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Good day tried a lot of swims had 10 barbel and 15 chub river was fast

9 Barbel, 9 Chub

River coloured and running high when we arrived, fished the Rock pool with clarity about 2/3 foot with no luck, down to mill pool and the same verdict, then we went to the Gravel catch, as soon as we arrived we saw a fish rise, also saw an otter and a kingfisher but no fish on the bank

river not what we expected fish all three pools with no luck, can't understand why spinning is not allowed now that it is single hooks and barbless hooks, makes no sense to what so ever, maybe somebody can tell me the reasoning

River still quite high. Nothing seen

Stayed on the Left bank and didn't find many accessible swims. Should probably have explored the Right bank, as the river looks more accessible from there.
Spike and rope were helpful as banks were slippery.
Only 1 fished today.

1 Chub

Enjoyable day as always, I’ll be returning to this stretch, hopefully when river is running slower. Needs more up keep to allow safer and clearer access to river.

3 Chub

The river was a bit higher than we anticipated but dropping and clearing so we decided to persevere. Some pools were very different in the high water and wading mostly impossible.

The fish were keeping out of the torrent too and all the ones caught on our usual dries were on an inside line - sometimes right under the rod tip. The trout were paler as they often are in high water so that close to they could be seen coming, The best trout was about 12" and the best grayling - all of which came from the same run - 14". We did swing a salmon fly but no salmon seen - although an 18" trout came for a look see at one point.

It was a great afternoon with the sun shining - a lovely day for our last trip of the trout season. Hopefully the weather will allow us some more time on the river for grayling in the next couple of months.

4 Trout, 3 Grayling

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Conditions slightly improved today.

9 Barbel, 5 Chub

4 Trout