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River running low and clear so I decided to use a French nymphing set up. I lost count of how many fish caught after a while, so numbers estimated. The majority of the fish were small but with a few around 10"-12". Most took a size 14 copper tungsten head hares ear. Catching lots of juvenile fish is not really my thing but it was perfect for practicing long leader nymph fishing, which is a new style of fishing to me.

35 Trout, 10 Grayling

The river was, as expected very low and clear. The weather warm and mainly sunny with some flies hatching. Pessimistically thought I would struggle again but seeing a couple of rises cheered me up a bit. Put a small para adams on and found trout willing to take practically everywhere there was a bit of flow, even when I spooked the small ones at the end of pools. Ended up with 20+ 6" to 10" trout and a few fingerlings. They were confident as well, my missed take % was much lower than usual. I have no explanation but my goodness what a Grand Day Out!

25 Trout

"When the wind is from the East, the fishing is the least"! That combined with very low clear water and a sunny day resulted in me catching only a suntan. Tried everything, pellets, luncheon meat, bread flake. Even trotted bread flake. Nada. It wasn't until sunset I even had a twitch on the rod. I would have been happy to just get an Eel. I picked a spot where I could not see the bottom, but I guess the conditions were against me. It is a beautiful spot though and access is good. I'll revisit when there's more flow.

Just one barbel around 6lb landed but a real good barbel lost in a ferocious fight. Very little action and the river looking badly in need of a flush of fresh water. Even the chublets were quiet. Still... the potential to land decent fish is still there for those willing to give it a go.

1 Barbel

Nothing caught again, very disappointing.

River low and clear. Bright sunny day. Lovely to be out. Saw a kingfisher and Red Kite in first hour. Fished for salmon with single hander. No sign of salmo salar. A moderate hatch of mixed Ephemera throughout the day with very sporadic rise. S.B. had six salmon parr in about an hour (encouraging for future stocks) and no sign of cormorants or goosanders for months. Caught 4 small brownies and 3 dace between us and enjoyed a very nice vibe.

4 Trout, 3 Other

Hard day. Fished several swims. Couldn't buy a bite.

1 Grayling

The river was very low and clear but with a bit of effort and some previous swim knowledge we managed to land 12 barbel to 9lb and 4 chub between the 2 of us. I also lost 2 good barbel. We had a great days fishing. The only disappointment was the amount of discarded fishing line and litter on some of the pegs. There was also evidence of camp fires. We cleared up what we could but on one particular peg, there was a large black bin bag in the trees full of beer cans and other rubbish. Those people responsible are a disgrace to the sport and ruin the river for other people. They do not deserve the privilege of fishing such a great river. If you are reading this, you people know who you are....disgrace!

12 Barbel, 4 Chub

Hot and sunny conditions. A good beat with varied water type. Productive for one angler (me!) but not for others.

3 Barbel, 1 Chub