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Well, to put it bluntly, a fantastic day of fishing. Worked the pools and pockets all the way up the beat with the grayling seeming particularly lively today. Managed to get a double hookup at one point too, a first for me. 28 fish netted.

Note: One of the boards on the boardwalk midway up the beat seems to be almost 100% rotted through. Look out for this board because unless its replaced soon it'll give way and send you tumbling into the river!

12 Trout, 16 Grayling

My fishing buddy managed a nice trout from below the bridge, I couldn’t hit a barn door with a blunderbuss, missed 6 takes on dries and hooked and lost one, seem to be going through a poor patch at the moment.
Nice steady hatch of Large Brook Duns around midday which lasted quite a while. Only a couple of Mayflies seen.

1 Trout

Tough day, and blanked. Circumstances meant a late start and absolutely nothing happened in the way of significant hatches or fish activity from midday to 20:00. Some fish rising but very few and far between. Stiff downstream breeze not helping and river seems 6" lower than ideal. Brought one fish up to a 16 Para Adams on Penlanole Pool but everything downstream of this area utterly dead.
Lovely beat notwithstanding. Will try again.

2 Trout

3 Trout

Mainly cloudy with the odd sunny spell, i did see the ocaisonal rise not entirely sure what species though. Landed 2 small trout circa 8' inches and 2 tiny course fish . Size 16 olive emerger. Enjoyed a few hours of piece on the river.

2 Trout, 2 Other

Due to my experience the day before, I did not fish.

first time on this beat and enjoyed it. all trout taken on aqua baetis nymph at the heads of pools and the streamy runs, lost a fair few also. all between 6- 11 inches with the majority 9 inches.

19 Trout

Very tough conditions with the river getting low everything seems to have gone on hold . There was very little fly life coming off and only a few rises all day. The French leader saved the day with some good sized oos grayling and trout from 12" to one very chunky 18" fish that put up a tremendous fight. A large otter passed by on patrol, I have seen more of them this year than ever before and not one mink which can only be a good thing. I think a few alpha predators are better than a gang of little trouble makers.

6 Trout, 5 Grayling

no fish caught. saw two salmon. good conditions for fly-fishing