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4 fish taken between us on a warm overcast day, all were returned and several other takes missed. Plenty of insect life hatching off through the day but not many fish showing. Trying to present a fly to the few that were showing was a challenge despite relatively low levels. We caught on dries and nymphs, the latter proving more successful overall.

2 Trout, 2 Grayling

Leaving London by car on a Bank Holiday weekend proved to be a disaster with much of the day spent in gridlocked traffic on the M25 and M4. We eventually arrived just after 5.30pm and had about an hour and a half to spare. Pleasant looking beat, gorgeous looking farm house. I have never had much success in the evenings on any river (in the period after the sun goes down behind the hills) so I was a little anxious... heightened by an almost complete absence of any surface feeding activity other than a sporadic rise or two, which never seemed to achieve any enthusiastic consistency. There were one or two mayfly about but they were ignored and allowed to drift and lift off gracefully from the water. Two fish hooked: one 'intentionally' on a nymph and the other 'unintentionally' when the fish took a dry at the end of the drift, when it was skating across the current just as I commenced my forward cast - but both were lost. I'll catch the train next year!

4 Trout

2 trout caught and released around dusk on a dry fly. Access to the river is very easy, so is wading the flats.

2 Trout

4 Trout

Spectacular mayfly hatches.

1 Trout

Not much happening today , gave this beat a go and was not really impressed plenty of fly on the water midge ,olives, mayfly, yellow may sedges etc and only a few rises decided to nymph and although there was decent flow nothing was happening . all rises were mainly small fish splashing at mayfly. i found this beat quite featureless , will not fish again there is much better with a very healthy population of fish for the same or less money. the single trout was about 8 inches

1 Trout

All caught on nymphs as the "Extra Rod" turned out to be three guys who stomped about all day fishing a very low river like it was a put and take still water fishery. This prevented any descent Dry fly fishing before a strong gusty wind shut things down.

7 Trout

Fished for three hours, 12 to 3, overcast, a bit chilly and light drizzle. The odd rising fish: two to the para-Adams, 10" and 8". Although the fish were not rising, there was the odd mayfly coming off the river.

2 Trout

Fished from 19.00 to 21.00 with a Last chance cripple Mayfly. Not much moving until the light faded around 8 then a few fish started rising. The Trout are not really going for the Mayfly yet mostly quietly sipping rather than big splashy rises. 5 Trout from 12 to 15 inches and a couple lost.

5 Trout