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Got started late. Water was silty but cleared through day. Nothing caught tried lots of flies just nothing would take. Saw two rises out of the water all day. One by Boat House Inn & the other around beat 4. Will fish again.

The river was very low despite heavy rain over the previous 24 hours. We fished three swims on the upper and lower part of the beat. Managed just one 3lb chub and a lost fish.

1 Chub

This was a great way to spend a few hours,and it didn't matter that the rain was heavy for most of it! we waded the whole stretch having plenty of bites and converting 3 small trout.2 fish to T . Everitt and 1 to A. Davis. Tactics were gold head nymphs fished on a short line. Most of the fish were caught in the lower stretch of the beat. Overgrown in places but very enjoyable.

3 Trout

Much dryer day then yesterday, fished from 5 to 10, not a bite, more water on river and a lot of weed, which made fishing quite hard. Will return soon.

18 Barbel, 5 Chub

River too coloured.

Beautiful spot, terrible fishing! My wife and I have fished this beat a couple of times before and had a lot of success but just couldn't buy a bite this time. River was just starting to rise and the swim looked great for barbel and chub but not a tap all afternoon or evening on either pellet or meat. I guess that's just the way it is with fishing sometimes and one of the reasons the mystery of rivers draws me back. Will certainly be back despite a poor day as I know the beat's potential from other sessions. Kingfisher whizzing back and forth all day was a lovely distraction from the motionless rods.

All small fish, with exception of one Grayling of just over a pound weight; all taken on a dry fly and all returned to the river.

2 Trout, 3 Grayling

Decent day in changeable conditions. Had 6 decent chub between us, biggest 4lb 8oz and at last knockings managed a barbel of 5lb 1oz, cracking condition. Upper part of the stretch (Orchards field) is pretty unfishable so concentrate efforts in field next door and further down.

1 Barbel, 7 Chub

2 Trout