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Endeavoured to walk all this short beat from the bank, The upper section is a jungle of willow, Japanese knotweed and Himalayan balsam and only fishable by wading which would need lower water levels to attempt, I think. Good hatch of (probably) medium olives middle of the day and some large spinners in the air ( MB ? Book dun ?) Proximity to the A40 means this beat is noisy at the weekend as it is a favourite race track for the motor bikers. Will come back mid week on a drizzly day when water levels are lower !

1 Trout

Nil return

Started ok with a few fish rising then the wind picked up and the showers started. Late afternoon it brightened up and I had a couple more Fish but it was quite a hard days fishing,but a beautiful strech of river and I will be back soon. All fish caught on dry flies.

4 Grayling

2 Trout

No sign of salmon activity while it looked a perfect day. Only a trout on my cascade fly again.

1 Trout

Only my second visit to this beat but a river that needs respect. Wading stick a must as very deep pools. Mixed weather but didn't pour down and wind did make casting difficult for me. Water in shallows was gin clear so found deep pools the best fishing. Small hatches of LDO and fish were showing on top. Still need to practice in casting a dry and river suits the left handed angler. Had a few takes using weighted nymphs but too slow. Never mind a very interesting beat and lovely parking space.

A few fish rising early on then the showers started, brightened up again at around 4pm but the fishing was hard with a strong cold breeze. This is the first time I had fished this part of the beat and it is gorgeous with some great looking water. Will be back again soon all caught on dry flies.

4 Grayling

Bright conditions with a blustery down stream wind. Only saw a couple of fish rising all day and fly life was sparse except for the odd grannom. Tried every tactic but the fish weren’t interested. Very nice beat which I’m sure in different conditions would yield good results.