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River level had dropped back since last week, canoeist will have to get out here and walk to Ross soon. Still the fish are there just had to move about to find them. Picked the odd chub out to start with rolling meat. Had to wait till early evening for the barbel to feed and need some care with landing the fish because of the shallow water and the rocks. Lost a nice fish, looked like a double cut me off at the net then caught one with a braided hooklink still attached. Thankfully the hook was barbless so there was no problem. Also, some care is needed to nurse these fish before their released in the shallow conditions.

5 Barbel, 4 Chub

Fished in the shallows upstream of the orchard from 11am - 6pm. We were gutted to have to set off on the long drive up to Yorkshire at 6pm as the fishing was so good. Simple tactics picking off the odd fish every so often all afternoon long.

8 Barbel, 1 Chub

River was very low and clear. Weather overcast. Very little feeding seen. A few fish viewed but they were generally uninterested in what was presented to them. One bite on a nymph, but not landed. Lovely beat though.

Many thanks to Colin and Woody for their advice on where to find the barbel.

4 Barbel, 12 Chub

Many thanks to Colin and Woody for their advice on where to find the barbel.

4 Barbel, 12 Chub

Another dry warm day, but the flow was reasonable, perhaps because of releases from the reservoirs upstream. After a long chat with Oak, who runs the Doldowlod caravan park and is himself an enthusiastic angler, we set off for the river full of optimism. In spite of what appeared to be good conditions, however, we struggled to catch and the final tally for the day for three anglers was only 3 grayling and 3 trout, the biggest of each at about 13 inches. They were taken on small dries and nymphs. The beat, however, is set in stunning surroundings, well worth a trip.

3 Trout, 3 Grayling

Staying in Kington I looked at the Arrow and decided I needed to venture further afield. The Edw is usually a great beat but I arrived to find it suffering from a similar lack of water. Two small browns of about 5" saved my morning. One to a PTN the other to a Klinkhammer.

2 Trout

Dry fly, water level lowish. I was a little unsure about access to the beat from the bridge. Challenging but enjoyable. I would not say that wading was easy, 3/4 on a scale of 1-5.

1 Trout

Fishing very slow. Low levels. Fish caught on pellets.

2 Barbel

River very low. Sparse hatch of small olives. 11 BT caught and safely returned. Largest 18" (2.5lb). All on PT nymph variant. Great fishing despite difficult conditions.
What a pity it is to see Himalayan Balsam taking over on this beat. Also there is a serious algal issue downstream of the sewage discharge.

11 Trout