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The water looked about right, but I only saw small trout. Fished 2.30 to 8.0. Caught one of about 6oz.

1 Trout

One trout c.1.5lb on a Klinkhammer from a run at the top end of the beat and 3 other 1/2lb fish. All returned.

4 Trout

36 Trout

Hard day - very few fish moving - eventually caught a decent fish just over a pound. Nice note left on my windscreen by the owner welcoming fishermen back

1 Trout

I was only able to fish for a few hours in the afternoon, but there were enough olives about to bring trout to the surface, and I had wonderful sport with emergers until 3:30 or so, when fish stopped rising. For a brief moment, all was right with the world.

6 Trout

The river was in perfect condition. We caught half our fish on dries and the rest with a french leader fishing the ruffles and deeper pools. It’s a lovely varied beat and one we will be revisiting sometime in the future.

10 Trout

I like to fish this beat in lower levels so as to gain good access to the upper pools. However the flow was so low that there was barely enough to work the nymphs on a long leader properly. I did manage a couple and lost a couple more. Latter on in one of the lower pools fish started showing themselves, cruising around picking at a variety of pale wateries, needle flies, caddis, the odd olive and terrestrials blown from the trees.Out came the dry fly rod and a size 18 'F' Fly or a Griffiths gnat worked but presentation had to be spot on. Nothing of any great size, up to 14" with a larger fish pricked and lost, but great fun.

10 Trout

Stunning stretch of water, lots of features - thoroughly enjoyed being out here in the glorious weather today. Quite wild and, as per WUF notes, not an easy wade - more water might have helped with fish but would have made getting into viable positions even more tricky in places. Managed 5 on nymph (duo), up to about 12". Lost 3, which might have been closer to a pound - one right at the net. Quite a lot of fly life, but very sporadic rises made it tricky to target fish. More patience needed.

5 Trout