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Caught on small spinner

2 Trout

5 trout on bubble float
4 perch on the bottom.

5 Trout, 4 Other

5 Trout

Water had come up a bit from last week which was a help. Within about 15 minutes of starting the old man had caught a shad on a submerged dry fly from below the bridge so we left that bit to avoid running into anymore.

Rear of the day was quiet with the odd fish coming from here and there, no real rises. Most of the fish came from the very top of the beat where fishing last week on the beat above we’d seen them rising but they were out of range.

Another good day, thanks very much.

10 Trout, 1 Other

49 Trout, 1 Grayling

Bit too windy for me. Nothing caught.

Crayfish!!!!!
That's all we caught taking or worms on nearly every cast!
How is these so many of them.

10 Other

A wonderful day out with my friend J.F. 4 fish to the net, with rising fish to be targeted all day. 3 on yellow may emerger (hatching off throughout the day) and 1 to a waltz worm euronymphing. All fish in perfect condition, the largest 1.5-2lbs.

A great day out and JFs first experience of a McDonald’s drive thru which is notable.

4 Trout

Bright dry day, but a pretty severe downstream wind picked up and it was no fun after that. Not been to this beat before. Plenty of water was really slow and not much doing - I suspect would be much better when the level is up a bit.
Sadly I didn't make it down to the bottom of the beat. As someone with a significant dog phobia I was horrified by the disclaimer for injury caused by farm dogs!

2 Trout

Take the kids fishing they said!!!!!!!! Mmmmm!!
Not a bad beat for a few hours. River was low but in great condition.
A few rising fish and plenty of insect life about. We didn’t manage to tempt any to take our fly offerings. The fact that my 12yr old at one stage started throwing stones into the river didn’t help????‍♂️She was put right quite quickly.
Parking was great and a short walk to the river. Despite the synopsis on the Passports website nothing can be fished from the bank, you have to do some wading, thigh waders will suffice. The wading though is pretty easy all round.

Fishing Passport Note : At present, the current very low water levels will be a factor for not being able to fish from the bank.