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arrived to find the river low and clear and with anglers already in it !!!!opposite the walkway swims anglers from the far bank casting to w&u side and actually in the river touch legering,we werent impressed at all,we counted 7 anglers fishing from that bank during our day,with the banker swims ruined we tried elsewhere on the stretch to no avail,just a couple of dace.its the 2nd time we've been to whitehouse and we wont be returning in a hurry

2 Other

Arrived after lunch. Walked the whole beat since it was my first time. Decided to stay by the hut swim. Fast flowing water and tons of weed made it impossible to fish there and I haven't had as much as a tap. Moved to the wooded section, fished close in and caught 5 chub and 3 barbel, which was a nice end to the day

3 Barbel, 5 Chub

goldhead nymph

2 Trout

Rain overnight brought the colour up which got progressively worse. Nothing to report after a couple of hours so bailed out and visited Sportfish at Winforton, which prooved to be an expensive decision!

A first Wye salmon for GORDON Wigginton. An 11lb plus hen from the Vanstone. Much joy all around. I had a decent Chub at the same time from the Maddocks - big enough to raise hopes for a moment or two. Helpfully guided by Mick Sutton a good day.

1 Salmon, 1 Chub

Fairly quiet until late afternoon when things livened up, some nice Barbel that fought hard in fast water,3 over 8 lbs, also couple of small ones under 1 lb which is a good sign for the future .All in all a nice beat to fish and hope to return next season.

12 Barbel, 3 Chub

Lovely soft, warm day with showers, river low and clear. No sign of feeding trout today however and four hours' fishing produced only a couple of knocks, so with the main pool getting rather hammered by two of us I decided to give it best. I am not convinced that with low water this beat is big enough for two anglers, as there is so much slack water in the middle and at the bottom end. Studded waders recommended for the slippery stones.

Another good day on this beat.

9 Barbel, 20 Chub

One decent 16" trout landed and two others pricked. Like yesterday (Abercynrig) river very low, rises were sporadic and hard to cover in clear conditions and downstream wind. Tried everything but I was found to be lacking. Sometimes reasonable hatches but fish largely ignored top of water. Caught on a copper beaded dark nymph with no name from fast water. One seriously fat fish and the river and wildlife were beautiful.

1 Trout