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A beautiful but intimidating beat for an inexperienced angler who has only fly fished the diminutive River Arrow before. As described difficult wading with bedrock and boulders limiting my fishing choices. A wading staff would be a good idea. That being said there was enough for me to go at with a variety of water to fish for the day.
As to the fishing, a blustery wind and squally showers throughout the day made for difficult conditions, my french leader outfit got set aside early on. I had 4 trout and 2 OOS grayling one was a beauty, they are such elegant fish. Taken on a klinkhammer fished as a single dry and also with a dropper. Not for the purists but a first for me I also had a trout on a jig streamer in some really turbulent water. With no hatch and only a couple of rising fish seen due to the weather I assume, I called it a day before the evening, slightly damp but happy. Oh and kudos the person who strimmed the bankside path, that must have been an effort!

4 Trout, 2 Grayling

Very changeable weather. Downstream wind very blustery. Decent amount of water. Missed takes to small klinkhamner above the bridge on beat 1. Beat 4, several pulls, one hooked and lost (barbless fly and very acrobat brownie), two to the next circa 3/4lb. All to small black gold head hares ear.

2 Trout

Fish were not sitting in the expected places. Difficult day - maybe because the water is lower than usual.
Very windy at times. Cloudy with episodes of sun.
Enjoyable day nonetheless.
1 in the net, 7 or so lost.

1 Trout

8 fish caught on bottom using worm, all fish caught in the morning, packed up bye 12...

8 Trout

3 small brown trout between 7" and 10" all caught on size 16 barbless caddis imitations. Water condition very low .

3 Trout

6 Trout

21 Trout, 1 Chub

3 Trout

2 Trout

A couple of resident fish seen splashing in the Vanstone. No pulls today.