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1 Trout

Really enjoyed this trip. First proper river for me so steep learning curve but water was at what looked like its normal level. No movement on the surface so just used PTN through the riffles. Both fish caught at the end of a pass on the uplift. Only about 7 inches and very silver after the floods. Would recommend chest waders to really take advantage of the water. Very happy with the foundations services. Website is excellent and very easy to use. Webcams are a great idea to. Highly recommend an ale in the Bell Inn after fishing! Can`t wait to go back in the spring.

2 Trout

3 anglers using worm on bottom and float but no fish, didn't see a fish rise all day.

No fish caught or seen. 1'10" on the gauge. Very cold, windy and squally.

With snow on the mountain tops as I drove up here and a strong downstream wind, this was always going to be a difficult day for flyfishing. I gave up trying conventional methods and resorted to wading to mid river and lobbing a shortline upstream in front of me czech nymph style. Eventually persistance paid off and I landed two small trout (1/2lb ish) with one other that came off. Later in the day an out of season Grayling of about a pound rounded off the session. All fish took a weighted GRHE.

2 Trout, 1 Grayling

Fished a few hours on Sunday afternoon in a cool downstream wind. A few olives hatching but no fish rising. 5 x wild browns, all decent sized at around 10-13 inches on a weighted nymph. Some of the fish were quite lean but still fought well.

5 Trout

Too cold, no fish seen let alone caught, The Crown at Longtown was as welcoming as ever.

Beautiful day, but fishing was hard. Despite the odd hatch around lunchtime, no sign of any fish rising. In fact no evidence of any trout at all. One small grayling, unaware that the season was over, fell to large weighted nymph hard on the bottom of a deep pool. The other catch a small salmon parr. Memorable bacon sandwiches and cardamom chicken curry for lunch though!!

1 Grayling, 1 Other

River looked great, high hopes only to result in a total failure on my part but that's fishing for you.

What a lovely beat, I think this could become a favourite. It has just the right mix of water to make it fishable with levels 2' up or even down on the gauge. And the owner is a very nice chap too!
My effort on this blustery day began with a quick on/off with a big swirl of silver in the "Pulpit Pool" on the fly; cracking bit of water this. Followed by a well mended kelt on a Flying C in "Church Stream Pool", another stretch that is ideal for spinning but would better suit a fly if water levels dropped.
I found the right bank on the top quarter of the beat could be tricky for casting a fly, unless wading in lower levels than today but on the lower sections the bank is close grazed and very open so, with the deeper water at your feet, a single hander will cover the entire river.
I fished hard all day but still failed to cover all the possibilities. Just have to go again!

1 Other