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No action today, water still coloured and fast flowing. No fly hatch visible, very little fish activity.

5 small brown trout caught between 13:30 and 17:40. Caught using Royal Coachman Dry fly or GB Prince Nymph. Plenty of nibbles over the whole beat. River low and fairly clear. Lost a big one in the middle of the beat, next to where the bank is held with stones in a metal cage.

5 Trout

Plenty if takes ,one small trout returned

An unusual morning. Heavy rain just before dawn such that, feeling somewhat tired and lazy, I was minded to stay in bed. I decided to fish the Bideford Brook anyway and despite low water after this long drought was pleased to find a lot of fly hatching - olives, pale wateries and some sedges - and fish rising to a dry fly. They were better fish than usual too, including a 12 incher which isn't quite unknown here, but is a good one for this little stream. Before I reached the top It all came to an end with a sudden rush of muddy flood water from the Forest upstream which made me get out promptly. 9 x trout 9-12 inches, Rusty Klinkhammer

9 Trout

I found this beautiful beat was low on water and too dry to fish but what water there was plenty of brown trout skurrying around in the shallows, I will return when in rains.

This is a smashing little beat, unfortunately the water level was too low, seen plenty of brownies skurrying around plus a Dab! I will be back again when level is acceptable to fish.

5 x trout 6-10 inches, Rusty Klinkhammer. A couple of hours on a hot and sticky morning.

5 Trout

11 x trout 6-8 inches, Rusty Klinkhammer. Stream may have risen a bit during Saturday's rain, but summer low levels and clear water again now.

11 Trout

Short morning session - 1 bonny wbt on the dry, water not too low but could do with a drink- the stream that is.

1 Trout

Water was still very low and clear. I would say this isn’t a good bet unless there has been significant rain. The best is relatively short a mornings fishing. I arrived very early and hooked and returned the fish by 7am no bites after that. The river bed is very snagging for nymphs. And growth overhead meant every other cast snagged above too.

2 Trout