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Fished White House on Monday 11th March for 3 hours without a bite. Bitterly cold upstream wind made fishing very uncomfortable. River was fishable. Returned Wednesday 13th March for second session. Cold but wind had dropped. Three Chub on luncheon meat around 2lb made the trip worthwhile. Look forward to returning again later in the year.

3 Chub

We fished 2 swims just below the point. River was very low so there were not a lot of accessible swims. Fished with pellets on a feeder and had one barbel (7lb) and 2 chub (3lb each). Tried several other baits but without any luck.
This is a stunning stretch of river with great access. It would have been nice to see more swims cut out along the beat however would recommend this stretch to anyone.

1 Barbel, 2 Chub

Another challenging but very enjoyable day on Whitney Court. Very low, clear and cold is always going to make things a little tricky. Fortunately the pike were game during the day and I managed a couple of low doubles. The chub then came out to play in the last hour before dark. Saw a juvenile otter when we first arrived and had a large dog otter scare the living daylights out of me just as it was getting dark.

2 Chub, 3 Pike

Blank.

Weather sunny with slight breeze, water running fast and clear (and cold). No fly life about and nothing rising. One small Grayling and one salmon parr caught.
Footprints along the beat made it look as though its been recently fished but there have been no returns posted since Nov 13. Also what appear to be otter prints can be seen by railway bridge.

1 Grayling, 1 Other

Blank, except for accidental trout. I didn't have too much time on what was another very cold day, but I managed to fish down the section below the suspension bridge on the right bank, which is a nice bit of fly water. Otherwise, there is a lot to learn about salmon on this beat. I wonder where the expertise is; does anybody have any notes? As others have mentioned, it looks like there is some more fly fishing, in low water at least, at the bottom by the island. Roaming around with a spinning rod, getting a cast away where you can from the cribs, should be a useful tactic to try and cover the deeper water.
Many years ago, my son and I took coarse fishing tickets here on occasion. We used to catch mostly chub, and lots of eels, ledgering from various cribs. At that time, salmon fishing being truly in the doldrums, salmon boats and oars were lying rotting on the banks.
If you don't know this part of the valley, you should certainly come to see it. The river and its spectacular gorge have been a tourist spot since the likes of Wordsworth and Nelson visited and the river itself can still be quite busy on summer high days and holidays. The forest hanging from the gorge on either side, however, is very wild. The "seven sisters" from which the beat gets its name are sheer outcrops of rock. These tangled woods are also home to the small group of red deer which live in the Forest (most of the Forest of Dean deer are fallow of course) and a roaring stag during autumn rutting makes quite a sound in the gorge around Arthur's Cave. Apart from the remains of the railway line, the whole area used to be worked for iron, and in parts of the river you find yourself wading, not on gravel but on ancient furnace clinker. You can see the same in the bed of the river around Wyebank and Courtfield.

Very cold day. Unfortunately no fish Barbel or Pike.

Unfortuantely no fish caught this time but worth another try at some point during the summer.

Caught 1 small trout on red maggot feeder. Bloody freezing!

1 Trout

No fish but great beat and great service from Wye and Usk Foundation. will be back later in the season. Thanks.