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The last time I blanked on the Edw was.....Never!

Beautiful day. River lowish but sparklingly clear. Trout elusive. My fishing partner, Andy, had one trout at 8" on a heavy nymph. In addition 5/6 small trout around 5" all on Para patterns or similar.

7 Trout

1 salmon parr about 5 inch

1 Other

Fished from about 13.00 to 16.30 Bright and breezy.
9 trout on nymphs 6 to 12 inches plus plenty of parr.
A large Oak tree is in the river just above Hergest bridge,looks like it could cause trouble.
Also found a good quality folding net which could be reclaimed through the booking office.

9 Trout

Lovely weather day, river running well and clear. Plenty of a variety of flies appearing, but I did not see any rises. Fished all day with a gold bead hares ear on the point and unweighted nymphs on the dropper, trying to ‘match the hatch’ as they appeared. Landed 8 mainly from the streamier water, up to 9 inches, and missed a few sharp takes. Also a few parr, lots of them around. Also a first for me, 2 at 6 inches each at the same time. Not exactly on my bucket list but fun anyway !!

8 Trout

Visited this beat again after fishing it on Weds. My fishing partner Andy had 5 fish - 2 x 5" and 3 x 8". I had one at 5". Fish taken on Hare's Ear Para 16, Adams Irresistable 14, Adams Para 16 and a Hare's Ear bead nymph 14. The river was slightly higher and more coloured than Weds. All fish returned safely.

6 Trout

Fished from 10-4. Intermittent rain. River in excellent shape, nice height, clear water. My fishing partner, Andy, was christening his new 7 ft rod and reel to good effect - 1x 11/12": 3x 8": 2x5". All on deerhair comparadun, size 16. I had two at 8" on a para Adams. A good day in which we barely covered half the water. All fish returned safely.

8 Trout

Fished from 10-4. Intermittent rain. River in excellent shape, nice height,clear water. My fishing partner, Andy, was christening his new 7ft Rod and reel to good effect with 1x 11/12": 3 x 8": 2 x 5". All on deer hair comparadun, size 16. I had 2 x 8" on a para Adams. A lovely day during which we covered barely half the water. All fish returned safely.

8 Trout

Excellent morning on this beautiful river. The water was dropping and clearing after the recent heavy rain. Most trout took a scruffy hairs ear, although I did raise a couple just before midday when there was a brief hatch. 20+ to the net, between 6" and 10" and one giant at 14" from the bottom of a deep pool. This remains one of my favourite streams.

20 Trout

River low. Fished same beat similar time last year and The winter has seen a number of trees down in the river and associated land slides, not an issue generally though. Has resulted in quite bad silting and a fair amount of blanket weed but the trout and a few salmon parr were still playing. Trout to 11” on a mixture of beaded jigs, March brown nymphs and CDC and Elk dries.
Great stretch but needs a good flush through.

12 Trout, 2 Other