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Quite windy, 15mph at times and over cast with the threat of rain that cleared by mid-day. Downstream nymphing with a single size 16 rose pink beaded grhe was the chosen tactic that yielded three trout. The second one was a stunner, all bejewelled with classic red dots and quite buttery underbelly , a really nice fish at 13". Tried a team of nymphs, beadheads of various colours alongside a selection of spiders but only one tug in two hours. The water was low so stuck to faster moving water. The river needs a flush through as the bedrock is becoming slimy. A lovely beat as always, accompanied by the usual kingfishers, dippers and sand martins (who haven't migrated yet)

2 Trout

Barbel 1st cast….Barbel last cast! Tough day in the middle…covered a lot of water. As low as I’ve seen the river

2 Barbel, 5 Chub

We turned up and left without fishing ,there were very few fishable swims. This beat has very poor access to the water. Water levels very low.

Hard fishing in low clear water. Chub throughout the day on meat and pellets.

4 Chub, 1 Other

Great days fishing, majority of fish fell to one swim (11 Barbel) the rest were spread across venue. The water level extremely low and bright conditions.

16 Barbel, 20 Chub

Best chub went 4lb

12 Chub

One fish hooked but lost so couldn't tell if it took the PtTN or a apider. Challenging conditions as river still low and bright sun for most of the day.

17 Barbel, 15 Chub

1 Barbel, 1 Chub

First time fishing this stretch, such a gorgeous bit of river, lush valley and some impressive trees, the river wasnt too bad either. 5 Grayling , 3 on sub surface nymphs, pink jobs and 2 off the top on small black flies. Also saw an otter with a cub. Will definately fish here again.

5 Grayling