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12 x trout 6-9 inches, Rusty Klinkhammer. A most welcome rural interlude after a week in the classroom. And in fact an even more welcome escape from post-referendum turmoil. Water continues to flow and trout continue to rise.

12 Trout

15 or so to hand in the short time I was there. All fish rose to size 16 bwo. Only managed about half of the beat due to a huge thunder storm with torrential rain which coloured the brook up in the space of ten minutes .. plenty of fly on the water bwo, midge, crane but it was the olives they were hitting. All trout between 7-12 inches with three at about twelve inches which is very good for this beat.

15 Trout

We used worm to catch the fish weighted down on the bottom with hook about a five foot from weight, we had nothing most of the day and then all of a sudden bang, we must have hit a school of them. My daughter caught 2, my brother caught 4, my other brother caught 2 and as per usual I caught none. It was wet for most of the day...But got better.

8 Trout

Fishing popped up worm, lovely fishing conditions

2 Trout

I was surprised to see the river so high at this time of year and quite coloured. Decided to float fish for first half of the day catching several chub. Then in afternoon when canoes slowed down cast feeder out a few times to feed the swim then rested for 30 mins before casting out. Had a steady run of chub and barbel just into dark up to just over 7lbs and chub to just over 4 pounds. Wonderful place to fish in such beatific surroundings still good value at 25 pounds a day, I will be back.

5 Barbel, 10 Chub

River well coloured and first time on the beat. Two large barbel over 7lbs and five small males, with some still producing milt. Not bad for a short day session!

7 Barbel

Small nymphs and spider patterns proved most successful, - fish were taken using both upstream and down-and-across methods, and all came from faster runs throughout the beat. Best fish was just over 2lbs, and all were safely returned.

17 Trout

River was fining down after a spate but still heavily coloured. Access was great as was the fishing. Usual pellets and feeder tactics had 14 barbel between us ranging frnom 2-8lb+. We will return!

14 Barbel, 3 Chub

The river was a delicate shade of chocolate brown and no fish were caught, we did, however see kingfishers and one salmon.
My guest had travelled many miles so, as the weather was fine, and we took the opportunity to enjoy the scene and watch the world, the swans and the canoes go by.

1 Barbel, 12 Chub