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Both on weighted pheasant tail nymph, taken in the morning, quiet afternoon, water low, windy and overcast

2 Trout

5 Trout, 8 Grayling

Dry fly
One of the trouts : 16 inches

25 Trout, 7 Grayling

Nymph and dry

14 Trout, 1 Grayling, 2 Other

3 Trout, 1 Grayling

River up a little and some colour after yesterday's rain but very few flies about and no consistent rises. Only fished for 3 hours up to midday resulting in 4 lovely small trout from deeper pockets using weighted nymphs.

4 Trout

A gusty wind and occasional sharp showers kept fly emergence to a minimum so with a dearth of rising fish it was Euro style nymphing tactics again, in a river noticeably higher than on previous visits . Most fish fell to the #14 GRHE on the dropper today. Managed to lose 3 brownies in the streamier water due to aerobatic antics.

1 Trout, 5 Grayling

A little wind and rain today but some fish. The substrate is very slippery.

6 Trout, 5 Other

River is lower than I have ever seen it. Bed is clean and sparkling where there is flow but slime appearing in the margins.

Plenty of insect life around and fish were rising although they soon disappeared if the fine and far off approach was not adhered to. The trout were all beautiful tubby fish… biggest 13”. A few may fly about and fish starting to take them. Went really cold late afternoon but there was a big spinner fall late on. Great fishing!

16 Trout, 2 Grayling, 2 Chub

2 Trout, 2 Other