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Slightly coloured 11 pounder caught on size 10 Cascade at Upper Planks about 6pm, where the flow was just about right in the streamy water, even if (at 10") it seemed a bit low for Bathing Pool and Lower Planks, etc

1 Salmon

2 salmon hooked and lost , and forecast rain did not arrive ,but still a good day on a fascinating beat.

Very nice beat, fished the stretch just up from the hut, as I'm sure most people do - going further down requires a bit of commitment - took a break in the middle of the day to have a look in the wooded bit . some tasty pegs in there, but don't be tempted to take a short cut - the wall of mud is completely impassible with fishing gear.
This stretch was stuffed with salmon crashing about - and a few barbel as well, had five and a few chub, quite tricky fishing with a very snaggy bottom. Great place to spend a day, plenty of fish about

5 Barbel, 4 Chub

13 Barbel, 20 Chub

I really love this venue, my mate not quite so and on this occasion the river was low and clear, but we managed to persuade a few fish to take our baits. Our tactics were to use feeders loaded with Hemp and Halibut Pellets with either pellet or Luncheon Meat on the hook. The fish really came on the feed later in the day and as we were leaving at sunset, my rod was still being pulled round by ravenous Chub. The other was a massive Eel, which actually took two Cheesy Garlic 8mm Pellets!

5 Barbel, 5 Chub, 1 Other

Nymphing in pocket water returned me a great 1lb + brown trout, then further up river two brown trout taken on dry fly. Fantastic place to fish.

3 Trout

Perfect conditions but nobody told the Barbel. Still very pleasant and enjoyable day!

4 Chub

River not fishable, water very coloured with algae and the water temperature 72f just one or two salmon showing, tried to spin for 1 hour waste of time packed up and went home.

Feeder/boilie fishing three barbel up to 8lb lovely condition.
Shame about the bank access only two serviceable swims vegetation cut back but no toe hold or flat spots to access water edge.
Forgot my cramp on!!!

3 Barbel

The predicted rain didn't come so I had a pleasant day on the river, overcast warm with only a light wind. Access was very difficult. Through the gate you are faced with five foot high stinging nettles and shrub, I used my wading staff to hack a path to the river, only to find I was faced with a big drop onto soft mud and had to back track to find another entry point. Two flies lost in the first three casts wasn't a good start. I used dry flies throughout and managed to consistently get rises to them, but I think they were always very small and never managed to connect. Walked the entire beat, one dead sheep on the bank quite new. Exit at the top of the beat was tricky, walked back to my car along the road.