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River just fallen enough to fish from exposed gravel banks at upper end only…… fastish flow, level still falling
But very limited safe wading. 3 anglers, one small brownie on pheasant tail nymph fished beneath a wool indicator. Mayfly starting to hatch in small numbers but not a single fish rising. Should be good in a week if rain not to severe. Vegetation very dense for early season makes some access points difficult.

1 Trout

Had an afternoon session using various patterns on a dry dropper set up. Fished the upper portion, good beat but access isn’t easy. Had some bites but no catches. Still had a great afternoon on the river and would definitely come again.

Very poor access and overgrown. Refund refused by WUF admin.

1 Grayling

Short session from lunchtime. River dropping after the recent rain but still running fairly fast through the shallower sections.
Access was difficult and most of the bank could benefit from a trim. Trotting for grayling but came away having caught one WBT. Hatch of March browns seen around 1pm but no sign of surface feeding.

1 Trout

No grayling spotted but 5 out of season trout caught whilst euro nymphing, 3 other fish lost. Beautiful bit of water but access is difficult in places and could do with a trim.

5 Trout

Nothing caught. River was high and tricky wading

This was my first time to the beat. It was a very secluded, peaceful beat with nice looking water. There are some very deep pools which made wading a little more difficult than I anticipated. No fish caught - it was a very cold day and it has been cold all week which may have turned the fish off. I was mostly czech nymphing upstream trying to get as deep as possible, but didn't manage to connect with any grayling.

Would like to return here during trout season with more active fish. I only explored from the studio upstream.

No fish hooked (missed a few). Didn’t explore as much of the beat as I should. Access to a lot of the river is very restricted due to the overgrowth.

Only one fish rising to hatch and caught. River quite low and two otters seen by the cottage studio, a little later saw a mink,hope these have not taken to many fish as it is a great place to spend a day

1 Trout

1 Trout