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Water levels were low so only 200m north of the bridge was explored before turning back.

South of the bridge was more promising with a few fish rising before the storm. Connected with three but they broke away before the net.

The beat is wild, personally I loved it when I could get in but no idea how we would have moved up if the river was higher since there are many deep pool sections and absolutely no management of the access points. The map says there are gates but these must be hidden under the brambles. Don't wear waders that you wouldn't mind getting a hole in.

First time river fishing for some fifteen years. Very impressed with the service and details provided by "the fishing passport". I will be booking again but sadly not this beat. Water level was good and on arrival there was some rises to be seen. Walked to the bottom of the beat and there the jungle training kicked in. I spent more time climbing over branches and negotiating the bank than fishing. That said, it is wild water and I think it's impossible for the land owner to keep on top of this growth. Just a fact of life but I would have liked a few access points. Caught two around 5 inches and hooked/missed many more so pleased with that aspect. Mainly using nymph such as hares ear and pheasant tail. Overall an enjoyable day.

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Well ,what a beat 4miles from my home , a jungle explorer would find this beat difficult , nettles ,brambles blackthorn all above chest height and then when you finally get close b***d barbed wire and cant find a style or wooden bar to get over into yet more of the same .Having said all that when you get down into the water what a great beat move up stream and you can walk all most with out a stop yes some pools are to deep but with ingenuity you can keep going all the way back to the bridge .
16 adams dry for 3 , 1 grhe gold bead. and 2 or 3 turn overs . But please can some body just help a bit with access .

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Classic combat fishing below the bridge wading up the stream through riffles and pools fallen trees overgrown trees barbed wire and flood debris.
Wouldn’t have any other way. Great day

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2 on dry fly 3 on nymph.No rises throughout beat.

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First session out on the wild streams this year. Fished upstream of the bridge. River at a good height and visibility quite good.
No fish seen rising, but persisted with the dry until the top of the beat, where I ran a nymph through a likely pool and connected with a lovely 10 inch brownie. Fantastic fight on the 6ft 2#.

Walking back to the car, stopped to talk to a local walking his dog, who said he had spoken to an angler the week before. No reports though.

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Took advantage of a break in the rain to spend a couple of hours on the Dore.
Beat is badly in need of a trim. some of the pools/runs completely inaccessible.
Only fished upstream of the bridge, as last time I tried downstream there were too many impassable spots.
Managed three, all about 7-8inches, caught on a Para Adams.
Nice way to spend a couple of hours.
Lots of evidence of otter activity, prints and spraint. I stay up at Poston Mill, and over the last couple of weeks a family of four otters has been very active, even during the day with people around. Have seen the mother happily chewing away on a fish a couple of times.

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What a disappointment.

Living locally to Hereford I have been lucky to fish a number of the wild streams. And whilst I always try to find the positive, this is without doubt the worst beat I have fished.

I caveat with saying I only fished from the bottom of the beat to halfway, but this is an awful stretch. For starters the entry point to the beat is not maintained and with high barbed wire fencing I was forced to find a small tributary and follow its course into the main stretch. I spent a good 45 minutes trying to access the beat.

The beat it self is high sided and fenced with no exit points until the halfway mark. The river has several large obstacles which can’t be climbed over as the river is too deep. Forcing you over barbed wire. The beat is simply not maintained and I must say one more than one occasion I feared for my safety.

Had this been my first experiences I would have not returned to the wild streams. I strongly advise giving this a miss. For those that have only experienced this beat I would encourage you to try some others as this is, I am pleased to say, not the norm.

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Fished Chanstone Court for a couple of hrs each on the evenings of 16 and 17 May.

6 small BT, with one slightly better (about 8 or 9 inches). Mix of takes on the dry, a small klink, and nymphs. River was holding a suprising ammount of colour still, despite the dry week.

Fishing the Dore requires the skills of a stealth of Ninja, flexibility of a Gymnast and patience of a Monk. It's certainly one of the 'wilder' Wild Stream beats. Your waders will suffer, but the (small) fish shaped reward is all the more valuable having worked for it.

Early May seems to be the sweet spot, with abundant fly life and hungry fish but the line-snagging foliage only just getting going.

Prolific hatches of what I think were Large Dark Olives and Green Drake Mayflies. Perhaps Oliver Burch will offer an opinion in his monthly roundup?

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