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After the heavy morning showers, a lovely afternoon casting to rising trout.

5 Trout

A perfect over-cast and fairly still day on the Edw with occasional showers sparking hatches. Ten of the usual small trout to Adams and Grey Duster. A few fish rising but mostly taking in the faster riffles. Masses of fly life and sporadic hatches including Mayflys, Mayfly spinners and red spinners.

10 Trout

A shared rod on this lovely beat on a fine June evening, fish between 4 & 10 ins fell to Tups, Para Adams and a small white Mayfly Pattern. A pleasant start to our week in the in region.

10 Trout

Fished dry fly all afternoon, parachute type or deer hair wing. Thanks to the angler who left one of the latter hanging in a tree; it worked well. Caught 20+ trout up to 9" but most were 5-6". Missed many more and lost a few. Mayfly were in the air all afternoon plus other flies that I failed to identify. The rocks here are very slippery with algae, especially higher up the beat. I had studded waders but felt-soled plus studs would have been better.

20 Trout

Had a few hours nyphing the faster water and picked up 15 trout with several slipping the hook, after two hours the river was very coloured which pretty much put the fish down. Walked the rest of the beat trying my luck but to no avail. First time on this beat and it is a very nice stretch of water . An eight foot rod coped easily.

15 Trout

River in good condition,very few rises 5 trout all on the nymph. A beautiful day on the river.

5 Trout

7 trout biggest 9". 1 on mayfly, 1 on para adams the rest on gold bead hares ear. A stunning beat.

7 Trout

Hergest has been cleared of a large fallen tree this year and to good effect. Beat is in good condition and lots of fish. I caught a large number of Edw trout of various sizes but none were fingerling size. I fished very slowly and carefully but as the day progressed the water because quite dirty due to large cloud bursts just above where I was standing and I suspect the fishing became a little easier as a result. A very damp day but a very rewarding one.

26 Trout

Easy beat to find, park and access. River nice fishable height and welcomed with several decent fish rising to LDO's in the first pool. Stayed on dries all day (CDC Olive and Adams) and rewarded with 19 wbt from 5" to 13" and every inch denomination in between. Lovely beat, probably 5 to 6 hours worth fished at a leisurely pace.

19 Trout

Glad I made the long trip today! River very clear with a good flow, mainly olives and midge but other types also out. Saw a couple of splashy rises when setting up so went with the para adams. Found fish willing to rise just about everywhere, more so when I switched to a para olive as that was the main fly. Eventually landed 20+, from 6" to 12", and missed or lost as many - mainly from the slow water where they could see the leader. They have certainly switched on now, what a great day.

20 Trout