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An enjoyable day guided by Oliver burch.

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Becoming one of my favorite beats

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No fish and no rises - very overgrown

A nice afternoon fishing 2 crackers on a hares ear nymph a few rising . When I walked back on the old railway line And spoke to the owner and he said it was private very nice chap.On my old map you can walk it.So take note

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Well with Mrs A working till about three , I saw on the met office app that later on weather improving , so that was the green light to get out there and fish a beat for a couple of hours !!!!

Gave The Lyonshall beat of the Arrow a bash this morning , parked at the bottom bridge , looked pretty racey and a bit coloured but kitted up , what the hell , and got going . . . .

Things were pretty hectic , and as I slipped into the river by the bridge , further up was a splashy aggressive rise to a mayfly , yeeeeeeeeeees I thought , Danica is gracing us on a blustery day like today , Great stuff !!!!!

The glides between the two bridges were the best sport today , close in , hammering the Mohican mayfly , and during the time I was there , eleven till two ish , managed to bring to hand seven crackers , really feisty fish , ranging in size from seven to twelve inches maybe . . . . I fished perhaps a hundred yards up from the second bridge and then called it a day at about two o clock , a fun few hours , even with the river up and a bit coloured , spot on !!!!

Some fish slipped off the barbless hook and had a few long range releases , the annoying breeze was frustrating , and why is it the wind is always a downstream one when your fishing gggrrrrrrrrr!!!!! The river will be back to normal in a couple of days , although I was happy with the sport this morning , it's a cracking beat , back soon , nice start to the weekend !!!!! Happy days !!!!!!

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2 trout caught on a mayfly, both returned to the river. Conditions good with plenty of mayfly present. Good stretches of the river that were easily accessible.

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18 x trout 6-13 inches, Monnow Gosling. Trout hard on mayfly from lunchtime on, despite drenching rain. Many others missed or jumped off.

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Strong gusting downstream wind coupled with a skinny river showing its bones meant for a tough old day. I was longing to catch on the dry, but I just couldn’t help but scatter the fish as I tried to cast to the rise, only for the wind to dump it short.
So after five hours of persevering I switched to Klink and Dink and broke my duck with two wbt on a ghgrhe, thank god for the blank buster.

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An impressive mayfly hatch throughout the day with lots of fish rising in pool tails and the slower sections. All fish caught on dries with as many missed and spooked with bad casts and clumsy wading. Two tiddlers amongst the catch but the rest were plump, beautifully marked Arrow trout from 7 to 13".
Normally when taking photos of agricultural practice its of a horror show. Not today. In one of the fields the farmer has left a 10m buffer strip with grasses and wild flowers between crop and river - fantastic.

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A few mayfly out, and 3 good sized trout to largish Grey Wulff

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