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5 Trout

Water .97m with light colour. Fished for trout on dry as surprised by a strong rise from 11.30 till 1.
Landed two trout of around 1.5 lb and lost a larger fish which broke me on 3lb line. All fish taken on size 12 dark olive upwing pattern. Continued with upstream nymph and sight bob after rise finished with no takes, Temperature dropped rapidly from 4
Good start to the season.

3 Trout

7 Trout 8inches to 14 inches a bit on the lean side but to be expected for the time of year

7 Trout

Great weather, and stunning water. Sadly one of those days where we didn't even see a trout rise, let alone the movement of silver. It felt fishy however, there were times where we sure something was about to happen.

We'll be back!

4lb grilse on a size 12 Usk Grub. River dropping and clear. Beautiful stretch of river with plenty of flyfwater. A great days fishing!

1 Salmon

First time at Chainbridge, and the river level looked ideal for salmon (1.09m and falling). Fished the whole beat, but sadly no salmon caught. I did pick up a few out-of-season brown trout, including one around 1.25lb. Many thanks to the beat owner Barry for for his patience and generosity in showing me the beat and even acting as Ghillie for the morning - a real gent.

3 Trout

Some fish rising but mainly 'Single speech Hamiltons'

1 Trout

A final fish of the season. 2 to 3 hours into the darkness. Very occasional rises and no fish could be tempted with a dry fly.
There's always next year.

I started just below the bridge and worked my way up the right bank. A few fish rising and I fooled one with a dry but the hook didn't stick. Water was deeper than I expected and wading with waist-waders was challenging. An enjoyable 2-3 hours that would have been improved with a fish in the net!