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Pleasant late afternoon/evening session, mainly on the lower half of the beat. Recent rain put a bit of colour in the water to mask my clumsy approach. Very occasional large, pale upwings spotted fluttering on the water which were usually snaffled. Nearly every pool held fish and produced rises to olive and black klinkhammers, also plenty of pulls on a soft hackled PTN. Probably a couple of dozen pulls or splashy rises but most were very small fish unable to get the hook properly in their mouths. 5 trout stayed on long enough to come to hand, largest about 10", smallest 5". Two takes in one of the deeper pool felt bigger, but I didn't see the fish so can't be sure.

5 Trout

Used small greenwells glory dry flies. These little trout are really quick. Usual plonker walking a dog throwing sticks in the brook despite me being in the water fishing!

8 Trout

All fish caught on a nymph suspended under a Klinkhammer. Lost another 6 or 7. Quite quiet fishing wise, I think the very bright sunlight shining through the trees with very little cover didn't help. Overall amount of debris in the stream has reduced considerably since I fished this stream last year.
I always enjoy fishing this stream.

5 Trout

9 x trout 6-8 inches, size 14 Goldbead Hare's Ear nymph. A slow start today, probably due to a very cold night. Fish were lying doggo on the bottom of pools and no sign of fly life yet. Reached the top at midday in a short shower of snow.

9 Trout

Arrived at midday. Water running very clear. Began by working my way up from the weir to the top bridge, but saw no sign of fish or fly hatch. I then worked my way down the remainder of the beat. I saw a number of fish moving in the deeper pools in the middle of the beat and missed one take on a small Klinkhammer pattern. Tried the lower section of the beat with no success. A few midges around later in the afternoon.

Plenty of fish near the weir but decided to start at the bottom of the beat. Had arrived a little late and shortly after the heavens opened stirring up the mud and making visibility poor. It was a struggle and got no interest but it is a lovely looking little stretch and will definitely visit again.

Three small trout on a black gnat. 2 larger fish hooked and lost in a deeper pool on a nymph.

3 Trout

13 x trout 6-9 inches, Rusty Klinkhammer. The little stream is pretty low now. An evening session when the heat of the day had dropped off a bit.

13 Trout

This little stream is rather low but fishable. Took all the 4 to 6 inch browns on dries of various types, Sedges, Humpies, I also had plenty of rises. Noticed a couple of large mayflies flying around, not sure what species they were but looked like E. Dancia.

6 Trout