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1 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.

18 Trout, 16 Grayling

19 Trout, 27 Grayling

13 Trout, 28 Grayling

19 Grayling

Low clouds and drizzling all morning. Water higher and more coloured than expected when booking. Not a wading day, so fishing some slacks under the bank with traditional wets, Grayling Steel Blue, Yellow Bumble and Red Tag. 5 x grayling 12-14 inches, 3 x out of season trout 10-12 inches.

5 Grayling

The water was much higher than expected and dark brown. I saw two fresh salmon, but only managed to hook two out of season BT. Both return swiftly and without damage.

2 Trout

We never found a pod of grayling and this might well have been due the colour and depth of water. Wading was far more difficult than usual so access was more of a challenge.

Lovely day though. 3 grayling and an out of season trout. All returned.

1 Trout, 3 Grayling

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