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After a run of blanks, finally, one to the net and and one lost on the way to the net. One in the net was about 6 inches, the one that didn’t quite get there was about 5 inches, so neither were specimens but nice to break the barren run. Size 16 grey dry fly fished under a overhanging bush (which claimed the fly a couple of casts later). Not many rising fish this morning, unlike yesterday, but nice to be out on this lovely stretch.

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Been staying at a friend’s house in Lyonshall and fished this beat several times in the week for about an hour each time - hence one consolidated return Lovely beat but, unable to contact any fish all week. This morning’s foray summed up the trip. First pool I come to I see rising fish, check fly - parachute Greenwells (seems to have been working for JA from Leominster) poor cast - no more rising fish. Second pool I see rising fish. Two better casts but no takers - however, remaining hopeful was about to re-cast when an otter swam up within a couple of feet of me and disappeared into the area where the fish had been rising. No more rising fish. Came home. I have seen fish and recent returns JA suggest they are catchable. I think I need to work on my technique, my entomology and review whether my 7ft 3 wt is too heavy for dries- but JA, if you have any tips…..

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Two on a PTN fished under a klinkhammer NZ Style, one on the dry. All from the deeper holes. Good steady hatch throughout the day of an assortment of fly - beyond my entomological abilities to ID them.

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Very windy day and overcast. Lots of flies but very few rising fish. Rose a couple of small browns on a small brown dry but nothing to hand. Lovely stretch of river which I intend to fish again when the head wind has died down a bit.

Well .... a different day today totally!!!breezy overcast and what turned out to be a tricky three hours this morning !! Ppfffttttt hark at me !! Anyone would think I'd made a bad batch of scones for a W.I meeting !!!!! It's always lovely being on the water ....

My usual beat ... local to me and so handy ..as is Kington too .. annoying downstream breeze ..strong too but persisted with tiny dries .. top of the first glide I just couldn't make out what they were rising too !!! I like a challenge but strewth they had me this morning ... First took a twenty black f fly ! I think just to cheer me up maybe !!! Possibly iron blues I couldn't see in fairness .....

Anyway small fellows this morning had another two on the f fly and another one on an eighteen black klinkhammer ....always good fun but no tubby hooligans were being fooled this morning! Crop looking as it could do with a two day session of rain and soil is starting to crack open like it does in August ..... sign of things to come maybe !

Still a fun but hard session and managed four on the dries ... hard earned brownies thus morning .... May give the Hindwell a bash one evening end of the week .....

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Nice beat. Several rising trout in a single pool just upstream from the road bridge. Caught one 10" trout on a dry parachute adams in late afternoon. Missed/accidentally spooked a second. Good amount of fly life.

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A pleasant mooch upstream this morning ... bowled up at nine and walked down the road to the first bridge of the beat .... cold and low I'd describe the Arrow at the moment !!! Masses of invertebrates under the stones ... Totally stuffed with life ....

Fishing was tricky ... fished a tiny 18 Parachute Greenwells and a 18 tan f fly ... fish rising from half ten in the two long glides... and tricky cause its only a foot maybe two along those sections .. carefull casting ... had three ditto in size all about nine or ten Inches lovely fish too ...

My last was a satisfying slurp of a take on the Parachute greenwells .... and boy did he go !!! The six foot two weight was bent double !!!eventually got him to the net superb.... best Arrow brown for ages .... a beauty , maybe 16 inches .. I rested him for a time , and awaaaaaaaaaay , nice and powerful !!!! Lovely job ...

Stealth is key here at the mo ... I spent three hours here and only went up to the second bridge ... four Arrow beauties this morning and I had a dipper and the kingfisher as company .... now thats hard to beat !!!! The Arrow Valley in Spring is a sight to behold !!!

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A fun but cool session this morning ..... lovely to be out after quite a major op two weeks ago !! Overcast and breezy when i parked up at half eight at the Whittern Bridge pull in ..... opted for old Faithfull, my six foot two weight and a tiny tungsten flashback PTN ... always works well here early season .....

Lots of new features to this beat , although as always park at the first bridge walk roadside to the second , get in and wade up about three hundred yards passed the second .... makes it easy then to bimble back down the field to my truck !! As I said ,.new features and new trees down from the violent storms .... not to awkward at the mo but summer growth may cause an issue for some ....

Fish as usual here early season hard to locate.... but eventually found the first abd second in deep water ! Surprisingly sharp aggressive hits to the nymph top !! Nice to get a bend in the rod though !! Last fish was under the second bridge I the deep water ... nice ten inch brownie ... excellent !!! No more action after that ... abd slipped out into the field before that prominent acute left upstream bend in the river ... a nice mooch back and a pleasant cuppa from the flask.... Happy days !!!! Up to Claerwen Reservoir on Thursday see if the brownies are ready to party up on the Elenydd ..... lovely job ....

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Two smaller trout taken on the nymph and one specimen fish hooked then inevitably snagged and lost on the dry! Rocketed up from a deep 5ft+ hole at the bottom of one of the longer flat pools.

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