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A cloudy and very windy day, which made float fishing quite difficult.

Four of the grayling were of a good size, one of which weighed in at 1lb 140z, the other two were very small.

The out of season brownies, were all around a pound or less.

It's a very different river this season, not sure what's happened to all the grayling in the 8oz-1lb weight category that were present last year?

6 Trout, 6 Grayling

I had a great days fishing on this wonderful beat. Biggest grayling was 16" ... all caught on trotted maggots.
Good parking and great access to the river. Many thanks to the landowner and W&UF.

3 Trout, 9 Grayling

River pushing through still, not much luck, apart from an Out of Season and swiftly returned trout

1 Other

River too high on the Byton level. Didn't wet a line. Will try again January or February.

Cold, with little wind and occasional sunshine, air temp 2 degrees the whole day.

River still pushing through a bit, and had to really search the water to find the fish.

Really nice to be out on a lovely winters day!

9 Trout, 19 Grayling

River a bit too high really, but we persevered and were rewarded with some nice grayling. Largest of the day went 1:13 the rest were of a good size except for two smaller fish.

The OOS trout of course crashed the party, as they often do when the water is up.

10 Trout, 9 Grayling

No fish, river far too high, .80 on the Byton gauge

2 Trout, 1 Grayling

First time on this beat, booked an evening session 5pm to around 7.30pm. River a nice level and running clear. As the beat description says, the beat on the left bank is fenced off with several acces points over the electric fence. With a couple of exceptions, there is then a 6 foot drop to the water making it impossible to exit the water even if you can get in. At this time of year the bankside vegetation is head high so walking up and down the bank on the river side of the fence is not possible.
The footbridge is closed see (photo attached) and in the couple of places I could access the water from the left bank, there was no access out of the water on the right bank, again due to thick vegetation, high banks or both.
There is a mix of runs and deep pools so you are limited in how far up or down the river you can wade. The result is that I was unable to access the right bank at all having explored the whole beat. I am pretty intrepid when it comes to fishing the wild streams but I was only able to fish perhaps 150 yards of this beat in total. I won't be returning until the vegetation has died down and the bridge access has been restored.
On the bright side, the directions are accurate and the parking well organised.
No fish seen or caught.

Fishing Passport Note 2nd April 2024 : An update on the bridge. We are led to believe that Herefordshire Council will be carrying out repairs in the 2024/25 financial year.

2 out of season Grayling caught on a size 18 parachute adams after seeing them rise. Both caught near the top of the beat.

2 Grayling