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River up and coloured pushing through, three Chub all on meat .

3 Chub

Tough day in high and very coloured water conditions . Normally good when the river is up but the water temperature was still very cold so a bit of a gamble and alas no fish today. Still a lovely place to spend a day on the river.

Didn't fish.
River very high, banks very slippery and still raining first thing, so gave it a miss.

Very cold but we managed a few fish on a great beat

3 Trout, 4 Grayling

River was at a good winter level all fish were caught trotting maggots.

3 Trout, 16 Grayling

First time trotting with a centre pin. Small grayling first cast and 1lb trout second cast. Gravel beach just above church. All downhill after that. Low and very clear not helping. 0.474 cilmery gauge.

1 Trout, 1 Grayling

Very nice venue for a few hours fishing. Conditions very cold but river running at a good height. Caught 3 small Grayling and a decent out of season Brown Trout on trotted maggots.

1 Trout, 3 Grayling

An absolutely stunning stretch of river in a frozen landscape today. Christmas Card fishing and hugely enjoyable, but there was little good will from the fish. One serious wrap around which went nowhere, a few baits taken but nothing whatsoever hooked. Meat, cheese, bread, oiled pellets, casters. Nothing worked. Freezing for first two hours, and final hour of the day. Would imagine river temps were colder?
Lovely to meet and chat with land owner. Interesting and friendly gent.
Look forward to meeting up with him again, when skates and ice saws aren't required.

Don't think the fish have got used to this cold weather yet ,I certainly haven't!. Didn't find any shoaled up grayling anywhere just the odd fish her e and there. Water water was clear and a good hight. Most of the fish were small and all caught on nymphs. Grayling to 11" and the trout 12" ( one lost grayling )

1 Trout, 6 Grayling

My first time on this lovely beat. I had read quite a bit about its superb winter grayling fishing and was chomping at the bit to give it a go. Now, I’m quite an experienced Euro nymphing devotee and after walking the beat was quietly confident that I would find a few fish. Four hours or so of concentrated effort rather put me in my place. Not a single fish to the net. I don’t know why I failed and if I were returning tomorrow I would probably fish the same areas in the same manner. So, I have a lot to ponder - but isn’t that one of the reasons our sport is so wonderful that we can never assume success and ultimately the river always has the final word. Would I return ? Definitely. I have a lot of answers to resolve.