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Lovely day but not a bite and only 1 rise spotted. Water clear, leaders long, tried nymphs of different weights , spiders and emergers in the quieter spots. All to no avail . Stuck around the bottom half of the beat. Chicken and ham pie from butchers in Ledbury today.

Didn’t go ! Wife issues !!!????

A bright sunny with welcome warmth after the lingering winter. About 0.55 on Trallong gauge saw river clear with good flow. Access above farmhouse difficult but some lovely water. Very tricky to fish. Easier to fish downstream of farm. Didn’t have time to visit upper stretch. Incredibly scenic beat but no hatch to speak of and not a rise or fin to be seen all day.

This was a new beat for me and chosen as river running very high in the middle reaches. I walked a good part of the beat and sat watching the river for 2-3 hours but not a single rise seen and a solitary olive was all I saw and so did not even wet a line. It is beautiful stretch though and one I will return to in May when more fly may be about. (Strangley enough I then went downstream to a middle reach club water where the river was very high and had superb sport in great olive hatches)

River was quite high, difficult wading in places. Access along the beat is tricky in places. Nice stretch of water - Had a few rises to a dry fly but nothing stuck

Did not fish as river in dirty brown spate.

Brutal conditions… downstream wind, hail storms, no meaningful hatch and no trout rising… except for one hungry fish sipping down a late afternoon trickle of olives. 19” and 2lb 12. Was worth turning blue for.

1 Trout

Lovely stretch of river. Not much insect life, and didn't see any fish rising. Caught two trout in the deeper runs on heavy caddis nymphs.

2 Trout

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Two Trout on fly at upper end of beat both returned. River high but running fairly clear.
Lower end of beat difficult access due to fallen trees etc.

Two seperate sets of two anglers (two men and then two women) ledgering from opposite bank at upper end of beat.

2 Trout