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Had both a trout and salmon ticket river way too low for salmon so didn’t fish for them.

Early morning was a challenge to figure out what they would take, loads of activity, loads of hatches going off. Eventually found that a size 20+ sedge skimmed under any cover would get an awesome surface take.

Once the public were up the top section was unfishable, with dogs and kids flinging rocks in the river. The middle section where it narrows and drops down the white water was the start of the really productive water, between the rapids and the fallen over tree was the section where I took all but one fish.

Epic day, but frustrating beat when I had to let the beats cool down continually due to folks, swimming or kids flinging rocks, dogs chasing sticks etc.

5 Trout

4 fish caught on bottom using worm

4 Trout

1 trout landed of 17 inches, lost 2 more, all on nymphs. No takes to a dry fly, very few fish rising. Fantastic beat and a lot of wildlife.

1 Trout

Very tricky in worryingly low water. Shame this cannot now be tagged on to the beat below. The campsite in the lower section means bottom section is disturbed. Anyway..very beautiful and delighted to at least catch one and rise several given the bright,clear,skinny conditions.

1 Trout

4 Trout

Good conditions despite low river levels. 10 caught on the nymphs in the runs and 5 on the dries (3 rods) - not much happening in the late afternoon /evening.

11 Trout, 4 Grayling

4 Trout

Blank for me today, where as MB managed two on the dry. There was a small hatch around 10am which MB capitalized on, I on the other hand missed my only chance of the day. River was low and clear and the fish just didn't seem active, some large trout were seen but couldn't be tempted.

The barbel on the other hand were very active, getting ready to spawn by the look of things

2 Trout