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River was very low and clear so I feared the worst. I tackled up with my new bite indicator ( a blob made from yellow dear hair spun onto a number 10 dry fly hook) I suspended a gold head hares ear about three feet below it and began with a series of short casts. I was rewarded with a couple of lively fish and added another to this brace later. on reaching the end of the beat I switched to a deeper sinking black headed nymph and was soon into a sizeable fish hooked in a deep gully. It finally came to hand after several spectacular leaps and weighed in at a round pound. Well satisfied and a little surprised given the low water I returned home. I like this stretch of the Arrow as it offers a wide variety of water even when conditions are difficult. ( tie my bite blob folks it casts really well and floats forever!)

4 Trout

10lbs Fish, on a tube fly black and orange. A fantastic day, this beat is superb.

1 Salmon

3 Trout

Like all the beats fished during our trip, in dire need of rainfall to bring up the levels. No fish seen.

With significant rainfall to bring up the levels, a very picturesque and interesting beat, but for our visit no fish seen

2 caught with worm.

2 Trout

Low water conditions, caught almost all fish in the most oxygenated water in faster streams. I used French nymphing technique, all fish caught on nymphs, average size 10-12 inches. Not any single rise to a dry fly. Beautiful pièce of water, I will be back!

6 Trout, 5 Grayling

Very cold, strong north easterly caused problems as 3 of us fished the southern end of the reservoir. Two fish of good size caught by one angler early on in the day and another fish snapped a 3lb line as it was being landed. One other angler caught a good size fish. Third angler had one bite all day. Tried various methods of fishing and bait but good old worms were all that worked.

3 Trout

8lb for Jim Morison from bridge pool on a size 10 willie gun and full floating line.

1 Salmon