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Good day on a fantastic beat. Plenty of fish showing. Only 6 fish to the hand should have been more but they were too fast. Small black dryflys were the choice fished upstream. Will definitely be returning. MB.

6 Trout

River conditions good

6 Trout

Started Sunny but then clouded over. Should have been perfect fishing conditions. Plenty of flies hatching and some rises…

… didn’t work out for me today though.

We only managed a little less than an hour here in the end. A beautiful evening in a special place. The beat is completely quiet, tucked away in little valley away from the main roads. Fished the bottom and middle of the beat, had a few offers to a klinkhammer and wasn't able to connect with any of them. The bottom of the beat is a series of tiny pools and runs, with a few fallen tree roots to provide cover for fish and likely casting spots..

River was still low and crystal clear, but the rain of the previous day had probably freshened things up a little. Weather was cool at 14-15 degrees but the valley was sheltered a little from the rather cold wind. Some fly life in evidence with olives coming off sporadically. Very little surface movement.

Super place to fish for a couple of hours, where connecting with a fish should probably be regarded as a bonus rather than an expectation!

1 rainbow 1lb 12oz on black cruncher. 1 wild brown 5 oz. Black cruncher. Returned.

2 Trout

Cold and overcast, water rising after first rain in 8 weeks.

A chilly day with occasionally a stiff, cool breeze, despite the sunshine. A short but lovely and varied beat. A consistent hatch especially of yellow mayflies, but the fish didn't seem to be that interested in the duns and most of the sporadic rises looked to be to emergers and the occasional mayfly spinner. Fish were taken to a mayfly spinner and downstream nymph, with a good number of additional takes on the surface missed. This is definitely a beat to fish again.

3 Trout

9 Trout, 1 Grayling

All caught on fly
Conditions fair

4 Trout

2 Trout