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Our report for today is largely the same as the previous day except that there were no clouds at all and the breeze dropped a little making it even harder to catch fish. We blanked today. but promised ourselves a return visit when conditions might be more favourable and we would be able to stay for the evening rise.

What a beautiful location to visit. The river was low and clear with bright sunshine and a strong breeze. While we saw plenty of rising fish, they were not consistent and proved hard to tempt. There was abundant fly life with stonefly and mayfly hatching plus a host of other flies through the day though the trout didn't seem to be showing a preference for the mayfly. They also rarely took flies from the surface, preferring to take nymphs just below the surface. We managed two trout to a dry hare's ear and large dark olive. We consoled ourselves with the beautiful scenery and fantastic birdlife along the river. We saw herons, white egrets, sand martens, dunlin, kingfishers, three types of wagtails, dipper, cuckoo and a pair of buzzard. There were many other small birds in the woodland that we heard singing their hearts out but failed to identify.

2 Trout

very thin water, brief olive hatch for half an hour managed two and three quarter brown on quill cdc emerger plus two others oup to a pound on spiders and euro nymph.

3 Trout

Another brilliant evening rise, with fish rising everywhere from 7.30 to 9.30. Jingler (14) seemed to work best, both in back eddies and stronger streams. Three fish around 16 inches, one of 19 inches (3lbs) and a 'clonker' of 21 inches (3.5lbs)

8 Trout

After a heavy shower, an excellent evening hatch and rise, 7.30 to 9.30, which I matched fairly well using an Usk Jingler (14) - emerger pattern? Three fish of about 16 inches, and one of 19 inches (2.5+ lbs), the rest mostly around a pound.

11 Trout

1 x 9” trout caught on a dry in the evening

1 Trout

Used dry and wet fly
3 takes, very clear low water
Great day despite no fish
Some big trout showing

Three brown trout under 9 inches between the two of us. Two on wet fly one on dry. Good number of mayfly around but not many fish rising.

3 Trout

Warm sunshine, low water. All fish returned

3 Trout

2 Trout