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Slow day today, huge hatch of match browns, several fish taking them off the top but weren’t interested in any of my flies never mind good couple of days.

River fairly low but running clear and looked in excellent condition. Caught a couple of lovely trout trout in the morning but the afternoon was quiet after a good hatch and rise around lunchtime.

2 Trout

One lovely grayling and a small trout on a small nymph. Bright sunny day, warm for the time of year. The river was crystal clear and apparently empty of fish, but I managed to winkle a couple out with persistence. Really nice beat. I've fished the Abby Dore Court beat a few times and that's lovely too, but this has more fishable water for its length. I'll fish it again. Me and the dog went home tired and happy.

1 Trout, 1 Grayling

A day of glorious weather! Really did feel like spring although no-one told the fish. We are always keen to get our first session in and the weather forecast certainly encouraged us. A few olives hatching but not a single fish seen moving - the river is low and the sun was bright. By 5pm we were back at the bridge by the house so walked up from there and after a day of fruitlessly matching the hatch all day Jim tied on a ginger Jingler. First cast in to the fast water … wallop! A lovely 15” trout. Saved the blank!

1 Trout

One grayling and one electric shock.
First time here and found access to fishable spots hard going due to fences , fallen trees etc . Glorious first day of Spring headed back early for a restorative beer.

1 Grayling

excellent day fishing for wild browns in great scenery.

13 Trout

2 Trout

not a nibble from 8:00 am to 1:00pm using spinners, float and ledger in a variety of areas on the house side of the reservoir and thought best to give up the ghost, the only positive was the weather!

5 caught to nymphs in a 1hour period between 11a.m and twelve noon , with 4 being lost near the net . There was a very brief hatch of march browns which rose several fish but by the time I'd got second rod off backpack it ended and the river died instantly . I went back to nymphing for an hour but not a touch . Nice stretch of water the few hundred metres I fished

5 Trout

No fish caught although weather was good it was very windy bailiffs checked permit also had a visit from police officer who checked my licence and asked me how many rods I had as you can only fish with one on this res . All in order nice to see someone is keeping an eye on it