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I have not fished the Edw for some years. It remains a very beautiful river although I may have forgotten just how overgrown parts of it can get by this time of year. I'm not sure I chose the best day either; it was windy and pretty chilly. After two or three hours of slow fishing, I decided to cut my losses and head down to the main river...

4 Trout

Only fished the top part of this beat for 2 h in the afternoon. Nice sunny and warm weather with lots of insects on the water.
Most trout caught on the nymph with the occassional one on the dry fly. Trout in the 6" to 10" range.

10 Trout

A very nice day again with lots of insects on the water. The occasional Mayflies are chased by the trout.
Despite the hatches most trout came to the nymph as the day before. Waterlevels seem to be very low and the water is very clear. Trout up to 12" came to the net. Wonderful day on the Edw.

15 Trout

first time on this beat and enjoyed it. all trout taken on aqua baetis nymph at the heads of pools and the streamy runs, lost a fair few also. all between 6- 11 inches with the majority 9 inches.

19 Trout

... and many more lost A glorious spring day for a glorious beat

6 Trout

While nothing much was jumping of its own volition there was no shortage of rises to a Parachute Adams - almost a fish in every glide and head of every pool. The challenge was finding the bigger fish with more than fifteen at the sub- 4 inch length prior to changing up to a bigger fly not counted in the final total. This, along with the abundant fly life (including Mays and Yellow Mays) bodes well for future seasons. I was very happy to bring 9 larger fish to hand, including three 9-10” fish.

The beat map could do with updating - the footbridge is no longer there and there is a useful footpath to the north of the river which helps with access. Also beat markers (but not the map) suggest that part of the left bank near the properties near the (former) footbridge is private. I didn’t get round to fishing the separate upstream part of the beat.

A great day on a lovely tranquil beat and such good value.

9 Trout

Not easy going as we did not see any fish rising. Those caught were size 4-6', upstream nymph, all put back. Nice work with bank clearing at the bottom. Thank you.

7 Trout

Did not fish, too high, too fast & too coloured.

Disappointed with the Edw today. 3 fallen trees over the first 400 yards and more further up the beat, noticed on my visit earlier this year. Didn't see a fish for the 60 minutes I fished so decided to head home. One of my favourite beats in desperate need of some clearing.

Having spent the morning on the Wye I had headed up to the Edw for the afternoon. A beautiful beat, which would have a real variety with a bit more water. A real healthy stock of fish... loads in the 6-9” range but even with the low water I spotted a good number in the 10-12” range.
The smaller fish were very obliging and I caught 19, all on the dry (or 20... a bit of confusion at the end of the day!) but their larger friends didn’t play ball, they were either stubbornly doggo on the stream bed, showing no interest at all or they spotted me just before I spotted them.
A great couple of hours though, as the water was so low I scooted up sections but early season with more water the beat would have a huge amount of fishing with so much structure to investigate... i’ll definitely head back. Thanks WUF.... another great day.

19 Trout