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An attractive stretch of fishing but bank access very difficult in high summer because of dense growth. Fish free rising but missed several before a 3/4 lb fish hung on to the pheasant tail a little too long.

1 Trout

Just a couple of hours after barbel fishing on the Wye earlier that day. This beat does what it says on the tin - great for a short session. I fished it all and then a few of the lower pools again in 2.5 hours. Not an ideal afternoon it was 23 degrees and bright. Water almost stagnant in most of the pools, fish very nervy. Landed 5 small trout 6 - 10 inches all on the klink and dink duo. Lost a few, and spooked numerous grayling in the deeper pools, some in 15/16 inch size class. Despite dropping nymphs on their noses they simply were not feeding... will be back in the autumn to have another go!

5 Trout

Turned up late morning and the beat had just been fished, but as I hadn't seen it before decided to at least have a walk down. Only fished a couple of the pools, didn't see any fish rising/moving, but did manage a cracking Grayling of about 16" on a czech nymph from under an overhanging tree at the neck of a deep pool. Left after that but will be back.

1 Grayling

Lovely stretch of challenging water ideal for stalking the wild Brownies. Stealth and casting skill being the order of the day, sight fishing and sending your fly over the trout provided some patient sport but this was rewarded with 16 fine brownies ranging from 6" to 10" . Last fish of the day took to 1.5hrs of casting and recasting but it did eventually fall to my 20th fly type!!! Great day out with plenty of hatches, 90% of the fish caught on Grey Wulf the others falling to CDC type sedge in the late evening sunshine.

16 Trout

Couple of hours fishing on abbey dore. all trout came to mayfly dunn with beadhead nymph klink and dink .5-6 to nymph the rest to mayfly. All about 9 inches with a couple about 12 inches. Both grayling took beadhead in the deeper runs largest 14 inches the other 8 inches. Water levels quite low now. Fair few mayfly peeling off by 1pm and trout locked onto them instantly even with the hoards of spinners on the water.

15 Trout, 2 Grayling

Book the beat for the day but only planned on fishing the evening. River level was low but fish still showing taking off the surface in the pool. Size 18 black klinkhammer. Nice beat will be returning...

4 Trout, 2 Grayling

River low and fairly clear. Access quite easy. I fished a dry Parachute Adams. 1 or 2 fish rising, and a few flies about - small upwing. Weather was mainly sunny with a chilly west wind. The fish were in the range 3 - 4 ounces, in good condition. Fishing accompanied by mock battle on the military ground nearby, didn't seem to faze the fish.

6 Trout

No fish this time but had one take. Some evidence of LDOs and sedges hatching.

Cracking weather and a lovely beat. Access good but some of the pools are REALLY deep for such a small stream.
4 out of season grayling and 1 trout. Strangely no hatch of any kind today.

1 Trout, 4 Grayling

First day out this season and first time on this beat.
Easy to find easy to park and beat boundaries clearly marked. When I arrived at around 11.15 it was only around 8c but by 12.00 the sun came out and the temperature responded nicely.
There were a few olives trickling off but no sign of fish rising when I got to the bottom of the beat so decided to fish the duo with a size 16 tungsten bead ptn.
I was soon into my first fish on the nymph only to find it was a Grayling. 5 more grayling followed including 1 lovely fish of around a pound and a half in breeding colours. Also caught 5 Trout 6 to 10 inches all on the nymph.
A lovely 3 hours and a good start to the season.

5 Trout, 6 Grayling