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Very good day. Arrived at 1pm and fished through to evening. Consistent sport throughout, even during a heavy squall, during which fish were rising everywhere (looked liked a BWO hatch was underway). 13 fish to the net, most around 8-10 inches. 1 fish netted was around the 2lb mark. All fish fought hard and were safely returned.

Nil Return. Loads of fish showing and jumping. Tried fly and spinner. Water low.

Foundations Service, excellent.

I also had lessons the day before with John Symonds at Hereford. Great fun and he's a good instructor.

Started fishing before daybreak and ceased fishing when the first of the canoes went through the pools as given the low conditions I felt any fish present would be put off. Despite no action I thoroughly enjoyed my few hours on this beautiful stretch.
One day soon I hope to catch this beat in good nick and put an end to my run of blank days.

One small wbt brought to the net (waterhen bloa) and 4 more hooked and lost. Nothing by way of a hatch but the weather was very changeable and quite chilly for the time of year. Lovely beat, though.

2 Grayling to 1lb, 6 Trout to 1lb. All returned.

A day of sun and heavy showers and cool - only 10 deg by late afternoon. Enough fish rising to keep the interest up all the time I was there. Olives, sedges and midges especially just after the rain and a few mayflies.
6 browns to just over a pound and one small grayling - all on a dry fly.

5 Brown trout all returned. Wonderful dry fly fishing (until the rain came and the wind changed) on small klinkhamers. Lovely beat in a stunning valley.

Return is one trout about a pound and a good shad of about 2 pounds. Quite a shoal of them at the top of the beat.

16 WBT plus quite a few grayling. Good average size of trout, biggest 14", grayling biggest 10". Had to work quite hard for the fish but better weather than earlier in the week, less wind and warmer made a difference with a fair few flies including mayflies, but lots of rises seemed to be to emergers. Most caught on small klinkhammers, Adams and the odd big mayfly pattern.
Shared a lovely day with a heron, herd of bullocks, a mink and a very nice gentleman who apparently had permission to fish for grayling from the "colonel".

A nice couple hours evening fishing. Despite the cool temperatures there was still reasonable hatches of olives and yellow mays. 5 BT to 12", 2 small, out of season grayling and 2 dace, all to cdc olive emerger patterns.