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Had a first go at trotting for grayling. Not as straightforward as it looks. Used an entry level fly fishing centre pin + 5lb Maxima. Despite a good flow and drag fully off the current couldn't unspool line.
Was confined to short trots of 10-15 yards. Still got takes, managed a couple of fish to hand and lost others. Need to research more appropriate trotting reels (and buy one!) before next outing.

2 Grayling

First time on this beat so we spent some time looking and trying different spots. Stunning well maintained stretch and nice conditions today. Trotting tactics produced 6 grayling, 2 x 12 inches, the rest around 6 inches. Feeding spell appeared to be around the middle hours of the short day. Plenty of small dace around.

3 Trout, 6 Grayling

First visit to a beat that's clearly very well maintained, including work done on the woodland pathway at the upper end.
Thanks to Wirral angler Alex for taking the time to pass on some of his detailed knowledge.
Had a couple of touches on nymphs but didn't make viable connections!

River clearing up nicely after last week's rain. Trotting red maggot resulted in 11 grayling. Ranging from 8-12 inches topped off with cracker of 16ins. Also had 5 trout, 3 in very nice condition, 2 looked they had recently spawned.
Good to meet TH from Swansea. Hopefully you have more luck next time.

5 Trout, 11 Grayling

12 x grayling 6-15 inches, 1 x chub 4.5 pounds, 3 x out of season trout 9-12 inches, trotting. I think the water was warmer than the air today, which resulted in continuous fog throughout the valley. It was so thick by mid-afternoon that it was a problem to see the float, so packed up early.

12 Grayling, 1 Chub

River high and coloured. Called it a day by lunch

River in perfect condition till midday when strong wind arrived with rain and filled river with leaves. Managed 5 grayling in total and lost few.. lovely beat to fish.

5 Grayling

Lovely day, light winds and river at a nice height and colour.

About 20 grayling up to 14 inches on pink bugs

20 Grayling

Pretty sure I submitted this catch return late last year but seems it didn't go through, sorry. To recap, only fished about an hour when it was barely fishable with about 1ft visibility - no bites. Then an even bigger spate came down and it turned to chocolate; a dead sheep and a tree trunk went past soon after I got out, so that was good timing :D

Nothing today, water very high