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5 Trout

Water super low - if I'd checked the levels online before coming I might have thought twice about it, but was delighted with five fish; with barely 6inch of water in some places and a great deal of overhanging foliage this was seriously tricky, but in the few remaining deeper pools and sections where it opens out enough to allow more of a cast there was every chance of a fish. There are certainly a lot of them in there - I was scattering them at every step! Also caught a small roach.

5 Trout, 1 Other

Having fished Bideford in a couple of hours, I thought I could have a go at Cannop and still be home by lunchtime and I was right - with the water at this level, much of the beat isn't really likely to produce fish, at least not without angling ability beyond mine. That said, Cannop is a little more open than Bideford generally and there were sections where a cast was possible and some deeper channels, and fish resulted. I was more fortunate than previous rods in that I met only one family with a dog and they both kept the dog away from the water and instructed their small child not to throw things into it (although a stretch above them was obviously coloured up, I assume because the dog had indeed had a dip). Even more remarkably I managed two trout in one cast - fishing duo, lifted when I saw the dry being taken and found one attached to the nymph as well. A first for me. The weir had barely a trickle of water coming over it and the pool beneath only produced a healthy looking roach.

7 Trout, 1 Other

5 caught using running ledger. 1 caught on Toby spinner. Water levels getting better slowly. 2 returned due to size.

6 Trout

Larger grayling caught on spiders and foam beetles, small trout and 2 grayling caught on Czech nymph leader with single hairs ear nymph.
All catches were in the Channels...a beautiful stretch of water and great fishing.

1 Trout, 5 Grayling

Lost a decent grayling, caught 3 small and one medium sized brown trout. Missed about 4 big trout on different flies. Mostly dry flies. Big splashes, no takes. Better luck next time!

4 Trout

Difficult conditions, lots of snags, weed pushing through and Kayakers. Enjoyable day though - lost 2 good sized Barbel in the weed.

1 Chub

2 Barbel, 3 Chub

River low and clear, fish caught on legered pellet.

8 Barbel, 4 Chub

2 Barbel