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A couple of hours here, 2 trout to the fly only one landed.We need more water, onto Chanstone Court.

1 Trout

river low with no flow and bright conditions. no fly on the water at all and only saw three rises the couple of hours there. two to nymph three to cdc loopwing dry. between 7-10 inches.

5 Trout

had a few hours on the dore today. very warm with minimal breeze to affect the cast. fair few mayfly about but most risers hitting midge in the slacker water. all to hand between 8-12 inches and the one grayling 8 inches. majority of fish took size 20 f-fly .

11 Trout, 1 Grayling

This was my second day on this beat , didn't have much luck with the mayfly the day before so used various nymphs throughout the session , unfortunately no takers but had a great day exploring this beat ,

Fished from 5pm till 9:30 , perfect conditions and a good mayfly hatch here , only saw a few fish rising , used various mayfly patterns but no takers unfortunately. Still a great evening on the river, lovely setting , lots of wildlife around ,will be back

Bit of a write off - arrived late (one hour before sundown) with no luck in the way of fish. Really nice setting though and the access was just as described. Will have to try again for later in the week!

River up and coloured, no fish seen or caught. Mostly overgrown so casting tricky. The Abbey is well worth a visit.

A cool one when I arrived at the Abbey Dore beat at ten , about three degrees and sunny , gorgeous views of the Golden Valley , as always , and the little Dore looked an absolute picture , as I started working a tiny single flashback PTN . . . . .

Still tight under the canopy , but always fun here . . First fish , a feisty brownie , great condition , about twelve inches and quickly released . . . Next pool same again , good take on the PTN , another brownie , where were all the grayling from summer time !!!!!!

Worked slowly upstream , changed to a black klinkhammer , a different rise , and playing him in a deep pool , slipped a grayling to the net , superb , at last , thought the Dore was getting thin on the ground of grayling . Must admit water very cold now , but still flowing well . . . Fish was about ten inches and slipped back in . . . .

A couple of good rises spotted so worked my way upstream , another good take on the klinkhammer , and another brownie , superb condition , and a real tubby one , about ten inches , slipped back in wished him well for the next season . .

Had another two brownies , both off the top , no more grayling putting in an appearance today , still a fun three plus hours , and a pleasant mooch up the Dore , perhaps a decent cold snap is just what we need on this little river to bring the Grayling on the go , back soon , Shall give the Arrow a bash in a few days . . . . . . Spot on !!!!!!

5 Trout, 1 Grayling

Pleasant day, mixing the military exercises next door with kingfishers, hawks etc - they don't seem to mind! River quite low and clear, but even so some of the pools are still too deep to wade and it means scrambling through heavy bankside vegetation to make progress. Several trees in the stream as well.
Looked promising, but I only caught 4 trout and saw others - no sign of any grayling at all - used various shrimp patterns to no avail.

4 Trout