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A great beat with great access. A very hot and sunny day with varying wind direction saw the bigger fish parked up in the deeper, more shady locations until well into the session. The evening did however produce 2 x brown trout, 1 being approx 6oz (taken on nymph) and the other just over a 1lb (taken on orange klinkhammer). Both fish returned to fight another day.
I would also like to mention and thank the booking office staff who were very helpful in sorting out my fishing 1st thing on a Monday morning.

No fish caught. No fish hooked! One fish missed!
The river conditions were good - clear and not too low, the weather was sunny/bright with slight breeze. No fish were rising until mid afternoon.
Nymph fishing produced no takes (GRHE, PTN). The fly life was minimal with very occasional mayfly, olives, spinners. Rises were few and far between.
Had one rise to a Grey Wulff after trying numerous imitations. 3 trout were chasing minnows in the shallows. The fish density in the river is extremely low. A black American mink took a brown trout (~ 9") close to the bank. A local worker decided to go for a swim in the pool below the bridge! The access through (over!) gates along the right bank (when facing upstream)is poor and potentially hazardous at the last gate before the downstream beat limit. Unfortunately a very disappointing fishing experience.

Catch return: 3xBT 1-1.5 lbs, a couple around 0.5 lb.

Vey hot sunny day, river clear and low. Dead from lunchtime
until I ledt around 1930.

Morning 3xBT 1-1.5 lbs, 2 on woolly buggers fished on a deep sink tip in fast water, and one on a mayfly emerger fished fairly deep. Couple more around 0.5 lb one dry one nymph.

9 Grayling - to 2lbs
1 Trout

A hot, bright day. Grayling taken in the morning on beaded PTN/GRHE. They were realy having it - lovely slow unmissable pulls (so how come I missed so many?). Sporadic Mayfly hatch in the afternoon with the odd trout rising.
No doubt the evening rise was something to behold but, sadly, by then I was back on the A44 heading east (one of the perils of being a wage slave)

A delightful section of river

1 Brown Trout 12" Mayfly. Good fishing, though be careful of the nesting swans!

My third visit to the Arrow and, at last, my first fish on this river! A stunningly coloured brownie of around 1lb, caught on the last cast of the day using a Greenwell's Glory. Lost a smaller one earlier on and failed to connect with a fair few takes. Fished a dry fly throughout the day.
A beautiful sunny day with just clouds of sedges and the occassional mayfly for company. A memorable day, will definitely return.

Very hot and bright with only a very few flies coming off including the occassional Mayfly.

Only managed two WBT, a 9 inch and a 10inch, both were in beautiful condition and taken on a #16 para Greenwell's Glory. Enjoyed the kingfishers and Dipper.

No salmon caught but plenty of brownies, best to 14.5 " no sign of fish moving on either day, even when fished late to dusk.

We caught between us 1 Chub, 2 Grayling and 35 Trout. Most of the Trout were small, biggest trout was a 12". All fish were returned. We all had a great weekend, thanks.