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Reservoir flooded and murky red brown. Found some clear water at a stream inlet and caught some good sized fish on variety of dark flies. Also had some success stripping back very bright lures quickly through murk.

6 Trout

River already pushing through first thing and during day height increased by over a metre. With lots of weed fishing was difficult. Only one bite early on fishing close in.

Severe overnight storms led to un-fishable conditions, we arrived at 0830 to find a constant torrent of debris and storm damaged trees flying past on a rapidly rising river..we soldiered on to the woods in an attempt to locate any likely looking in close slack areas...however after having lost one barbel on first cast the rest of the day remained actionless..buy the time we left the river had risen over 5 feet..!

Very hard conditions.

5 Other

Did not fish as river rose 14 feet overnight

We caught 3 barbel , best being 9.5 lb and a very nice Chub 6.10 lb . Then unfortunately the river rose 6-7 ft over the next few hours , by mid afternoon we could no longer fish due to all the tree's and debris coming down the river.
Oh also 1 mad man swimming down with the current , unbelievable .
There really was not enough swims for 6 anglers and like previous comments feel the owners should cut some more to make the access better .

3 Barbel, 1 Chub

Great first day, however river rising so fast! Came up to nearly over the banks within the day!! Still good fishing in the slacks we found.

9 Barbel, 4 Chub

Water too high.
Fishing was not possible ... we moved back to Belgium !

2 Trout

Well bowled up at ten at the lovely Hindwell Brook , after stocking up on some munchies from Morrisons just outside Leominster , was a dank dull rainy day , and was forecast heavier throughout the day too !!!!!

Tackled up with my usual small streams outfit , two small gold head nymphs , GRHE, and a Black Magic nymph , and set too prospecting the deep little pools on the Hindwell . . . . First little customer , fighting fit , about nine inches , put up a good scrap , and quickly released . . .

There is a few fresh trees down , thanks to Storm Ali , along the lower half of the beat , although thankfully have all fallen in a field direction so no real issues with blocking the stream there . . . . . . .

Second fish ditto in size , lovely colours and again quickly back in the water . By eleven there was a slight tinge to the river , and I guessed perhaps I would only have about an hours good sport before it coloured up .

I had one more before I decided to call things a day , river was starting to rise , and visibility greatly impaired , so worked my way to where the fencing is both sides of the banks , did manage one more fish , perhaps eight inches , Great little scrap , and slipped back in , shame the weather was so lousy , would have been nice to prospect more of this cracking beat , still such is life !!!!!!!

Kingfishers were busy up and down the little stream and seemed over the moon that there larder was getting a bit bigger . . . . . A fun , if not soggy two and a half hours , three little Hindwell crackers caught and released , shall be back April next year to this miniature haven . . . Spot on !!!!!!

3 Trout