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Only fished from midday, just as the sun started to show! First time on the beat cracking fly water, should have done a full day. No fish caught, saw a 2 or 3 fish splashing in the Vanstone.
More rain please.

Fished morning only. Few fish rising. No takes despite several fishing methods. Will try this beat again.

Excellent day in stunning surroundings. Water low and very clear Saw four salmon but could not tempt any of them.

Water level very low. Nice stream and accessible. 8 trout caught, from 4" to 13".

8 Trout

Great afternoon fishing. Caught 3 good grayling one of which was nearly a pond. Two to weighted nymph and one to dry fly. No sign of any trout. Only sporadic rises but there was good fish activity.

3 Grayling

Fly fishing only. Gauge at 6", weather cloudy & dry, wind stiffening from the east. Made it to the beat at 6am to get some pre breakfast fishing and to beat the canoes. It paid off, a 7lb grilse caught in the Vanstone on a red Ally's Shrimp. Slightly coloured, it was not fresh.

Nice fly water though it was on the low side which meant that the fly didn't swing as easily as I would have liked though it did make wading easier. Way too many canoes but should be expected on bank holiday weekend I guess. Access to some of the pools was a little tricky. Maps and pool descriptions were spot on.

Stayed a Orles Barn, Ross on Wye. It's very comfortable and the food is very good.

Finally, great service from the WUF.

1 Salmon

4 Barbel on pellet. Another hard day.

4 Barbel

2 x trout 12 and 15 inch, Mallard and Claret and Hatching Olive. A late evening session before the wind dropped at dusk.

2 Trout

Fished the first third of the beat late afternoon. Six small trout on my own pattern nymph (Irfon Bug) fished upstream dead drift. Hooked two other fish, one was larger, but the hook hold lost. Very nice stretch of water: the main challenge seems to be getting into a position to cast at the likely pools without spooking the fish. The nature of the riverbank and the extent of vegetation this time of year precluded a stealthy approach from the bank which makes the game harder. I saw several fish spook from the merest hint of water movement or gravel disturbance while wading.

6 Trout

I didn't see any fish at all. In the afternoon I also fished the river Arrow just below Huntingdon where I am a member of a syndicate. Again, no sight of any fish. Some members of my syndicate are starting to worry about declining fish numbers in the Arrow. Are we the only people who have noticed a decline or is this a general concern?