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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

All caught on worm and ledger.

3 Trout

A challenging day - very low and clear water, a chilly downstream wind and very little fly life.

4 Trout

Many thanks for a nice days fishing. Weather was good and very pleased with catches.

1 Barbel, 7 Chub

A great day out. I must say that the swims have been strimmed back and easy access to the water is possible. Fishing bait pellets, sweetcorn and luncheon meat, chub caught on all three and also an eel on sweetcorn, remarkable. Nine pound barbel caught on pellet. Two points of observation. We had to do a lot of litter picking as a result of other anglers rubbish. This was definitely anglers rubbish as it was in the fishing areas and some of it shoved in under steps etc. Also anglers on the opposite bank casting into our swims as the How Caple side is much deeper.

1 Barbel, 6 Chub, 1 Other