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Water was very low for the time of the year. Downstream of the beat was better fishing.

2 Trout

Glorious evening fishing, with a spectacular.evening rise. There is a long pool with a shelf down the centre at the bottom of the beat, which proved very productive for the evening rise. It holds an incredible head of big fish. I spent the evening guiding for my friend, who had not picked up a rod for 10 years and despite this he had 8 fish in 4 hours.

No heavy hatches but a plethora of different emphemerotera. Were fishing Klinks in the faster water and reverting to size 16 little upwinged, cinnamon or cinnamon and cream patterns for the stiller water. Fish were a bit edgy and a minimum leader length of 16ft seemed necessary for the still water. We were veering towards 2lb test tippet and I would have gone lighter if my friend was striking with a bit more finesse.

A truly evening.

8 Trout

1 Trout, 4 Other

3 Trout, 1 Chub

Heavy cloud and light rain in the morning, with slight breeze. A good hatch of yellow mayfly, plus a few mayfly. Conditions good until 11:30, and then the sun came out and everything went quiet. Only morning fished. 10 trout and one grayling. Upwing imitations used (paradun with CDC). Tried nymphs but caught only parr, so stopped using this method. Lovely beat.

10 Trout, 1 Grayling

4 Trout

No fish seen moving in river only 2 rises all day

2 Trout

Well after my local Arrow , Pinsley and Lugg wild streams beats , was nice to give the Hindwell Brook a go . . . .

When I turned up at about half ten , stream was running pretty clear considering the rainfall last night !!! In fact it looked an absolute picture . Looking over the bridge for a while , I didn't see any surface activity and in fact very few mays on the wing !!

I tackled up with my usual six foot two weight , and a single tiny tungsten pheasant tail , with a view to prospecting likely places . Some of the pools are very deceptive here and deep , and the gravel gradient into them is steep , as I nearly found out , and almost went a pearler !!!!!

The water quality looked superb , and after a brief shower , there were a few upwings and midges showing in places , only seeing one splashy rise the whole time I was there .

I did take the fist brownie in the head of a deep pool , feisty little tubby fish of about eight inches , lovely colouration , and quickly released .the same happened in the following pool , and ditto in size , real scrappers !!

I had another two in the section before it is barbed wire and electric fencing on either side of the Brook , was happy with a tally of four on a first visit to this beat , and so near too , can't believe I've let this one slip !!!!

Shall return again and may park past Knill farm next time , to cover the rest of the beat , was a fun three hours , and shall return again. . . . . . Great fun !!!!!

4 Trout

8 x trout 10-12 inches, 1 x out of season grayling 11 inches, Hair Wing Sedge

8 Trout