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Plenty of takes and out of five fish on, only one landed but the best of the day. Beautiful 10" brown. Difficult day, slightly coloured water, bright sunshine and breezy day. Still some mayfly coming off but they didn't seem interested in that pattern. Caught on black pennell, silver Invicta and best fish on dry olive.

1 Trout

Excellent light Lunch at The Bell, then fished through to about 8PM. Warm with a period of heavy rain later. Nothing to the net- 5 takes, that's it. Couldn't get to my favourite pool from downstream due to a fallen tree. Clear water meant it was easier to find safe wading and I think I have found a replacement favourite.

Lovely afternoon/evening. Tough to start - very hot and bright. Once it cooled down a bit there was some really good action. All caught on dries - adams, cdc shuttlecock, griffiths gnat, little para thing. Towards the end there were fishy dimples everywhere but couldn't figure out what they were supping - in retrospect I think it was spent sherry spinners.

7 Trout

Two good trout on dries just before the rain started, and that seemed to kill the hatch for good!

2 Trout

4 Trout, 1 Grayling

The river levels were good and on arrival for an evening ticket the trout were rising to a mayfly hatch. Walked to the bottom of the beat to commence fishing. Three trout on a dry mayfly pattern. The rain then came and a cold wind seemed to slow thing down. Changed to a PT nymph and when fished in the faster waters with a quick retrieve brought bite after bite. A further three before the heavy rains came. Best fish around 8 inches but others around 4 inches.
Beautiful stretch and good access to the water. Value for money and will be going back.

6 Trout

A strange day on the river, so cold in the afternoon rain you could see your breath, in July!Lots of Mayflies about and plenty of insect life meant fish rising fairly regularly.
The fishing slowed down considerably when the rain started but we managed a couple more fish whenever there was a break in the weather.
Eight Trout and A Grayling between us all to various dry flys

8 Trout, 1 Grayling

a quiet afternoon but windy, no takes left around 6pm possibly before they switched on

Oh dear, set out quietly confident as have usually managed to catch fish here- but then only 2 takes, nothing to the net. Darn! Weather v. bright and windy so fished the sheltered shady bits as much as possible. Dries all day.

6 Trout, 1 Chub