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Very worthwhile few hours on this little brook. Level was still a bit up on its normal level with a few tree dams holding back considerable "lakes".
Started off with nymphs but changed to dries when I noticed fish taking god knows what off the surface.Opted for black klinkhammer in a size 16 which seemed to work the best.
Had about 16/17 small trout in total best measuring about 8 inch and all in the range 6 - 8 inches. Had 7 trout from one pool. There was a local fishing worms in the EA gauge pool who disappeared when I came along.

2 x salmon 37 inches and 30 inches, on a Flying C. Conditions just about right, water high and clear, warmer day, sunny with occasional cloud. A beautiful silver cock fish first, then a smaller but equally pretty hen from the same spot just an hour later. I guess they are still shuffling upstream. Two more spring salmon both around the 20 pounds mark reported on the same beat during the last week.

Fished 10 - 12.30. No fly. No rises. Three trout on tung-headed GRHE nymph. Very cold last night so maybe needs to settle down and to warm up a little to get things going over the next month or so. Decided to head home and fish the Red Lion water in the afternoon.

Fished from 2 - 5.30 pm. Rather windy on arrival but it abated during the afternoon. Arrived, probably at the tail of the day's main Yellow May hatch, but Olive Uprights were also emerging. Found some rising fish, one gently sipping in a foam lane. Missed it the first time on a Yellow May emerger, but saw it, and as is so often the case, little sips can mean big fish. Ten minutes later, a two and threequarter pound beauty fell to a Duck's Dun style O.U. emerger. Later five out-of-season grayling to 11" and five trout to 12" were taken on similar DD style patterns. Needless to say, all fish returned. At 5p.m someone turned the switch off.....time for a beer!

Disappointing! This beat did not live up to its 4 voucher rating. In fact, we didn't see any fish at all in the 5 hours we fished the beat. We had no takes and saw only one rise. I usually catch when fishing rivers but despite trying a range of dry flies and nymphs at various depths, we had no success. The weather was warm and water levels were normal. Given the lack of evidence of fish, I am left wonder whether possible outflow from the Sewage Works may currently be adversely affecting the fish stock.

Lovely day, no fish seen or caught. Unable to access upper end of beat: water too deep to wade with thigh waders after approx half way (where tributary enters Wye next to road), and no bank access here. Not sure if this was due to recent rain, although river did not seem particularly high.

Nice water levels and carying just a hint of colour.The nicest day of May so far with just a breath of wind and warm sunshine. Managed 7 fish, all of between 10 and 12 inches on Klinks and parachute Adams. Few risers although when they did they were takers. Some olives hatching and saw 2 Mays so things looking up. Some more warmer weather would kick start everything off.
A nice beat.

With the river showing 12" on the gauge, both wading and the determination of any of the bed's features were difficult. The total absence of any rising fish or hatches of any upwing flies, also contributed to there being few clues available to determine the best approach.
We resorted to dropping beaded GRHE nymphs into the most likely looking spots, resulting in 4 small trout and 2 small grayling being caught.
All in all, a very enjoyable day and we hope that the next time we fish this beat, the water will be clearer and 6" to 12" lower.

Water perfect.V pleasant afternoon but sadly a nil return

2 rods ,1 10" wbt on a stonefly nymph,caught & released, a few tugs and splashy arrivals at dries all missed. Thoroughly enjoyed the day, great conditions but not skillful enough.