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Convinced there's something wrong with th river. Fished this stretch for many years but not in the past several.....would have always caught at least a few trout.

Small dry sedge was successful, river very low, due to maize beck and other inlets. Four trout (returned, barbless hooks.) Missed and felt several others using different flies. Lots of insect life around, plenty of daddies etc, a lot more life than usual and fish rising as well which was unusual. Fish could afford to be selective. Nice peaceful day though.

4 Trout

All fish on dry sedge, short session , lost some on large stonefly nymph. Did more walking than fishing. Maize beck is currently dry.

9 Trout

Another enjoyable few hours amongst these incredibly feisty fish !!

20 Trout

Had forgotten how lightening fast these fish take and boy do they chase around like lunatics when hooked!! Fabulous sport !!

12 Trout

A very tricky river to wade in. Lots of large boulders not easily seen through the peaty water and a few very sudden drop offs. Wading upstream eventually I got to appoint where I couldn't easily find a way forward without swimming and I called it a day.
Nevertheless a good 6 hours of very pleasant fishing was had and caught 4 all around the 10inch mark but real feisty little fighters.
I hooked another 2 but.lost them on my barbless flies. They were all really taking the dark nymphs and although I had a spider on my rig, nothing really hooked on that.
I did also add a small bit weight, to help line sink quicker as they were taking in the deep fast water..
Great day will be back.

4 Trout

Fished from Middleton to Low Force 9am - 1pm
Caught two small trout on nymphs on the lower section and two sizeable trout on drys further up in fast flowing water.
Didn’t see any rises in the rare areas of still water.
Plenty of action across the whole beat which made for good sport.
Will return.

4 Trout

4 brown trout caught & returned. Another 3 lost . All around 8"-10". Flies used size 12 soft hackled wet ( March brown) &
Small bead head nymph size 16.

4 Trout

I only fished for 45 minutes or so in the late morning as we walked up the Pennine Way. Not wanting to get my boots wet I couldn’t cover a lot of water, but did enough to establish that the fish were not active.

Fished above cronkley bridge, 5 brown trout 6" - 12" . Fies used size 14 & 16 partridge&hares ear and sakasa kebari .
All returned.

5 Trout