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A quiet couple of hours, again with just the otters for company. Very low water levels and bright conditions made for a quiet start, but a sizeable Grayling on a Klinkhammer Indicator at the bottom of the Bathing Pool made up for things. I fished the right bank this time and directions and info were spot on.

1 Grayling

The weather was beautiful, clear skies and hot. The scenery was as ever stunning. Always lots of interesting wildlife and vegetation to study. Flies were hatching everywhere, but the fish were sulking.
One concern I have is the number of fry (thousands) trapped in pools which will dry out if rain is not forthcoming. It would be worth speciating the fry trapped, and to make efforts to return them to the main flow. Perhaps the WFU could pay a stipend to a zoologist to take on this task. You would essentially be re-stocking stretches with wild fish.

2 Trout

Very bright sunny conditions. Not much fly life showing and hence only a few fish rising. Did manage to get a take from a nice trout but lost it. Using nymphs.

Be very careful turning into the beat, access is on the brow of a hill along the busy A470. You can just about clear the road with the nose of your car kissing the gate!!! Pulling out not much fun either. Probably worth mentioning on the WUF instructions.

The river was a really comfortable height so the beat was very accessible and wadeable. 10 wbt caught and returned, 8" to 14", caught mostly on weighted nymphs. A trickle of insects - mostly Olives of various sizes - picking off all day but not much rising. Lovely beat, lots of variety, wished we could have fished longer.

10 Trout

2 Trout

Excellent conditions Fish rising but being fussy. Little rascals

8 Trout

A generally good day, but the wind was quite strong, and casting was very difficult at times. My friend DH forgot his wading boots! Sigh..... He managed to find a few areas that he could cast from and make a day out of it.
Many trout were caught - about 25 in total, none of them big but better to see new fish thriving. No Salmon seen.

12 Trout

As above from MD.

17 Trout

Lovely quiet couple of hours. One trout taken on dry fly in the middle pool and a couple missed. River low and a little bright still. Otters for company.

1 Trout

It was a lovely day to be on the river. Probably could have done with a little cloud cover, but it was a pleasant temperature and a reasonable hatch of flies. There were takers of these flies but not that many. I felt a 'hatch' hadn't quite happened and many fish might not have bothered coming to the surface.

I caught several fish, including grayling up to 1lb, and, as per usual, missed many others. One was a decent trout, perhaps 2lb. No salmon seen.

5 Trout, 3 Grayling