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Here it is, December! Checked temperature at the bank, read 5.5 degrees, oh dear. Slim chance of Barbel in falling water temp. So targeted chub on the bread on lighter tackle. Had good day with a good stamp of Chub, biggest going 5-9. Blustery day but plenty sunshine and my mate didn't fall in this time.

2 Grayling, 16 Chub

4 Chub

4 Chub

There was a small armada of canoes going in at Boughrood bridge on arrival at 11.15. To be fair though I don’t think they were the cause of an unusually very quiet session throughout the beat. A few fish, probably trout, were on and off, but a blank today.

Gauge up and down last two days. Despite more water the river was running clear at 1'5".
Two anglers worked the water with nymphs down from the island to below the bridge. Not much moving. The gravel catch much the same. Arrived at Mill stream quite late in the day where a trout and grayling were hooked on pink shrimp. Last half hour from rectory downstream to end of beat - one or two knocks in the run below rectory pool.

1 Trout

Another lovely day on my favourite little beat. The weather gods shone on me as this was the warmest day for weeks. No rising fish but a constant stream of takes from smallish grayling of around the 9 to 12 inch mark.

9 Grayling

18 x grayling 6 - 19 inches, trotting. Mostly shotts up to about 11-12 inches, but two lovely cock grayling at 18 and 19 inches. An unusually warm day with some dark olives hatching, sadly not to last.

18 Grayling

No catch. Lovely stretch, unfortunately access to the river very difficult.

First time on this new beat – a lovely stretch of water with plenty to go at. Access is great from the bottom car park, you can zig-zag your way upstream, in the water for the most part and having to get out into the field when you reach a few of the deeper pools. It was tough going – it seems to be more about quality, than quantity on these beats. Both grayling and one of the OOS trout were over 40cm.

2 Trout, 2 Grayling

1 Trout