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Nil return. Many thanks.

A lovely few hours on the Rectory and although still low, it was nice to see a bit of fresher water coming down the Wye after last week's rain. Concentrating mainly on the Rock Pool, I had a couple of trout just over the 1lb mark, a dace and a 3lb chub, which took some getting in through the fast water. All fish came to size 12 tungsten nymph, even the dace.

2 Trout, 1 Chub, 1 Other

‘Other’ were 4 dace and about 20 salmon parr (great sign for the future), all taking pink tailed blowtorch nymph usually on dropper. Beat was as low as we have seen it albeit about a foot higher than four days previous. Recent rain (and it rained all this day too) has refreshed the river somewhat but all fish were from faster moving water. Only used the net four times between us!. Fabulous to be back fishing after a dry summer (weather and fishing).

7 Trout, 5 Grayling, 24 Other

River level 0.32m of the EA Erwood Gauge, so very low.
Fished noon until about 5pm. Water temperature was 16.6 deg on arrival, but had risen to 18.5 deg by about 5pm, so I stopped fishing. With the recent colder nights, I had hoped for colder water.
Fished some small nymphs through the runs. Caught three recordable trout to 13", a 10" grayling and a 12" chub. As well as about a dozen much smaller trout, parr and grayling. Nothing rising. Scared off two cormorants.

3 Trout, 1 Grayling, 1 Chub

8 Trout, 5 Grayling

What a great day's fishing we had. Started at 5.30am finished at lunchtime. Trout to 2.5lb and chub to 3lb.
Rising fish at first light till early morning. Banks in fantastic condition and what a great hut to have lunch.
Highly recommended.

6 Trout, 3 Chub

Turned up early evening hoping to fish into dusk if the water temp was low enough. Only to find that the beat was hosting a rubber duck race. Yes, you did read that correctly, a rubber duck race. Went down river and fished the available faster runs . Very few rising fish but had two on a small Adams, and two late evening on wets. All small. No sign of any sedge.

4 Trout

What an evening!
A shoal of barbel were sitting above the bridge.
Caught 2 circa 10lb on a GRH nymph.
Great scrap.
Fish went back unharmed and never left the water.
The trout were just starting to rise but I was happy with my catch and just wanted a beer.
Superb banks and fishery.
Fantastic.

4 Trout, 2 Barbel

Lovely day introducing three novices to fly fishing. The focus was on casting and to my surprise a shad was caught. Safely and quickly returned.

1 Other

Despite the fact that the level was a little low, we managed to catch some nice pieces of brown trout in deep water at the perdigon.

4 Trout, 4 Grayling