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Water very low and clear. Fish rising at rock so fished dry and landed 4 to 1lb. Lost one in excess of 1 and half pounds (broke on 2.2lb). Massive hatch of grannom and a few dark olives. No salmon showing at all to date. John fished at the top run hooking 2 to 1lb. I fished until 5 with no further fish. All returned.

Arrived at the river at 10.15 in dazzling sunshine to find a very heavy hatch of large dark olives all ready underway. Duns were emerging so rapidly that few remained on the water to stretch their wings. This was probably responsible for sporadic surface activity. Tackled up with a tapered 13 ft leader and 7x point [3lb fluo] and a size 14 LDO nymph. Casting into the shade on the far bank ensured regular sport. Caught six trout between 1 1/4lbs and 3/4lb one spooned fish was stuffed to the gills with LDO nymphs. Successful with olive emerger later until a downstream northerly intervened. Small hatch of march browns and grannom at 1pm. All over by 2pm. Two fish retained for supper 4 returned. Saw a stoat and a kingfisher. Got a suntan. What a fabulous day!

River very clear and low. So low that I actually managed to wade the whole of Upper Rock pool.
Plenty of grannon and a few olives hatching and the fish really switched on from 12 until around 1.30. Between us we brought 13 to hand including 5 over a pound (best around 1.75lb). All fish taken on very sparsley tied #14 waterhen bloas. Lovely fishing

Water very low and clear. Fished for trout only using Waterhen spider size 14 and landed 12 fish from 12 till 3.30. Some dark olives appeared about 1pm.

Again water low and clear with strong gusty upstream wind. No takes below surface so switched to dry 14 dark olive and landed 1 fish of 1 and quarter pounds at the tail end of the Chine Pool above woodstream run. Fish returned. John had 3 fish on spider 14s in the woodstream pool above bridge. All returned. Again very sparse hatch. On hols next week!!! 26th hooray.

A cold foggy start with river still in semi- hibernation. A small hatch of large dark olives at 2pm. Only saw three rises all day. (10-4)
Caught a 4-5lb kelt (physique of a barracuda, would have weighed twice as much before ravages of reproduction) on a size 14 olive nymph. Good fun on a light rod. Safely returned, as was an entertaining 8oz brownie.

Saw a fish moving in the rock pool at the top of the beat at about 7.30am. Caught and returned a well mended kelt in the rock pool at about 2.30pm in bright sun light. No other interest unfortunately, but a nice day on a lovely beat. Had a cracking lunch at the Hardwick Arms which broke up the day nicely. Nice fly water shame there weren't too many fish.

Water 0.5m and cold. Fished for trout only and landed 3 decent size fish on the waterhen bloa. Took one at 1lb and returned others. Very sparse hatch.

Nil return.

Great to knock the dust off the trout rod. A very social day at the kind invitation of owner Barry. Weather sunny with occ. squally showers. Quite bracing when up to nether regions in water. One kelt caught by another rod. River in hibernation mode. A few large dark olives hatching. No rises or tugs. A beautiful double rainbow [not the finned type!] at end of day. Appetite for the season well and truly whetted.