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Cold wet day was not the best conditions but gave it a go. Enough water to play with but river still low. Access was difficult even with wall walkway and very very slippery underfoot, say no more. No luck this visit but nice to be out. An expert fly fisher would have caught. Being only my second visit it showed.

‘Other’ were 4 dace and about 20 salmon parr (great sign for the future), all taking pink tailed blowtorch nymph usually on dropper. Beat was as low as we have seen it albeit about a foot higher than four days previous. Recent rain (and it rained all this day too) has refreshed the river somewhat but all fish were from faster moving water. Only used the net four times between us!. Fabulous to be back fishing after a dry summer (weather and fishing).

7 Trout, 5 Grayling, 24 Other

A productive session with 4 grayling and 1 trout to the net. All fish were carefully handled and returned safely.

1 Trout, 4 Grayling

Others were a small dace and a perch of around 8oz; bizarrely on meat!
Had some heavy rain but need a lot more. Tried a number of swims, spent most of my time at the slack but should have put up with the showers and spent more time in the known fast water swims! Ropes advisable for some swims from now on.

5 Chub, 2 Other

Aborted due to weather

Great stretch, no fish caught, or even seen. ... wonderful place mind.

Thunderstorm so called left after an hour but the beat is beautiful.

Great day, albeit wet, with both of us amazed to catch about 40 ‘proper’ chub between us. Most on feeder but some on trotted meat.

40 Chub

10 Chub

We had been hoping to float / surface fish all day in glorious sunshine but were instead faced with some of the first serious rain for months and had to ledger instead in order to stay under our umbrellas. We had a 10 pound ish carp each on Ellips Pellets from the far end of the pool before packing away at 5 ish. Then, however, the clouds parted and the baking sun came streaming through so I had to stay a bit longer and get the Bakers Meaty Meals dog biscuits out. The carp were going mad for them and it wasn't long before I'd landed a 8 ish pounder and an unexpected 1 pound ish roach and could leave contented. A lovely spot for a day's fishing with easy access and comfortable banks so we'll definitely be back, hopefully in full sunshine next time.

5 Other