Feedback & Reports

An quick afternoon session. The Arrow was full and carrying a bit of colour following rain earlier in the week. Three fish of about 6”, one to a GRHE the other two coming up to a small Blonde Wulff.

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I fished from 11am-4pm on a fairly cool overcast day. 8 trout were caught on single cdc dry flies, 1 on a Klinkhammer and 7 on a beaded PT nymph fished under a Klinkhammer. The fish were a variety of sizes up to 12 inches. Not many fish rising when I arrived but more seen as the afternoon went on. Lots of wildlife about including an otter [think it was too big to be a mink] which swam into the pool I was fishing before it spotted me and scampered up the bank.

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Had a couple of hours to spare while my son played Cricket in Kington so fished from 6 till 8 PM. Quite a few fish rising so stuck with a CDC and Elk emerger. Rod used was 8ft Tenkara and fish from 6 to 10 inches.

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I have only recorded the fish I caught, the other angler Clive caught 14 but will report his own. The fish was about 8inches long and in beautiful condition it was returned safely and unharmed.
Please convey my thanks to all concerned with organising a fantastic weekend Wild Stream fishing; I will also return next year. Also thanks to the Riverside Inn where I stayed on Friday 13th; excellent accommodation and a super host to the event. I would also recommend the Oak at Wigmore where I stayed on the Saturday evening.
Thanks agin for a wonderful weekend.

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Wild Stream Open Day Day 2 15 May 2016.
Teamed up with Stan from Yorkshire to explore the Arrow at Kington, above the Gladestry Brook.
Very good conditions. Warm, 17C, very slight breeze with the occasional cloud over the sun. From Midday on the sun was shaded by the trees on the south bank.
The river was also looking good, rain a few days earlier had left a fining down river with about 24" viz, the gravel side banks were mostly covered.
Invertebrate life much different to the Upper Lugg. Here the cased caddis was common, with few shrimps and only a few nymphs found after lifting stones.
The pools at 10ft+ long and about 18 to 30" deep. Great for fishing a duo. Sz 14 black klink with a 14 GH PTN or HE under. HE was best
I fished 11-12 below Hergest bridge for 4 fish, with several long range releases.
We broke for lunch. Resumed after 1pm and I fished the top 500 yards getting many offers and bringing to hand or net another 10 fish. Mostly 5-6" but an 8", a 10" and a clonking 12" brownie inc. One on the dry and the rest on the point nymph.
The last 2 fish were rising in a pool but showed no interest in the dry.
I settled down in the bankside growth to watch as my closing approach had spooked them.
Resting them for 10 minutes. Got one on a nymph and after waiting another 15 mins took the 12" fish. Great end to a great weekend.

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Arrived at 10am and fished till 12.30. The river coloured a bit as the morning went on from the overnight thunderstorms. Best fly hatch I have seen this season although the fish weren't impressed with no rises seen. Fished with 8 foot Tenkara rod and small Tungsten bead nymph.All fish caught in the heads of the pools.

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Given the weather of the previous twenty four hours I wasn’t particularly optimistic as I arrived for my first outing of the season. The river was flowing swiftly and carrying quite a bit of colour. However, my 2.15 start at Hergest Bridge coincided with a dry spell. With no sign of fish and just the very occasional Large Dark Olive hatching I opted to go ‘duo style’ with a Klinkhammer and weighted GRHE. Two fish in the first hour came as a real bonus. Altogether it took two and a half hours of careful, steady wading to reach Mahollam Bridge by which time the rain had resumed. Two further fish came to hand making a total of four, ranging from 5”-8” and all to the nymph.

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No fish caught, but a nice stretch of wild river to spend an afternoon on. A new-looking fence has been put up at the end of the field above the weir, which looked too tricky to cross without risk of damaging the fence or your tackle. This means the beat cannot be fished from start to finish in one go. Both parking points need to be used, and the beat divided into two sections.

Arrived mid-morning to find the river running clear. This, combined with the low, bright sunshine made it difficult not to spook the fish. Concentrating on the broken water and deeper shaded pools I winkled out four fish of about 6” and one splendid specimen of 12”+. All came to size 14 gold head PTN or GRHE. I didn’t venture beyond Mallhollam Bridge.

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RIver was clear and fairly low after recovering from a bit of heavy rain two days before. Fly-fished (alternated nymph and small dries) most of upper half of the beat, and a couple of pools in the lower half. Caught just three small (but pretty!) trout, and had several others (v.small) come off the hook. One much larger fish leapt out of the water at the dry fly, but failed to take.
Very pretty section of river. Easy wading, but tricky casting among the alders to get at the best spots.
I camped at Bredward Farm (Camping & Caravanning Club CL) which was within walking distance of the beat, - a good site with friendly owners.

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