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Arrived to find a very low river but good cloud cover and plenty of hatches in evidence.
I started on dry fly and took a nice fish (2lb) from Parsons Pool, where rising fish were in evidence but tricky to tempt.

John, my friend fished upstream nymphs and took 3 heavy brownies (2.5, 2 and 1.5lbs). It was nice to be able to access parts of the stretch not normally wadeable but this was balanced by the challenge of presenting a fly correctly in such skinny water. As the day progressed the wind increased until blowing a gale downstream and the sun came out making fishing almost impossible.

We had a mystery to solve as there was a group of people in gloves and masks underneath the arch of the aqueduct, they looked to be busy bagging things and generally industrious (no impact on the fishing I hasten to add). It turns out they were surveying the local bat population and they remarked that that there was a healthy colony present some 50 -60.

All fish were returned and we had a great day despite the increasing challenging conditions.

4 Trout

Water low and clear, but plenty of flow on this beat. Fished small nymphs, landed 3 trout, lost one good fish and missed a few takes too. Very nice day was had.

3 Trout

This is an interesting beat, only fished the top half but plenty of interest. Opposite the hut (Parsons pool) had fish rising when I arrived, could not see what they were taking so put on a March Brown and waded in…. Not easy wading in this pool but did manage to land a small trout. A more experience person of someone comfortable with deep wading would, I suspect, have had many more!

Just down from canal bridge had another couple, one on a weighted nymph which was quite small and another later in the day on Klink in the faster water which was a very decent fish.

All in all a lovely beat and once we get some rain should perform well, great day out.

3 Trout

Another warm Spring day with sun and cloud. Breeze stronger today and variable although mostly up and across river. Fished 11.30 to 16.00 but action faded after 15.00 . No hatch to speak of but once again searching likely seams with an Olive Comparadun produced the goods. Hooked 8 and netted 5, failing to connect with several more slashing takes. These were superb condition fish up to about 2.75 lbs. Another wonderful day on the river.

5 Trout

Saw no LDO's hatching so no rises and they didn't want a nymph either!

5 Trout

A very bright day greeted me at this now truncated beat. I started on the flats upstream nymphing to no avail, closely watched by the sentry of the mill.
The river was quiet until 1 pm when a hatch bought fish to the surface, managed to bag a nice 1.5 lb trout on a dry , much to the joy of the spectator on the aqueduct. The rises soon stopped but I managed 3 more trout on MB spiders. Another typical spring day, was hoping the warmth may bring more sustained hatches and rises, but it wasn't to be.
Still it was a beautiful setting on a fantastic day.
All fish returned.

4 Trout

1 Trout

1 Trout

Few fish rising but nothing I offered them was of interest apparently.