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Grayling caught trotting maggots. Fish returned

1 Grayling

Zero caught, very low and very, very clear. Fished hard on various methods. No fish seen

3 Trout, 11 Grayling

Me and my fishing buddy caught a total of 8 Trout and four Grayling on to top end of this stretch, near the iron road bridge. The river was in nice condition, fairly clear but it was evident that the level had been a lot higher more recently. Bright sun for most of the day. All fish were caught trotting maggots. According to the info and map, you can fish both banks of the river both above and below the road bridge, but I was very disappointed to discover that I could not gain access to the water on the right hand bank (standing on the bridge and facing upstream), because of a fairly substantial wire fence topped by barbed wire.

8 Trout, 4 Grayling

Fished from the top of the beat, but all 3 fish caught around the road bridge on nymphs, biggest was only 7 inches.

2 Trout, 1 Grayling

Very warm and sunny, water clear but low, tiddlers everywhere. No sign of anything trouty though fished until 20:45. Had two roach each. Enjoyed the day out though.
Appears to be no "official" access to the river at the Severn Arms footbridge, had to climb through or over the fence.

4 Other

Access not possible to much of the top of the beat, but klink and dink water lower down. 3 trout all took the klinkhammer but just a few inches long.

3 Trout

River too high and coloured

Lovely stretch of water, looks like it should be full of grayling and trout. River in great nick. Fished hard all day, walked the entire stretch and fed 6 pints of maggots without a bite. Then from 3pm i hooked all the fish and lost quite a few more, it was like someone flicked a switch. Kites and buzzards everywhere, Dippers and a pair of otters working upstream. The only down side were the 23 (intotal) cormorants working over 3 areas in the bottom 200yds of the stretch alone at 7.45am. One even popped up with a 1lb8oz grayling in its mouth which it wouldnt drop despite we catipulting pebbles at it!! There were more upstream aswell. Im used to these numbers on the wye but Im not sure a small river like this can deal with this amount of birds. Every fish i had was over a pound, 5 of the trout and and the grayling all showed signs of cormorant damage. A massive concern... the poor small grayling, trout and salmon? have no chance without these ruthless predators. Aside from this it was a fantastic day.

10 Trout, 1 Grayling

River fast flowing and very muddy. We tried but with no success