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Well another day off so another day living the dream ha ha , and where to on an overcast not too bad a day I thought , as I had the pooch out this morning , feeding the pigs and hens etc etc . . . . After seeing the Edw looking pristine at Aberedw yesterday, I plumbed for the Hergest beat , arriving there at ten . Strewth the road from Cregrina to Hergest is something of an assault course now , with winter floods eaten into the road sidings which in places are crumbling away , also trees and shrubs across the road, I shifted two , so I could pass I'm my truck !!! Anything new and shiny I'd think twice about at the mo , with the mud slides half blocking the road in two locations !!! However I did see a JCB later in the morning so hope springs maybe !!!!!

Anyway onto the fishing , river high'ish but with the usual Edw tinge, fished small streamers and soon sussed out that fish were in water of about two or three feet deep, and wanted the right retrieve too ; hammering my streamer, it's not a technique I use lot but boy fish were having a real pop at my home tied offering !!! Not just one go but three and four, watching them in the clear water, I lost two good fish during the three hours I was there but managed to bring to the net three crackers, plenty off oomph in them and all between eight and eleven inches, superb fun and great to be down in the Edw valley fishing one of my favourites, superb morning. Off home and something medicinal in a large glass I think !!! Back soon , too this cracker . . . . . . . . .

3 Trout

Did not fish, high & brown

Water low and clear. Caught four brown trout, two on a parachute adams and two from a deep pool on a nymph. A good few hours' fishing .

4 Trout

A very picturesque beat, especially the waterfalls.

2 trout to hand, one on a Klinkhammer, the other on a PTN suspended underneath. Water level quite low and very clear.

There were a number of small trout going for the Klinkhammer but the hook didn't set. Apart from that, didn't see a hatch and no rises elsewhere.

2 Trout

Fished only a couple of hours over lunch time. Nice and sunny day with trout up to 12". River levels the same despite the rain.
Trout came mainly to the nymph.

6 Trout

River low and clear.

2 Trout

Very nice day on the river. Waterlevels are low with fish rising in the pools. Trout in the range of 6" to 11" came to the dry and nymph fished in the head of the pools.

10 Trout

2 of us fished from c. 11am until 4ish. River was very low and the fishing was very tough along quite a few stretches. We picked up fish from most of the likely spots in the conditions - a mix of trout and a few salmon parr. Both of us fished the Duo all day, with most fish coming to a plain nymph.

25 Trout, 5 Other

River at a good level but quite coloured. Had about a dozen small trout, biggest 10”. Many more bumped or missed. Not much rising but a CDC and elk brought them up plus a couple on beaded ptn.

12 Trout

Water high and muddy so I was unable to see my wading boots even in 1' of water, but clearing slightly by the end of the day. Trout up to 9", mostly on a tungsten weighted micro PTN. One 7" Salmon Parr, all carefully returned. a beautiful stretch and fun way to fish when washed off the river Wye.

16 Trout, 1 Other