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Light rain lasted until 3pm but it then broke out into a beautiful evening. I saw salmon in the Mill Stream and Rectory Pool but sadly none fancied my fly. However, five dace and one chubb clearly liked a salmon double with a silver hook and a blue dressing. One dace was at least 2lbs and all of them put up a good scrap. (WUF note might have been shad?)

1 Chub, 4 Other

Small shrimp flies used but saw no fish

Half day. Despite excellent conditions and reasonable hatches, hardly a fish showing ;expectation dashed by disappointment.

This is an attractive, varied stretch with the bedrock cascades at Millbrook the highlight but on a bright day in a muted spring for angling it was going to be hard work. I was glad I came back in the still, warm evening when there was slightly more response and wished I had discovered the top stretch between the bridges rather earlier, but for the second year this was 'another quiet day on the river'. Getting through the thickets to access the bottom stretches will deter some anglers.

4 Trout

All on Klinkhammer in fast water

3 Trout, 18 Grayling

All small trout, difficult bright conditions. All on dry.

7 Trout

1 Trout

6 Trout

Water 10 ins on bridge guage. Gin clear. We fly fished most pools down to bridge pool. Did see a fish about 5 lb swimming by as we ate lunch at the hut. This is a very fishy looking beat. No sign of any Salmon.

Another beautiful day and salmon were seen on the Mill Stream and Rectory Pool but sadly nothing hooked!