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A beautiful spring day with finally some warmth, which I thought would bring the fish and fly life on.
Sadly the rain overnight meant the water was quite cool. Only 1 fish today take on a nymph no evidence of rising fish. This was taken between the bridges.
After lunch I ventured upstream where there was evidence of some quite severe tree felling.
This will let the light into the stream and will grow back to provide cover for the trout, but I fear this will take some years.

1 Trout

Lovely few hours on this beautiful stretch. Access and parking was very easy, and many trees had been pruned back on the stretch I fished from Titley Bridge up to the fence line at the end of the field. Unfortunately I have yet to master casting with my new 6ft 2 wt, so struggled to reach some of the pools on the right bank. Will definitely be back here.

Complete cloud cover,12 degrees and a down stream wind. Not a good start to my season! The only trout seen decided to take the black ptn on the dropper just as the point fly lodged itself on a rock at the bottom of the river. It thrashed about in a buttery yellow sort of way then threw the hook and swam off! Ah well next time....

The water was clear, and the river level was lowish. The weather was warm and sunny with some cloud. I walked and fished the whole length of the upper part of the beat, I saw no fish at all, no rises, and I didn't spook any either, I was wearing Polaroids and moving quietly. I fished the deep pools using a beaded nymph but had no interest there either. There were signs of otters. I also saw a few, but very few, spricks. The three birds a fisherman hopes to see; dipper, grey wagtail, and kingfisher were all present.

Went along late afternoon. River risen at last and a little coloured. Fished for an hour above the higher bridge with small dry sedge. Missed two takes and caught one 8” WBT.

1 Trout

Had a dull meeting in Leominster, which was made better knowing that I was to be mooching up the river as soon as it was over …… and I was , well actually eleven bells till one , only a couple of hours , but much needed after a hectic week …..

Usual six foot rod , and rigged up with a single Para Greenwells , always does well here …. Nice steady bimble across the big harvested field to the lower bridge , slipped into the river ,and all of a sudden the weeks problems are gone , nice , just how it should be …….

Thermometer dipped and reading twelve degrees , nice , and a bit freshened up too , not much on the level as far as height goes , but certainly running fresher …..a good bit of sport too This morning , four to the net on the dry , all between eight and ten inches , three on and off too , slippy barbless hook today , gggrrrrrrrrr, but I must say , the fish seemed excitable and perhaps the added fresh water has livened them up too !!!!!

Almost Autumnal there , blowy , leaves everywhere and a lot cooler than ten days ago , when it was like the Ghobi desert …. Weird weather ….. I did do some stone lifting , big flat ones , most had crayfish under , our native ones I think , and bullheads too , quite happy to be in the same accommodation it seems !!!!

Anyway , a relaxing couple of hours , only fished bridge to bridge , will try a Stillwater over the weekend for a change , a nice start to the weekend , Poets day is always nice hey ……

4 Trout

Superb beat. Very accessible. Despite no fish, could see them in abundance, just couldn’t get them to take.

Just a quick hour and a quarter tonight , after tea, fished between seven and eight fifteen , basically between the two bridges , first things first , did a thermometer dip , in fact I did three in three locations through the evening just to see if there is a consistency , and there was , sitting at 14 degrees , so all good , at the moment , a bit low , but on this beat , there are some deep sections .

Missed a few good rises in the hour , but managed two , quickly brought in , and quickly released too , healthy little tubby eight inch fish ….. had a lovely swirl by a big boy in the first long glide , and boy did he leave a steady splash in the foot deep water !!!!!!

Nice to see that log jam gone , and some lovely work with the bankside butted up with the chainsawed trees and branches , I presume Louis and his team maybe did the work , looks very professionally done , and there are no obstructions at all now between bridge to bridge , lovely job …. Can the same be done on the Kington beat …… pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease !!!!!!!!!

Even some mayfly tonight , saw five , was certainly idyllic there , and the kingfisher darting up and down twice ….. and the grey squirrels hammering the last of the hazel nuts up above ….. there numbers seemed to have increased big time in Herefordshire . I bagged over a hundred on our patch when they were on the beech mast …..

Anyway , a fun but quick hour , home time , and a nice cold can of Gaymers cider , ohhhhhhhh yes …. The end of a nice day , sorted !!!!

2 Trout

2 Trout

Went down in the evening and walked upstream from the top bridge. A few very small fish rising and two on the hook for a moment. Saw a few larger fish cruising around but couldn’t tempt them. Lovely couple of hours on a beautiful little river.