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My first visit to this attractive beat. Despite the tree-lined banks, there is more room for casting here than on many of the wild streams.Surprised by the clarity, given all the recent rain, no doubt due to the absence of arable land in the catchment. The water was pushing through & most of this beat is shallow riffle. Spent the rather grey afternoon prospecting with beaded nymphs in the two pools & other deeper spots without any sign of fish. I’ll return here later in the Spring.

One small brownie on a PTN. Fished from 8am - 12:30. Saw very little activity. The river was in good condition so likely more down to my skill.

Lovely little beat. Will be back.

1 Trout

River still pushing a little. Despite a few March Browns and LDOs, and even a few caddis on the wing, the Honddu is yet to wake up. A tough day, with only a single fish to a dry which was untargeted and only rose while prospecting a pool. River is looking very healthy though, and with another few weeks, should have warmed up nicely.

1 Trout

very low water and limited access, no fishing to be had

Lovely spot but hard going in the low water conditions (0.127m on the Tafalog guage). Most of the beat was very shallow with a couple of deeper pools in the top half. Disturbed a few very small fish and saw a couple of swirls from bigger specimens but nothing took an interest in the fly. Still enjoyed it though.

Not a nibble

Not much sign of fish or insect life. Rather cold north wind. One 8 inch trout took a sedge pattern and one great looking chunky brown of about 12 inch on a klink and dink gold head pt, unfortunately lost at the net but counting him anyway! Very tricky casting due to abundant lime tree growth, could do with a trim.. Gorgeous little river in a stunning place.

2 Trout

On the water just before 8am and fished through till lunchtime. Patchy cloud at first, then hot sunshine with the stream predictably low and running gloriously clear. Plenty of evidence of invertebrate life on the riverbed.
I skipped the lowest field with the yurt, and pushed on upstream where I recalled that there were more gullies and pools with depth. Fishing blind, the faster water produced offers from sprat sized fish to a size 14 rough olive, three of which came to hand. And when it joined its cousins in the overhanging branches they found a Greenwell equally interesting.
After an hour I concentrated only on the slower stretches in the top third of the beat. There were very few fish showing to a hatch of pale wateries, so I continued searching out the likely spots as I progressed. I carelessly missed a couple of more significant rises before landing one that pushed 10inches.
By 11am all activity ceased and I never saw another fish. Still the couple of hours that remained were a delight beside the water. A wonderful beat that I feel is underfished. Very many thanks W&U!

4 Trout

Chose this beat for my first Wild Stream Passport outing. 2 hours of practice in a beautiful spot but not a sign of a fish. Water very clear and not so much of it.