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2 x BT on spiders in faster water, during afternoon (both around 10 inches). Unfortunately had to leave just as evening rise began.

2 Trout

A lovely day, with several takes, but no fish! Despite few hatching insects, I had numerous takes within the streamier runs on a dry mayfly. Unfortunately none stayed on, but I had a couple of takes later in a deep pool on a goldhead. Never managed to explore the very top of the beat due to some excitable cows! Tip for accessing the lowest part of the beat - park in the layby and get in just below the road bridge, the walk under the bridge and start fishing!

5 Barbel, 10 Chub on pellet. Fish caught in the wood.

5 Barbel, 10 Chub

Father and son fishing for salmon and coarse 21st to 25th June. Very disappointed with bank condition and access down to riverside. Better results could be had if more access points were provided from top of bank down to the fishing position. Would not visit again unless the conditions are improved.

5 Barbel, 5 Chub

A blank today. Started fishing at 10:30 and called it a day at 16:00. There was a consistent olive hatch and also the odd mayfly. I hooked one fish on an adams but it came off the hook. Very few rises seen all day and none of the patterns I tried brought the fish to the surface, despite plenty of insects on the water. The water was quite coloured.

Water was slightly coloured and quite low. Saw plenty of salmon jumping just above the Island at the Martin's Bar area but couldn't tempt any onto a hook. Very heavy canoe traffic thoughout the day, especially around lunch time. Plenty of shad in the river.

5 Other

River was low, used feeder tactics with pellets.

5 Barbel, 19 Chub

Enjoyable days fishing, though the wind made casting a challenge. Grayling were all around the 10-12 inch mark and came from the faster, shallower section of Lady Alexander's pool on a heavy nymph fished down and across. Caught a couple on a klinkhammer also. Trout 6 inches and came to same method before the stone catch area. Also saw a couple of lampreys in the shallow run before Stone catch.

1 Trout, 10 Grayling

Very successful fishing, biggest fish of 13 lb barbell, some others 10lb+. Beautiful chub also. I will remember this day for a long time.

14 Barbel, 19 Chub

Both fish caught on the lure, biggest fish was a chub of 3lb.

1 Chub, 1 Other