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Worm on float (2), toby spinner (2). Several people arrived at around 6.30pm (after 2nd visit by bailiffs) with no permits & started fishing.

4 Trout

Two fish hooked and lost. I don't mind not netting fish on this beat as I really enjoy stalking and observing the big fish that are up here, that's what I have to say to stop me going mad.

Hard going but probably down to our inexperience....lovely stretch ...missed a few on olives ... look forward to giving it another go ...locals say it's quite low at the moment..

1 Trout

A lot of large Shads in the pool. One salmon bite but hook out with jumping immediately. Other fisherman kindly thought me good spot in the beat. Thank you so much! I enjoy a day even no salmon.

One of those confusingly challenging days! Fish rising very sporadically but very difficult to tempt. Tried everything from a size 20 IOBO to emerging mayfly. Eventually managed a fabulous fish of approaching 3lb, plus another of 12oz or so. Saw a salmon leap in the tail of tail. A lovely beat with clearly some large trout.

2 Trout

Good fishing spot. Seen couple of rises. Tried tempting fish on dries but fish were having non of it. Changed to nymphing. Caught 4 wbt.

4 Trout

After making an effort to delay my start to 3pm I was pleased to find lots of olives and a few Mays around and fish actively feeding, albeit not at the surface much. Plenty of attention from smaller trout in the riffles. A PTN with an orange bead accounted for about half and a black spider with silver rib the others. 12 trout to 12”, one oos grayling and two salmon parr.

12 Trout, 1 Grayling, 2 Other

Fished morning only due to other commitments nothing moving but still lots of fly life
a blank few hours

You have bad days and good days, this was both!

River quite low and clear but the sky overcast and dull so overall hopeful for a fish or two. Second cast and a good solid take ... then the knot at the hook gave way. Deep breath, re-tie and back in the water for a couple of casts then it was tangle after tangle and my casting gone to pot! Persevered for an hour but just could not pull things together so sat down for a bit of quiet contemplation. A family of three otters swam by.

Felt much calmer and off we go again. The next 1.5hrs produced five plump trout from about 12oz and the biggest around 1.25lb. The sixth one was a monster (maybe!) but it decided 'Not today!' and managed to slip the hook.
So what began as bad and frustrating, turned into a really good few hours on the river.

5 Trout