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I arrived at the beat at about 1pm in a heavy shower of rain. The first challenge was getting to the water. I don't know if I followed the wrong path, but the only way down the valley I could find was blocked with fallen trees and was very slippy and treacherous. The last 5 meters I simply sat down ans slid over wet vegetation. Once in though, I was in paradise.

The rain meant the water was ripping through and the trout were sheltering in every crease and eddy. It was simply a case of spotting some slack water and landing my nymph in it, normally within seconds I would feel a take. That is where it all started going wrong. The fish simply took to the main channel and were swept off in to the next run before I could even think about getting them under control. I must have lost 20 fish in this way. Small heavy nymphs in natural colours seemed to do the trick.

I finally got a couple of WBT to the net and on the last accessible pool I hooked and landed my first ever sea trout. I nearly gave up in the first hour, but it turned out to be a red letter day!

2 Trout, 1 Sea Trout

Unfishable conditions!!! 65 mph winds/ temperature down to 6 degrees!!
Sleet showers and constant torrential rain . Would be good if we could be given a credit for another day! We travelled round trip of 200 miles and went to the lake but couldn't stand up!!! The joys of being at 1700 feet! In 60 years fishing here never seen such impossible conditions.

Great days fishing 11 trout caught

11 Trout

Dry and sunny most of the day, and little visible fish activity. Fish caught on same spider patterns as previous day (Partridge & Orange, Waterhen Bloa) on down and across method. All around the 6-8" size.

3 Trout

Only trout seen rising that day, caught towards the top of the lower beat, with parachute adams

1 Trout

Tried buzzers in several locations, no bites, no fish rising .

Ideal conditions in all respects, with a cold persistent north westerly. Large hatches of fly, however very very few fish feeding. Fished both dry and wet. Superb day, despite zero return . Beautiful stretch of river.

High water again but clearer, no real hatch and wind was wild.

2 Grayling

River high and colouring up. Nothing seen or touched