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Difficult day on a very low river

1 Chub

2 Barbel

2 Trout

roach

2 Other

Saw a few fish but nothing feeding. No fish caught

Did not fish weather incredibly hot and sunny river very low fish welfare in mind so decided not to fish.

Very bright and low river

We booked this trip several weeks ago so couldn’t have known it would be 29-30 degrees. Needless to say, no fish were caught. It was a bit annoying to ‘share’ the beat with 5-6 wild swimmers, especially when a middle-aged bloke stripped off completely (right put me off my klink and dink). To add insult to injury I slipped and fell in during one of the tricky wading sections near the suspension bridge so that was me soaked and home for an early bath…

Great day at Bideford Brook. 26 trout and 1 roach. Sorry to report that only 3 trout were caught on dry, a similar number on PTN but the rest on squirmy wormy!!

The brook was low and clear. The water dropped even further from the previous week. There were lots of tiny midge hatches throughout the day but only occasional rises.

With a lot of hatches, I decided to start with dry (Klinkhammer) but failed to rise any fish. A switch to a duo didn't improve the situation. The next change to a squirmy wormy instantly saw a fish and they kept coming steadily, ended up with 26 trout between 8-10 inches and 1 roach. Many trout came unexpectedly from very shallow riffles and some came just under the rod tip. The last three trout took Klinkhammer.

It was a great surprise to have caught this many, considering a slow start. Great day!

26 Trout, 1 Other

Only one swim fishable (right next to a generator which started at 6am!) as there was a wedding taking place with huge marquee in the downstream field and they were using the "beach" all day. Very hard fishing on the feeder and caught all fish trotting pellets. Too hot to fish between 11am & 6pm so went back to my digs for a much needed kip. Beautiful stretch but not an enjoyable day sadly.

5 Chub