymph and dry fly all to no avail. Excellent day nonetheless.

Lovely stretch to fish however still learning and clearly have a lot to learn! No fish to show for a few hours.

A first foray onto the Edw, what a treat! Overcast & cool. Water level quite low and very clear which meant fish in the still water were very vigilant but the fast pools more than made up for this. 3 good fish up to 14" with a couple of 6" and a few takes lost. Hatches of upwings and 5pm mayfly but fish rising to what appeared to be sub-surface emergers.
One on foam indicator para-adams the rest NZ Klink & dink, ginger Klink & small GHHE with gold wire, all on nymph but dry acted as attractor on largest fish.
I had forgotten all my fly boxes & pouch, fortunately enough flies attached to hats etc and butter from sandwiches makes an adequate fly dressing.

5 Trout

Was quite undecided wher to go so kind of followed my nose this morning !! Ended up at the Hergest beat of the Edw !!! Overcast and a bit cooler . . . Nice !!!! Only reading 14 degrees in my truck too when I parked up at half seven . . . . . .

Water at a lovely height , maybe a tad low , but gin clear ! Fished a Para Adams and an Iron Blue the full time I was there. . . . Lovely smash takes this morning too , superb , I'm guessing half were caught timseen risers , and the remainder caught in trout looking lies !!!! With some surprisingly violent splashy takes too . . . . Lovely !!!,

It's a superb varied beat , and it's been a while since I've been here to be honest ,. . . . The Edw , Arrow and Lugg being some of my favourite small streams . As usual she didn't disappoint , with twelve gorgeous Edw spottier coming to the net , a few missed as well today , and a few long range released fish too !!! Fish ranged from six to twelve inches . . . . Cracking . Four of the tally were superb fish for here too !!,

A peaceful four and a half hours in a tranquil valley , and a nice nimble back to the truck along the fields . The beef cattle seemed well behaved , but I still kept the fence line a tactical bound away !!!! Just in case . The Cilieni next week I'm hoping and maybe the Aberedw beat end of the week . See how it pans out weather wise I guess . A great few hours , spot on , back here soon . . . . .

12 Trout

A very busy M4 meant that I only fished late afternoon and evening, but this is a beautiful little beat. Not much rising, and I got the first (and only) WBT on a PTN. Spent the rest of the evening trying (not very hard) various dries, but to not avail. There were a few lazy rises, but not much.

1 Trout

Lost more than I caught (all dry)
Still very few mayfly

5 Trout

5 Trout

1 x 5" Brown Trout

1 Trout

Beautiful place, never fished the Edw before but didn't disappoint. Five trout of approximately 5-6 inches long.
Klinkhammer took 1st fish after small rises seen followed by 4 on a beaded black nymph pattern all around 11am in the bottom quarter of the beat in a steady flow. Short line nymphing no flyline necessary. Best to use an 8 foot or shorter rod. Bright sunshine throughout with hardly a breeze.

River with good flow and looking healthy. Fallen debris in places but nothing significant to cause concern.
River easily accessible although there is a barbed wire fence along side the river, be careful, wading is tricky with smooth boulders as slippery as ice on the bottom, a set of suds should be considered essential.

All in all, a stunning location and good fishing and good value.

5 Trout