Feedback & Reports

Again, up at five , was going to treat the Mrs and take her to the Kington beat for some early morning exercise ,but last minute she declined and had the pooch out for a mooch instead ,so onward as lone wolf one to Kington !!!! She didnt know what she was missing !!!!! Ha ha ha . . . . .

Eight degrees when i parked up attentive seven and a cool blustery wind too ,definitely not a dry fly day !!! This same time last year I was fishing here , and it was fantastic sport on the .mayfly, and more water too . . . Still ,onwards and upwards under the
bridge and tackled up, tiny tiny olive nymph to begin , and interest in second head of the pool ,lively Arrow brownie , it went like that all the way up to the weir. Couple of huge ash trees across the stream now create an obstacle to test your dexterity and also to see how tough your waders are !!! Still nothing done about styles going out into the field , three strand barbed wire is very unreasonable i feel ,must be really aggressive wheat me thinks !!!!!

Also fished a walkers mayfly nymph , some lovely solid takes too it , spot on , with the six foot two weight rod , lovely job !!! Some cracking fish thus morning too , some in thf eleven inch range, but most about eight or nine , the usual gorgeous Arrow colouration ... .

A fun two and a half hours ,only fish a bit up passed the weir , as had plans for the remainder of the day , great fun , in need of some serious water now , and three styles on the field side wouldn't go amiss !! WUF could you pass on the info to the landowner ,maybe hes prepared to leopard crawl under the bottom rung of wire , but most folks just want a fun day without an assault course thrown in for good measure!!! That said ,a lovely quick session on a peaceful beat as always, back here soon , spot on !!!

10 Trout

5 Trout

Managed 2 small grayling, river low not much flow in parts.

2 Grayling

Lovely stretch for wild browns, good fly hatch, very windy and showers. upper section of the beat full of fallen trees, creating some intersting casting challenges and deep pools

1 Trout

Lovely evening. Mayfly out and some rises but not takes or catches.

3 Trout, 4 Chub

Tough day in windy and quite cold conditions. The carp really weren't interested and I only managed one of around 9lb on method feeder.

1 Other

Abernant
Friday 5 June 2020 Great to be able to fish again in Wales after such a lengthy lay-off thanks to COVID-19.
Thanks to WUF for their hard work during this challenging time.
Conditions: River in great crystal-clear condition after short period of rain 24hours earlier. Air temp: 13.5°C Water temp: 16°C Partly cloudy Squally gusts from the “East”
Remembering –
Wind from the West, fish bite the best.
Wind from the East, fish bite the least.
Wind from the North, do not go forth.
Wind from the South blows bait in their mouth.
Catch:
Lady Alexanders pool
4 Brownies on Hares Ear Fly (+ many takes).
Limited fly life
Thanks again to WUF for their great organisation and for their hard work

4 Trout

Perfect temperature, good flow, but far too windy.
Saw several rises and fish jumping, but unable to get any accurate casts due to the wind.

Blustery day, sunshine, showers, the wind made casting tricky at times. Hatches throughout the day but very few fish rising and those that did were small. One of which took a small unweighted ptn drifted in the surface film.
Two grayling took a beaded grhe the largest of which was about 2lbs. Nothing better than catching a personal best on a home tied fly! All the fish were in great condition with no marks or scars.
The river was in great condition and levels were good. Swallows, Swifts, Dippers, Wagtails feasting on the hatches and a Kingfisher hurtling back and forth. Then as I was headed for home Otters in the Ash Tree pool! Even losing two decent sized trout couldn't take the edge off a wonderful 1st day out in what has been a trying year. Tight Lines.

1 Trout, 2 Grayling