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Frustrating day as a small rise coloured up the water for most of the day. Started to drop out late afternoon. The usual hotshots just didn't come up with the goods this time. Stunning scenery. Will be back.

2 Chub, 11 Other

Pretty sure I submitted this catch return late last year but seems it didn't go through, sorry. To recap, only fished about an hour when it was barely fishable with about 1ft visibility - no bites. Then an even bigger spate came down and it turned to chocolate; a dead sheep and a tree trunk went past soon after I got out, so that was good timing :D

3 Barbel

Didn’t quite live up to expectations - more my poor river craft I expect. Fished 4 different swims including the bottom meadow, lucky stone and by the stile near the house. 1 Chub from each spot - best around 5lb.

Saw 5 different otters and a very big salmon leap out the water twice in front of me. A lovely beat but sadly no barbel today.

Lost a feeder and bent a few hooks on snags.

3 Chub

Meat & pellet

3 Barbel, 11 Chub

6 Barbel, 8 Chub

5 Barbel, 2 Chub

River on the rise following recent rain. Fished nymphs but not reaching the bottom as some deep holes along this stretch. A few misses. No fish on the surface despite a hatch of olives late afternoon.

Anticipation was running high after a cracking breakfast to mop up the previous nights Local ale. Warm weather and an overnight shower meant the river was running a little coloured. A slow morning on the lower swims was made bearable by some hard won far bank Chub whilst my angling partner continued to disgrace himself with some barely legal fry that hooked themselves on some maggots he smuggled past me. Having caught little I introduced him to the banker of a swim, off the Croy at the far end and he chanced upon a trio of well proportioned Barbel, having the absolute cheek to land one knocking on double figures. This was the last straw so I took residence at last light and battled a magnificient Chub to the net where upon it was devoured by the resident Pike. Looking forward to returning, hoping for better company next time.

3 Barbel, 5 Chub