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Couple of hours fished, didn't stay into late evening. Still mayfly in abundance but trout not paying much attention.

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Day started off wet and windy which resulted in tough fishing, perseverance was rewarded though with a lovely fish taken from the fast water in the lower stretch on a small Klinkhammer . There was only sporadic fly present until 17:00 when the rises began to appear, 3 fish were taken on a spent gnat before things quietened off around 19:00. Lovely stretch of river.

4 Trout

I spent the day at the lower end of the fishery. There were some yellow sallys and one or two mayflies hatching. Nothing caught but I felt that I was fishing correctly for the conditions if there were fish about. The Channels are a much more accessible part of the beat.

Nothing caught on all methods, very dissapointed.

Wasn't expecting much and wasn't disappointed; water warm as a bath and green as grass.
Lots, 100+, small Chub in under the overhanging trees and bushes feasting on the fly hatches with bigger fish in the faster water of the Bridge pool so looking really good for the start of the coarse season at Foy Bridge. The Creel section had numbers of Dace and big Chub taking flies off the top right in the margins. Time to dust off the centrepin!

3 Chub

algal write-off.worth getting up early before the canoes arrive at c. 10 am though for future reference.

A midday / early afternoon session hoping to see if any Mayfly still about but unfortunately nothing hatching. Not much of anything actually bit a few fish noodling around on top here and there in the slow water, and the usual low and slow approach bought me a few risers to a small tan klink. One of these was a super fish that might have gone 15inch if laid out flat on the grass. Superb condition and superb colours and the gill plates looked like burnished Abalone. Fantastic. Dropped another one off of very similar size shortly after and spooked another in the shallows. All in the vicinity of the big corner pool with the tree in the middle of it.

The junction pool had quite a few risers way back where the two flow ins meet on the bank, they where having me at it with what they where taking, I thought after a good few fly changes, but then remembered I hadn't degreased the tippet for a good while , did so and bingo up they came to a small parachute Adams but hitting them way back there was hit and miss so gave them best after one fish. The call of the Crown and a pint of Butty helped the submission!

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Very quiet on the top of the water this evening which is a bit unusual for here , even the 'banker' runs didn't bring a riser despite best efforts. Maybe it was the rather cool and very gusty wind coming down the valley? Who knows, there's always next time! Could do with a good flush through though (as they all can I'm very sure) and looking at the gauges this evening they have it. Hurrah !

Just been fishing a couple of hours in the evening. Lots of Mayflies on the water and fish chasing them.
Water is low and very clear. 4 trout between 6" and 9"caught .

4 Trout