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Conditions slightly improved today.

9 Barbel, 5 Chub

Did not fish

Fished downstream from toll bridge. High water but falling. Very strong current. But they were there. We had 5 nice barbel to 8lbs. Unbelievable no of very curious cattle in the fields though.

5 Barbel

Blanked. Fished 0930-1230. River up and very fast so extremely tricky. The banks were slippery and a tad treacherous. I fished groundbait feeder and pellet but struggled to hold bottom. I also encountered a lot of snags. Almost every cast I got stuck in weed and lost several feeders. Not sure if there is something I am missing here. A very kind gent came and opened the car park gate for me which was locked on arrival. Not as attractive a stretch as Home Fishery and Middle Hill Court but still pleasant. Highlight of the session was a Kingfisher.

1 Chub

Lovely morning session ,strong south westerly and some heavy rain showers but the Browns were eager for a dry fly taking the cdc/elk sedge pattern with relish in the choppy waves created by the wind.
Had a few losses and missed a few rises but ended up with 8 nice Brown trout to just over a 1lb or so but most were 3/4 lbish.
Really enjoyable few hours.

8 Trout

River running high but not unfishable. Most wading spots weren’t workable so a static day. Due to water colour, water height and speed of water a blank day.

Rising river, saw some grille, and a large salmon

1 Trout

Single trout of approx 1lb otherwise little sign of life. Water was in perfect condition, thoroughly enjoyable last hurrah for '23

1 Trout

Water level quite high and coloured. Caught one good brown trout about 2lb. Safely returned. Caught on NZ dropper with gold headed nymph. My first time on this beat, lovely spot. I would like to return next year with lower water levels.

1 Trout