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2 Trout

2 Trout

Started 1/2 way up, crystal clear - no ???????? seen or caught but a fun wade to the upper half a bit of clambering to do - bright sunshine at 7.00 a.m.

Very hot day, 0 bites and no catches, will be back

On the river before 6am fished the mill stream and meck of the rectory. Saw one salmon moving in the mill stream but that was about it. Came back after breakfast and switched to trout fishing. Stood on the bridge spotting my friend. Landed a nice graying of a 1lb and a half but that was it for the day!

1 Grayling

River level was low, did not see a single fish or any activity. Park at Vaynor Church and walked upstream and down stream, enjoyed the location but no sign of fish.

Conditions unchanged from Saturday. Warm and not a cloud in the sky. Despite that I enjoyed good sport from 11.30-1pm on a nymph/spider rig, with three nice fish of 17”15”and 12” coming to the net. Flies: Copper John, Waterhen Bloa (x2).

As the temperature rose, the fish went down and so it was perhaps less annoying than it might otherwise have been to find three poachers upstream of the bridge (they left quickly) and numerous bathers above them. Most irritating of all were the mother, two small children and five dogs who swam/waded across my favourite dryfly glide. Let it rain soon please !

3 Trout

If I could only fish one beat for the rest of my life, this would be it. Dry flats, deep gutters, pools, riffles, the lot. Plenty of flies hatching. Easily accessible even with a dodgy knee. Abundant fry suggest it's heaving with fish. However a tight schedule meant I had to leave after lunch on a sunny hot day, and sadly I had nary a sniff of a fish despite several changes of tactics. I can imagine the evening would have been epic, so I'll look forward to returning.
A kingfisher in early morning sun was a happy bonus, as was dedicated parking right by the gate to the river.

Very hot day out today with very little wind.

My first time out on this beat and sadly I blanked, I did manage to hook a fish early on but unfortunately it threw the hook before I got it to hand.

A lovely beat with some very deep pools.