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Arrived at the venue at 7:30am to find the river up some 1 - 1.5 foot and coloured. During the course of the day the level dropped considerably and the water cleared (but not completely). From both a salmon and trout perspective the conditions as the day progressed looked ideal. We concentrated on salmon fishing in the morning landing a few trout that took size 12 doubles. In the afternoon the trout became very active and were taken on both dry fly and nymphs. A lovely beat to fish with varied water and I shall return next season to fish for trout.

12 Trout

River had a tinge of colour and a little more flow after recent rain. Cloudy, becoming sunny around 1pm. A pleasant afternoon, becoming cloudy again with drizzle at 6pm. Air temp around 15C; water temp 13C.
No insect life and no rise. Tried everything - emergers, dry daddy, nymphs, fry imitators (had had good results with one of these the previous day, on a non WUF stretch). No trout caught! Better luck next time !
2 salmon seen at bottom end of beat.

It was casting practice more than fishing, water level was low anyway so not expecting anything. The resident Otter did not take kindly to having his mid morning bath disturbed, incidentally the fatest Otter I have ever seen. Trout were rising on occasion and some nice specimens could be seen in the shallows. Better luck next time.

River low but in good condition, apart from sewage fungus on stones, at top end. Water temp around 13C. Air temp around 17C.
Started at 11.30am to find one or two fish rising very gently in a localised hatch of very small olives. Caught 2lb trout on small parachute Adams. Thereafter, very little insect life and everything went quiet for the rest of the day. Fished dry daddy long legs in likely looking spots. Caught two modest trout and lost two much better ones on strike (should have used heavier leader with larger fly). Tried nymph to no avail.

3 Trout

Foggy to start with but soon warmed up when the sun broke through. Quite a few fish rising on all the pool's. Access to the beat very good. Lots of fly life around the water. All fish taken on Klink and dink method. Good beat will be back.

4 Trout

Despite a shower in the morning, the water was fairly clear. Good fly hatch and dry fly conditions. All fish were caught on dry and released. One salmon spotted but none caught. Great fishing spot

1 Trout, 3 Grayling

Bright and sunny with chilly downstream wind. Minimal surface activity. Fished downstream with a cast of nymphs and wet flies. Lost a very large fish in Sewage Pool. Kept one trout @ 0.5lb.

4 Trout

3lb plus brown trout took a 11/2 inch cascade tube first cast! Returned fish.

1 Trout

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It was my first time river fishing and it was fantastic. I didn't catch anything but that didn't matter. I had 1 take and there were some rising but they were very disinterested. I tried dry flies, wet and nymphs. Water was pretty clear even after all the rain we had recently. Probably could have done with a wading staff as its very rocky underfoot....but I'm new to all this so you live and learn. John my husband caught a 1/2lb brown trout. We didn't feel able to drive across the field to park in our car (you need a 4x4 really) but thats ok as you can park near the big house. Saw a red kite which made my day and loads of grey wagtails. I'll be back!!!!!

1 Trout