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Nice beat, very peaceful and has lots of potential. The foy bridge fishery had better access than the creel fishery half, however both were overgrown. Water was fairly coloured and above summer level, I fished the fly down all pools as far as access and wading would allow, sadly without result. Several canoeists passed through mid morning all of which were plesent and curtious. I finished fishing mid afternoon due to large amounts of foliage in the water and decreased water clarity from rain upstream.
I look forward to fishing this beat again, hopefully with more success.

Too windy for fly. Canoe traffic quite heavy but folk quite friendly. Caught one Chub on a rapala at Lindor pool.

1 Chub

Nice beat it is a mix of fly and spinning water I stuck to fly for the day. Tail of bridge would be good in marginally higher water. Saw a salmon crash up at the surface at bottom of the boundary but not a touch. Kayakers were few and the 2 were polite and stealthy.

Nice to be back on a favourite beat and good to see that someone has been very busy improving the access in and out of the water. With a little less water, (0.65 at Ross gauge), it would have been possible to wade the right bank from the bridge all the way to the pipe some 200mtrs downstream. And then get out easily at the new steps, yahoo!
As it was the fly failed and the spinning rod captured the obligatory trout, although of good sizes at 2lb+, and chub. No salmon this time but not to worry as it’s not all about catching fish. Is it?

3 Trout, 1 Chub

Sadly the promise of a rise in levels and high pressure came to nought. Also the accessible Fly water is currently reduced to just the Bridge Pool and the Pulpit/Island due to rapid growth of bank-side vegetation. The Run, the better holding area for Salmon at this level on the right bank, could not be fished by any method as I couldn’t find the usual access points down the steep banks; no doubt this will be cleared in time for the course season but I think this will be my last visit.

1 Trout

Glorious days fishing. No salmon seen. River bright and clear

1 Chub

12lb & 9lb. Both on blue rapala. Also lost a salmon on fly. A trek to the island (church) stream. Some deep wading to fish the neck.

2 Salmon, 1 Chub

Colour left a lot to be desired not a cloud in the sky, 26C didn't fish

Water conditions had improved from last week with a reading of 0.66 at Ross and clarity improving throughout the day. At this depth wading is possible down both sides of the Foy Bridge section which gives access to all the better fly water. Plenty of trout here and some very big chub below in the deeper pool, 6lb+. Unable to access the island as the left bank channel had a lot more silt than previous years; knee deep in places. Remains of 5 chub on bank here, the result of otters not people though.
Not too many canoes and, as most were family groups, well behaved on the whole but had not been advised on etiquette regarding anglers which they agreed would have been useful!

3 Trout, 2 Chub

Water was clearing nicely throughout the day and dropping from 0.84m so I can only blame the gusty winds, (and my insistence on sticking with the fly rod for the greater part of the day), as fish were taken spinning just upstream!
Did have a pull on the SHFC later on and one WBT, but I won't mention it as it wasn't that much bigger than the lure.
Booked for next week too so with luck the conditions will improve, the wading become less "interesting" and the better fly sections accessible..... Watch this space!