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Nothing doing but cold NE wind

3 Trout

My first visit to this attractive beat. Despite the tree-lined banks, there is more room for casting here than on many of the wild streams.Surprised by the clarity, given all the recent rain, no doubt due to the absence of arable land in the catchment. The water was pushing through & most of this beat is shallow riffle. Spent the rather grey afternoon prospecting with beaded nymphs in the two pools & other deeper spots without any sign of fish. I’ll return here later in the Spring.

One small brownie on a PTN. Fished from 8am - 12:30. Saw very little activity. The river was in good condition so likely more down to my skill.

Lovely little beat. Will be back.

1 Trout

River still pushing a little. Despite a few March Browns and LDOs, and even a few caddis on the wing, the Honddu is yet to wake up. A tough day, with only a single fish to a dry which was untargeted and only rose while prospecting a pool. River is looking very healthy though, and with another few weeks, should have warmed up nicely.

1 Trout

very low water and limited access, no fishing to be had

Lovely spot but hard going in the low water conditions (0.127m on the Tafalog guage). Most of the beat was very shallow with a couple of deeper pools in the top half. Disturbed a few very small fish and saw a couple of swirls from bigger specimens but nothing took an interest in the fly. Still enjoyed it though.

Not a nibble

Not much sign of fish or insect life. Rather cold north wind. One 8 inch trout took a sedge pattern and one great looking chunky brown of about 12 inch on a klink and dink gold head pt, unfortunately lost at the net but counting him anyway! Very tricky casting due to abundant lime tree growth, could do with a trim.. Gorgeous little river in a stunning place.

2 Trout