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2 trout 12-13 inch 2 grayling 12-14 inch.

Blanked.

J 9 trout, best 2lb. G 1 trout 12ozs.

3 small graying 6 - 8 in. ches. 1 small trout of 8 inches.

18 brown trout between two rods, mostly on mayfly a couple on small olives. Largest fish 14". Fish rising throughout the day except for a two-hour period of coloured water following a very heavy shower.

The passport tell us that this is a long beat ... it's not ... it's a very,very long beat! Probably best fish with a partner so that a car can be left at each end otherwise it's a long road walk back to the beat start! The day started slowly but as the air temperature rose the fly life exploded - Mayfly duns and spinners, olives of all sizes, stoneflies, sedges, alder ...much like the index of a fly identification book. I started at 9:30 and finally reached the beat at at the Bridge Inn, Michaelchurch Escley at around 17:30 and I feel I barely scratched the surface of the never ending pocket water, riffle and pools. Fish rose steadily and I finished with more than 20 to a variety of flies. I was impressed by the general size of the fish, at least half a dozen at 12" plus. I persisted with a dry fly all day but I will return and investigate the deeper pools and pockets with a nymph ... who knows what lurks there?

Fished one rod in the end and caught 7 WBT, all on pheasant tail nymph and all at the top end of the beat. Things went very quiet after around 3pm. All fish under 3/4 pound but lost a couple of better fish. Saw a fresh dead salmon half eaten by (probably) an otter. Looks to be good fly water for salmon in the right conditions. In over summer flows wading the bottom end (best dry fly water) is a very deep wade!
Will fish this beat again.

5 trout, spinner, worm. Excellent day, friendly and helpful bailiff. Thanks.

2 BT caught of around 25cm. Both on beaded PTN fished duo. Plenty of mayfly about but little in the way of surface feeding observed.

Fished The Maddox and Corner tree left bank, no fish caught.
The pool numbers could be clearly marked on posts so you know which pool you are fishing (eg to avoid mistakes and innacurate catch returns for respective pools etc).
In some parts the bank vegetation had overgrown access to the waters edge and you could not see your footing, clear cut out steps you can see would be much safer, so good bank maintenance is a must.