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Fly fishing for trout, used surface floating flies. No bites or fish caught. Saw some early rises in the morning, dull midday with some more rises and jumps in the afternoon. Weather was nice and sunny but with overcast cloudy patches every so often.

First time on this venue enjoyed the day and will hopefully be back soon.

30 Chub, 2 Other

5 Trout

I fished the creel stretch and managed to sneak a barbel and a few chub. The river was low which is understandable at the time of year. My biggest concern was the water quality which is terrible. It had a horrible green colour to it. The weed I occasionally reeled in was slimy and very unhealthy.
The fish I caught were in ok condition as they may have only just spawned but I felt they weren't in the best condition they could be and I'm sure this down to the poor environment. I'm very disappointed with the way the river seems to be going and if you follow the other comments they all have a similar theme about pollution and diminishing catches.
I have one more trip booked to another stretch in August and really hope for better conditions.
I do sadly think the river has had its day and is in need of some drastic action before the whole river dies. I can't see me and my brother returning after August. We will be looking for a cleaner more healthy river in the future.
Thanks for reading.
One very sad angler!

1 Barbel, 10 Chub

2 Trout

2 Trout

River low but fishable. Sporadic hatches in the late afternoon and evening provided two small trout and a grayling to a Parachute Adams (lower half of the beat)

I'm not gonnna lie; the grayling was caught by accident. I was repositioning in the river with the rod over my shoulder, line still out trailing behind me. I felt a tug on the line and a half-pound grayling took the dry fly.

In the shallows lay the remains of the head of a pike. It must have been a monster; the head alone was a foot long.

2 Trout, 1 Grayling

1 Trout

5 Barbel, 2 Chub

12 Barbel