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12 Trout

7 Trout

The river was very low and clear with bright sunlight, very little evidence of surface activity. Lots of fallen trees and overhanging branches to negotiate. All fish (small)returned.

5 Trout

Another good day of hatches producing active fly life which produced a number of juvenile trout and grayling. Mostly taken on emerger patterns.

4 Trout, 4 Grayling

A beautiful river and, on this occasion superb conditions however, despite seeing a number of large trout in the crystal clear water, none could be tempted by dry flies or nymphs. Indeed there seemed to be very little feeding activity all day despite numerous mayfly hatches and swarms of smaller flies near the surface. Suspect this would be good grayling water later in the year.

No fish showed up as the sun was bright, water was low and clear, red kites were hovering above, not much hatch was happening. All sounds excuses for not catching fish, but the day was beautiful and enjoyed the fishing very much.

Guided by Oliver Burch. Nothing caught. Mainly on dries but very little rising.

Fished the fly early untill the boat traffic got heavy, nothing seen or touched.

Great weather to be out on this great looking beat. Started below the bridge but no fish seen. Moving upstream resulted in more action as an out of season grayling of about half a pound took my Baetis Nymph. This was followed quickly be a 10 inch wbt that took the snipe and purple I had on the dropper. There is an incredible amount of water on this beat, far too much to cover in one day but I fished my way upstream and finished the day with a total of 7 trout, capped by a 16 inch beauty that turned a good day into a really memorable one.

7 Trout, 1 Grayling

River at 1ft 2" and clear. Sun and showers. Lost 2 salmon in evening session.
Wading neck of Rectory I was marveling how from that angle you could hang the fly in the narrow gap at the run out, when the slide of water pulled back. Had an amazing moment, rod hooped, reel barking, yellow line stretching out to a big silver side twisting in the clear sparkling water. Scene was back lit by a low sun illuminating the vibrant May colours. Back drop was the imposing ridge of Twmpa and the black mountains glowing orange and set against an indigo black sky. It was salmon fishing perfection. It didn't matter that it fell off after a minute! Lost another headshaker and a few splashy seconds just behind the stones in the Bridge pool.
That is 5 lost on the beat in last 3 days and none landed!