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1 Trout

Well opted for a quick afternoon session ,.hoping of times it right !! Parked up just before one and plenty of upwing olives and other insects on the go and already enjoying the party !! Yes yes yes !! Reading 15 degrees in my truck so tackled up the usual two weight , six foot rod !! Tiny parachute Adans size 16 I thought should work should there be risers. . . . . .

First riser tricky location , well arent they always on these wild streams!! Second cast gingerly ahead of him.bang he took it !! Absolute cracker at eleven inches and gorgeous colours !! You just cang get enough of trout confidently hitting a well placed dry . . . Nice !! Second fish again lovely colours, was at the head of a little pool , again a splashy rise ,.hammered the Adam's nice !!!! Two was my lot but actually with the gin clear low water and creeping around was quite happy with two Arrow crackers in a couple of hours . More than satisfied with my Brownie fix I called it a day at the weir !!The water is terribly low now just trickling over the weir !!! This beauty of a river will be in trouble in a week or so if no rain is imminent !! Let's hope we do get some as the field walking back is cracked and the crop looks very unhappy !!! A fun two hours hopefully next time I go its refreshed with some more H2o , we shall see !!!

2 Trout

10am  bright, warm and sunny day with a light upstream breeze. Water very clear but not on it's bones. No insects coming off and no rising fish.
Walked to the bottom of the beat and cast out a dry LDO. It was taken immediately, sadly the fish came off. A similar occurence happened about half an hour later. Following that a fish came up to inspect my fly and was not impressed. It was now getting towards noon. I decided to have an early lunch.
Walked along the remainder of the beat. Odd fish were rising but not in numbers. A small but steady stream of LDO's were now floating downstream but the numbers of rising fish remained low. By 3pm the rises were very few and far between.
I decided to call it a day with a total of 2 fish to the net and 4 lost.
A pleasant day but no cigar.

2 Trout

1 Trout

1 Trout

5 Grayling

3 Trout

As expected, conditions were tough with v clear water and bright blue skies. The warmth bought on the hatches , and increasing levels of frustration, as fish rose sporadically. They would come short to the fly so tried emergers and smaller patterns, with no success.
Eventually decided to put on a heavy peeping caddis that bought the only fish of the day.
This is a beautiful wild beat not for the faint hearted as access to the river is challenging. However for the value to be delivered the stiles between fields must be improved. I no longer expect to be performing acrobatics simply to get over a fence.

1 Trout

Beautiful beat , really enjoyed fishing Lyepole , shame we caught so many out of season grayling instead of wild brownies but hardly any fish rising , all fish were taken on nymphs in deep pools or under dark cover. Wonderful to see 8 brook lamprey

1 Trout, 9 Grayling

3 Trout