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Beautiful beat in a brilliantly secluded part of the county. Water level was just right if a tad high, running cold and clear. Lots of runs to get stuck into and plenty of deep pools too that require skirting round the bank. Fish all took a black-hackled pink-bead nymph thingamajig suspended under a big floaty sedge, all from medium paced riffle/glide hybrid zones. Biggest grayling nudging 10” and just shy of that for the best of the out-of-season trout. Paid a visit to the eponymous abbey which is absolutely stunning and well worth a slow mooch around. A real hidden treasure. Stumbled upon (drove past) a beautiful cider shop too so stocked up on way home. Top notch. Cheers WUF.

3 Trout, 3 Grayling

A blank but enjoyable day

5 x grayling 9-14 inches, 5 x out of season trout 9-13 inches, trotting.

5 Grayling

18 Barbel, 9 Chub

Fished the river for 4 hours, not a sign of a fish and no Grayling caught. Upstream nymphing and Czech nymphing. The upstream section is more accessible with a number of pools and riffles. It was a cold day around 8 degrees. A nice beat to fish with good parking close to the river.

Beautiful day but quiet on the fishing front.

River low and clear and relatively hard going for the two of us. We found grayling shoaled up in deeper areas across the stretch. A few trout as well. All fish on maggot.

6 Trout, 14 Grayling

River quite low and running clear, grayling caught (largest 10") on most of the beat along with a few OS WBT (largest 12") n superb condition - trotting maggot. Great day fishing

5 Trout, 17 Grayling

Blanked for the first time this season!!!!

Had a mobile approach as thought I might have to locate the fish - tried 7 swims but to no avail. The beat has either been cleared at bankside or the vegetation has just died away. This is a lovely beat with at least 10 swims to go at.

Water temperature was 9.4C but there was just no activity in the river - it just felt like nobody was home!!!

Lovely beat lots to go at although the water levels were very low, the grayling didn’t play ball but a lovely browny saved a blank for my son
Trotting single and double red maggot on 3lb bottom

1 Trout