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23 x grayling 9-17 inches, 10 x out of season trout 6-10 inches, trotting. A quiet day except for interfering trout, but as the levels dropped off the grayling suddenly came on in the hour before dark. Several nice ones and a lot of good 14-15 inch fish. I carried on until I could no longer see the float.

23 Grayling, 10 Trout

5 grayling, 5 salmon parr, a few minnows.

5 Salmon, 5 Grayling, 3 Other

Trotting with red maggots. Cloudy with occasional sunny spells, light wind, mild @15C. River in good shape and not too much colour. Fished from top of the beat down about 3/4 of the beat, a long stroll back to the car at the end of the day. Not much happening despite best efforts. Did get 3 grayling all 10 -12", each in different spots. Went very quiet after 2pm. There is a very well defined riverside path that has had an enormous amount of work done on it which has vastly improved access, which is greatly appreciated.

3 Grayling

With a falling river, mild weather and an overcast day I hoped for a couple of barbel. However, despite my best endeavours, they refused to play and I had to make do with two half-decent chub.

2 Chub

Weather mild and overcast. River about 4ft above normal level. All fish caught in slacker water close to the bank on meat.

1 Barbel, 4 Chub

Well it wasn't for lack of trying. Gave it a good five hours with weighted pink shrimp, small nymphs, Klink and dink, vladi worm, etc. but to no avail. Hard going at times with lots of scrambling in and out of the river. Also new to this Canadian is fishing to a gallery of curious sheep and suspicious cattle!

First time fishing Middle Hill Court. River high and coloured with some debris coming down the middle though not unfishable, had to stand and hold rod all day as nowhere to put a chair on the steep slippery banks. Fished the slacker water near the bank, all fish caught on luncheon meat. One Barbel 9 pounds. An enjoyable day, will return when river is at normal level.

2 Barbel, 2 Chub

Slightly mirky water and quite deep in places so had to wade very carefully but a lovely beat. A couple of takes on a black head hares ear under a brown/grey klinkhammer but couldn't get them in. Unable to identify fish type. I will be returning sometime!