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Fly only, 2 small trout caught, one salmon lost.

2 Trout

Two barbel and two chub on feeder-fished sausage sizzle squabs over hemp and pellet. Great looking stretch of river but the fishing was a little slow compared to my two days on other beats on the previous week. Water was at normal summer levels and was fairly clear.

2 Barbel, 2 Chub

Fishing was tough with the quantity of kayaks and canoes around from 10am until 3.30pm but the chub fed very well. Biggest was 5lb 1oz and biggest barbel being 8lb 2oz. All fish fell to feeder fished pellets and boilies. Fished last swim on the beat into the edge of the fast water. Best action in the evening. Lovely venue but tread carefully when leaving. I fell badly a few times on the walk back as the path is very slippery and narrow.

6 Barbel, 23 Chub

Lovely short stretch, just a few swims.
Had a good bag of chub trotting fast water using pellets. Just the one barbel on pellet/timebomb method.
My friend had a few chub as well trotting.

1 Barbel, 10 Chub

Morning produced a few average size chub, but as expected no barbel in the bright weather conditions. Returning in the evening after 6pm produced 4 barbel up to 7lb-13oz on pellets.

4 Barbel, 4 Chub

Having fished Lower Canon bridge the day before we knew the river conditions and were keen to make a start on a new stretch to us Fownhope 5. Finding the parking easily we loaded up the gear and made the relatively short walk through the field to the river. A quick look at the printed out beat map we made the decision to start at the furthest point down stream and work our way back up towards the car. This entailed conquering a hill as due to a landslide access through the woods is unavailable. I've not personally climbed Mt Kilimanjaro but feel after making the summit of the hill at Fownhope I'm more than ready! With all the gear making it over the hill and too the two available fields was a big effort but well worth it. There are several fishable spots and the use of spikes and ropes open up the availability to a couple more. Finding clear spots between the weed seamed to be the key and this stretch would seem to be home to shoals of chub. Having fished the morning with only chub to show, to K.B, for our efforts and the looming hill ever present for the return journey the call was made to return to the first field and finish the day there. Once back in the first field and suitably recovered from the ascent I dropped into the swim nearest the fishing hut and was soon playing a chub followed by the first barbel of the day. K.B was fishing slightly up from me and had got straight back into pulling out chub. As the day came do a close and K.B still only having caught chub he moved to the top of the stretch and fished off the croy landing a last gasp barbel along with more chub. The day finished with myself on 3 barbel and 1 chub too K.B with 1 Barbel 13 chub and one other, a nice small eel that amused me more than its captor.

4 Barbel, 14 Chub, 1 Other

First time on this beat and with plenty of swims to go at will be back.

4 Barbel, 7 Chub

Hoped the previous days rain would spark some interest, it did but only the trout! One at 20 inches which pumped the heart for a few seconds.
started 5am, fished The Rocks with an otter(though he seemed more interested in playing) finished at 1pm.

4 Trout

6 trout up to 1lb between us. No sign of any salmon.

6 Trout

1 trout around a pound and a number of small fish, all caught on a size 10 Cascade salmon fly. No sign of any salmon.