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Another lovely day on a favourite WUF beat. Water still high but running clear. Less fly than on previous day but still enough to bring the odd fish to the surface. 14 fish to 15” on a mixture of dries and nymphs.

14 Trout

Great beat, challenging wading. Fish caught in fast water with gold head pixie size 16.

6 Trout

2 Trout

1/2lb trout x 2 and one 2lb trout all within 20 minutes after lunch on a dry fly during what seemed to be some fluke magic hour. One of the most beautiful places I have fished in a long time

3 Trout

The river was increasingly chocolate coloured after starting around 5.30pm. There was a significant amount of sludge and algae in parts of the beat particularly towards the middle. Cattle also able to drink straight from the river.

Fished a range of smallish nymphs for a couple of hours to no avail although i spooked a number of fish so need to work on approach. Switched to a klinkhammer later on when the river seemd to come alive with rising fish. Managed to catch one around 10inch which fought well and was released seemingly fit and well.

1 Trout

I trout (10") on a CDC emerger pattern (barbless size 18 hook). I saw surprisingly few fish although this could be due to my wading clumsiness! Intermittent showers and sunshine with a little breeze. The highlight of the day was seeing a pair of otters!

1 Trout

The water was crystal clear and saw lots of fish moving. A good challenge to get within range and had two to the net and lost a few more. Great fun catching all fish on caddisflies mainly in the hour before dark.

2 Trout

Caught a trout of about 10 inches on an olive CDC emerger, safely returned. River conditions good and a modest hatch.

1 Trout

7 Trout

Lovely beat. Good conditions but I really struggled. No real rise until later in the evening but the water was so clear that the fish were easily spooked. A blank unfortunately but some lovely relaxation.