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Nothing caught. Saw only a small handful of fish rising, only one of which was of decent size. Water level very low for the most part. The brochure recommends a 7 to 8 ft rod for this beat. I fished in the morning with an 8 ft rod and found my line caught in trees a little too often for my liking. I fished the beat again in the afternoon with a 6ft6in rod. This was much more practicable, particularly for casting in tight corners and confined spaces, characteristics of this beat which were accentuated by the low water level.

One 11 inch BT taken, on small hackled pheasant tail,from edge of bridge piers.(That pool had risers, but streamy water and lower slows v quiet). Trevor had seen shad there.

7 trout all about 6-8 oz, 9-10 inch. All on various mayfly patterns. 2 of trout caught in Worm Brook. Moderate hatch of
olives and some yellow may fly. Everything stopped when it started to rain. Not a bad afternoons sport.

3 x Brown Trout: 1 x 12", 1 x 10", 1 x 5", all rising to either a parachute adams or red sedge.

10 x trout 6-10 inches on dries. Lost a couple of larger ones as usual. Large brook duns and the very odd mayfly coming off, though trout not reacting as yet.

Dull day with few fish rising. Mayfly hatch from 5pm when I was leaving. Since I failed to rise much, despite many fly changes, resorted to Greenwell's Glory fished wet and caught 7 BT, best 3/4lb, and lost a few.

1 fish each in the morning then some good sport in evening to skated sedge in the faster sections of the lower beat. Not a lot happening in sweltering heat and low water. Best fish around 16”

12 x trout 6-12 inches on dries. This beat is exactly what it says on the tin: very challenging wading and climbing. Being young at heart is not quite enough in itself - I managed to fall in big-style half way up! But lovely fishing in a wild and beautiful gorge and the trout get bigger as you ascend.

No fish caught. Very sunny. Litter from tourists sunbathing on bank.

River a bit low and the sun too high but there were hatches of fly all day including Mayflies. The trout weren't that interested in the hot sun though. I found a few in the shadows and had 2 at 12" on my rod marker, 1 at 10" and a smaller one. I also lost a slightly bigger fish which took my fly. Unfortunately I had to leave before the sun relented but there was sign of a few more rising at 6.00 when I left. Excellent and long lunch at the Bell made it a very enjoyable day.