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Damsel Nymph. Conditions very warm and bright.

1 Trout

Caught 2. But very small

2 Trout

Did not fish. Rivers closed the next day and due to conditions and abuse of others fishing in the heat on social media we decided not to travel up from Torquay.

Shame

Blank

I thought I'd fish the afternoon into the evening given how sunny and hot it was. I also read others reports of substantial rises occurring late evening, but alas, this did not happen. Plenty of fly life and a fair few rises for around an hour or two in the afternoon, but many of them were chub milling around in the shallows. Managed a small trout from a fast riffle and a good chub on the dry that was rising for flies on the far bank! Lost a few others. Wasn't fishing at my best if I'm honest with myself. Fished this stretch numerous times and never had an issue with access to the river like others have reported, but this time was different. Crops planted and at their highest right up to the field edge. Real jungle warfare all along the beat. Any efforts earlier in the year to clear access points are in vain... Can barely see the marker posts indicating access points. Note to self.... Avoid July in the future. Will be better post harvest I guess.

Enjoyable afternoon nonetheless, slightly overshadowed by some swimmers in on of the most productive pools.

1 Trout, 1 Chub

3 Trout

10 Chub

7 Trout, 3 Grayling

dry fly

4 Trout

2 Barbel, 6 Chub, 1 Other