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I fished as a guest of Shaun Watkins, the fishing was tough very cold not much of a hatch, but there were little hatches for about 15 mins or so at a time, we caught the fish we got on emerger patterns size 16-14, olive and brown, the most of the hatches were on the upper stretch of the beat.

4 Trout, 2 Grayling

Utterly miserable day! Arrived in sunshine but nearly had my door blown off by the wind as I got out of the car. Decided to walk to the very end of the beat and fish my way back to the car, but by the time I was as far from the car as I could be I was caught in a snow, hail and sleet storm with biting cold wind which lasted all morning. Got back to the car soaking wet and freezing cold but at least the sun had come out again. I got dry and warm and headed back to the river where there was as sporadic half-hearted hatch of upwings just enough to rise the odd trout or two in the fast riffley stretch, I managed two nice sized fish on a small dry fly but double hauling into a gale force downstream wind isn't much fun so called it a day. Beautiful, well maintained stretch, will be back before too long.

2 Trout

Came down to the river just after lunch and there were a few fish rising, but none taking my klinkhammers. As the afternoon wore on, the rises petered out. Otherwise a beautiful beat.
PS I could not find the catch return book at the camp site?

Rose a fish twice to a dry fly, no offers on nymphs, conditions seemed perfect but hardly any insect life or fish to be seen.

Very clear river fish rising to March browns all fish taken on large klinkhammers

1 Trout, 1 Grayling

Cold afternoon on the river, but two nice trout to 16 inches and a slightly larger grayling. All on a beaded hare's ear.

2 Trout, 1 Grayling

Only fished for a couple of hours in the late afternoon, water clear but high, nothing showing. One missed take on Adams????

First day fly fishing: great tuition with Shaun Watkins. Dull and windy conditions had a grayling and a brown trout both around the 1lbs. Lost a fish and missed takes, hatch of May browns around lunch time fish didn't come on just a small number was surfacing. Great surrounding and well maintained banks

1 Trout, 1 Grayling

After a hailstorm (temp 3 degrees) there was an olive hatch and I took 5 on dry flies - small olives. Very cold all day with rain and wind. Fishing v hard as river still running off after rain.

5 Trout

A difficult day chilly and overcast. Sporadic rises of March Browns which accounted for majority of fish on dries. Nymph fishing not very productive. The trout caught were all of a good size 1lb + fish the best being around the 2lb mark would have been heavier but showed signs of recent spawning. Quiet a few takes were missed. Fish were a little reluctant to take hard.
Pete Wesson

5 Trout, 2 Grayling