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First time upstream of Hereford and, consequently, on this beat and it has a lot of potential. The water had very little extra colour and looked superb despite the overcast, drizzly weather.
Enticed half a dozen nice chub from a couple of spots between the orchard and the fence where the river is slower and deeper, having tried several along that part of the bank. Got a bit preoccupied with fishing meat having caught a 4lb fish on the first cast and should have switched to pellets for a more resillient answer to the constant pecking at the bait.
There are so many inviting areas in that section of the river that the top and bottom of the beat were only visited during a lunchtime stroll. It all looks good.

Thanks WUF.

A note on the instruction sheet/map. The reason there are two dotted-green footpaths so close together is the presence of a barbed wire fence separating the fields and going down to the water's edge. To get around this, you have to go back to the stile by the road and, 20 yards towards the house, re-enter the field via a 5-bar gate. This is no distance at all and worth the effort to get at the faster water passing the island.

Managed a chub (4lb) on my first cast of the day, on luncheon meat, and then not another bite till late afternoon when a smaller chub was had. The track up to the upper part of the river is only accessable by 4x4. It's not a hard track. The access to the lower section is only a very short walk.

Eight chub on a thoroughly miserable day, seven to my companion. Thoroughly miserable! We booked on the Friday when the forecast was better with a hopeful desire to catch a last barbel before heading off to the himalayas to circumvent another member of the family (may he be as heavy as Sir Roger). It wasn't to be, but we fished hard all day and found the chub shoals in the gullies mentioned in the description. We'll be back later in the year as this beat looks excellent for a summer barbel or two, or maybe three...

A wild & windy day that became increasingly wet. 5 barbel inc 2 over 8lbs left me quite happy, not a great day but a pretty good one, given the changes in the previously-settled weather.