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3 x trout 6-12 inches, Grey Wulff

3 Trout

We had an excellent day on this challenging beat last year so a return was definitely on the cards. The weather really couldn’t make its mind up today with alternating cold intervals – including showers – and warm spells.
There was plenty of fly life about – sedges, olives, conspicuous yellow mays and mayflies, which the fish haven’t woken up to yet. We fished dries all day for 14 trout and 1 grayling – the best trout came in the evening when the sun had come out for a golden sunset, and measured 12” – despite the fact that they were all plump I suspect the total weight of the other 14 fish would not have tipped the balance against the 12 incher! So plenty of small ones which does not include the 2” minnow that somehow took a dry…
A few other fish bumped off including a couple of other decent ones. The peregrines are resident again but no other significant wildlife observed.
Some days fishing stand out head and shoulders for different reasons – this beat is just great fun. Of and as for conventional dry fly wisdom – forget the dead drift, most of my fish took a skating fly!

14 Trout, 1 Grayling

An overcast day, quite warm and humid. Water glassy as no breeze at all. Fish not showing.
One very good size grayling caught on a pheasant tail nymph.

1 Grayling

Two very satisfactory fish of 1lb plus each caught on a wet fly. Conditions ideal.

2 Trout

Evening ticket Saw off a poacher spinning on the opposite bank. This is the third time in two years on this beat

4 Trout

One pull, salmon immediately jumped but not attached, at head of rectory. Nil return.

Redbrook : 2 Salmon on the Fly in Rapids pool for Simon MacLuacas 12lb & 13lb

2 Salmon

Sealiced 12 lb fish on fly from Wyebank.

1 Salmon

A nice evening fish, once the rain had stopped!

2 Trout, 1 Grayling

Finally the weather has changed and today started wet an grey but what a difference it made to the river, flies of all varieties coming off the water and plenty of fish rising to them, a fly fishers dream. However the dream soon turned to a bit of a nightmare as I spent over three hours targeting the same big fish rising freely in a difficult part of the river, I gave that fish my best shot but in the end had to admit defeat and move on.
The rest of the day was very pleasant indeed taking 9 fish between us, one of which was a very nice fish indeed.
The day ended much as it started when I decided to target another good fish taking yellow May Duns off the surface, this time I had three chances but somehow missed them all! Again I had to admit defeat and head to the chip shop...I wonder if golf would be easier?
A lovely day with most fish falling to dries, thank you WUF.

9 Trout