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Trout responded well to nymph, sad to see mink in abundance, never a good sign. River in great condition, with sporadic hatches through afternoon but few fish responding yet.

10 Trout

Lovely stretch with more than enough water for our two rods to go at over the course of the day.
We arrived to find a small hatch of upwings taking place, overcast, with a slight tinge of colour in the water . . . . promising. . . . . until that was the sun decided to make an appearance and rain up stream coloured the water further, with large amounts of algae/debris being washed down which pretty much killed any hope of a hatch and rising fish. We persevered by prospecting the faster runs with heavy nymphs and were rewarded with 2 fish. One small and the other a lovely plump trout of 1lb 6oz (both returned).
Will return in hopefully more favourable conditions.

2 Trout

Fished 9am to 2pm. Good fly life with fish rising early. Caught 5 trout up to 15in on dry fly. Activity cooled after about 12 noon. Good day.

5 Trout

Caught 1 trout of about 10" in a parachute adams. Nice day to be on the water.

1 Trout

I saw a good number of fish raising to a recent hatch, however the fish were still pretty picky. The river conditions were good with clear water. I caught one trout on a dry fly in the flats, which weighted about 1.5lbs. The fish was in good condition if a bit lean!

1 Trout

Cold wind with sunny spells, limited fly hatch. Couple of light takes on wet fly, no trout caught. Beautiful stretch of water.

Beautiful location but where are the fish! My father, brother and I fished Penpont for two days beginning on April 23rd with only one trout caught between us all. We had a small hatch on April 23rd that lasted an hour or so and pricked the mouths of a couple of trout but brought nothing to the net. The next day between us we probably saw all of two rises on the river. My brother ultimately managed to bring a 3/4 lb brown to the net rigged up NZ style with the Klink and Dink just above the bridge. We fish a LOT and this is probably some of the toughest we've ever done.

1 Trout

Quality not quantity. Two beautiful trout - about 14" long. Both taken on point, the first on a small beaded nymph #16 and the second a March Brown nymph #14. Colder than the previous day, with no signs whatsoever of insect life or fish rising on an overcast day with the East wind still fairly strong.
Both fish in good condition and put up a lengthy fight.

2 Trout

Pleasant day with lots of fish coming to the fly but making them stick was difficult. Best fly parachute adams. Best fish 1.5lb, several fish pricked but not landed.

3 Trout

A bright day, warm in the sun, but with a chill Easterly wind, made for difficult fishing. Fish were rising, but neither the duo nor spiders could tempt them. A fellow angler had no luck with March Browns. The day was saved almost at the last cast with a 7" fish taken on point by a Hare's Lug #14.

1 Trout