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As expected not great conditions, but still an enjoyable day out even though no fish caught. Several knocks on hair meat but likely these was an eel(s)

Water coloured - little rising

2 Chub

1 Barbel, 3 Chub, 2 Other

Slow day, lost one good fish, barbel for sure

1 Chub

12 Grayling

Very hot day - River flow increased and started to ruse towards end of the session

2 Barbel, 40 Chub

Well for a change , hadn’t been to Hergest for a while , so took a bimble out to there ….. looked like it was to be a warm day as I parked up just over the bridge at nine . Word of warning don’t park in that lovely lay-by over the tight bridge , that is there to allow a turning arc for tractors and big lorries etc etc , so park right at the end of it in the rough grass !!!!!!

Tackled up a small f fly initially , ohhhhhhh river was low when I walked down to the water … I did do a thermometer dip , reading 13 degrees so nice a cool , well , I thought I’m here , let’s give things a blast ……

Some olives , and I’m sure I spotted half a dozen late mayfly too , also some sedge at half eleven , busy busy with insects this morning , had half my trout to risers , and half to prospected dry , either f fly or Para iron blue …..

Actually with stealthy moon walking , fishing was hard going , but had some good sport in the three hours I was there , and managed six beauties to the net , three really nice fish too , maybe ten or eleven inches , lost a few and flumped some cracking rises also …… doooooooh , oh well !!!!!

Horse flies galore , dam things , once they lock on to you it’s a game of letting them settle , and bashing them before they have you !!!! The beef cattle are in the field , looked fairly feisty too , so a brisk walk across that last big field to my truck , kind of like Benny Hill , minus the props !!!!!!!!

Three sightings of kingfishers , very busy up and down , maybe feeding young , nice to see . Did some stone flipping , lots of invertebrates , and two bullheads , so health wise the Edw is looking good . She’s definitely crying out for some decent rain , not this half hearted drizzle we’ve been getting , three or four good solid day would be just the trick . Another cracking few hours on a favourite river, spot on …… back to The Ponderosa for a cool glass of the amber nectar , happy days !!!!

6 Trout

Firstly directions to venue are very vague , signage on the entrance gate would be very useful. we did not actually fish as we could only find one swim which could be accessed and that was too difficult for anglers of advancing years like ourselves!! we will defiantly not be coming back to Sugwas court.