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Turned out a super day! Rained most of the day but humid, river a bit higher and a little colour. Plenty of flies hatching, on the way to the start saw a couple of rises so went with the para adams and did not need to change. Landed 10, all sizes from 8" to 14", missed or pricked others, all from streamy and fast runs. All the fish in excellent condition, the biggest smashed into the adams in a small, fast pool, jumped then sped down to the next pool which I was able to get to and eventually bring him to the net. Didn't mind the rain!!

10 Trout

4 small trout all in the ripples, all on a little brass-head. Overcast and muggy, Mayflys hatching however few rises.

4 Trout

One 14in fish caught on a nymph in the morning before river got to high and brown to fish.
Went back at last light and fished till to dark to see and managed three more 12 to 14in fish on black dry, so made it more worthwile.

4 Trout

Fished from 10 am. Good flow and depth to river which was tinged with visibility to about a foot. Sidestreams bringing in coloured water. Rained steadily to about 1200 and then stopped. Mainly buzzers hatching with few uprights Only couple of fish seen and none contacted. Fished upper beat first and then lower. River suddenly and rapidly rose and coloured from about 2pm with debris coming down so fishing ceased.

River coloured when we arrived but a couple of fish rising - by time we tackled up the river was a raging torrent - a tree and other large debris came down so washed off.

Late report 11 lbs FC from the Alders pool

1 Salmon

7 Trout

6 Trout

Lost a large salmon from the island (church) stream which had rejected the fly but taken a blue rapala.

2 Chub