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Very quiet, think water still cold.

2 Trout

4 Trout

4 Trout, 2 Grayling

Fished very early morning, a challenging beat. Plenty of fly life on the river, but no rises, no sign of any fish all morning, used wet/dry fly, nymph, no bites. Still enjoyed, nice to see a family of otters at the lower end of the beat, maybe that’s why all the fish have gone.

Two nice rainbow.weather gorgeous.

2 Trout

River fast, no rises

Tried everything and got nowhere. Saw two rises an that was it. Encouragingly lots of fry about

I’ve been checking every stream and river I’ve crossed for the past month to select the optimum time to venture out . I thought today would be ok. Arrived at Hergest at 09.00 and fortunately no other angler was there. I was greeted with perfect conditions, weather, level and flow wth olives and pale watery breaking off and settling on the water. Fished until 14:00 without seeing a rise, without raising any and not bringing any to hand or net ! Drys , nymphs and reluctantly the duo. Nothing ! This has always been a beat where you knew you had a chance whatever the conditions and I’ve fished it for over fifteen years and proved successful. Either I was too late for the morning rise (April ?) and left to early for the later. First ever blank at Hergest, gutted but it is still the most beautiful beat and I’ll be back again and again and again . Tight lines you stream fishermen/ women !

River low, not much fly life windy in the afternoon 4 small trout on nymps in the heads of the pools

4 Trout

A sunny start didn’t help fortunately cloud cover turned up late morning and things improved a few mayflies and olives about but no hatch for the fish to respond to . Got a couple on streamers but most came to an 18 grey duster to fish rising at the tails of pools.

7 Trout