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Very hot afternoon. Bright sunshine. Low water. Nothing doing but a beautiful spot. On it's day this must be a great place to fish for a few hours.

Fresh 7lb taken spinning on a rising river by Stephen Orledge. Beat total now 6 for July and 20 for the season.

1 Salmon

Fresh 7lb taken spinning on a rising river by Stephen Orledge. Beat total now 6 for July and 20 for the season.

1 Salmon

Arrived late afternoon to a rising river but found our favourite wood stretch fishable, just! 3oz leads held in the strong flow and with the two of us sharing just a single rod we hooked nine barbel, seven of which we landed to an impressive 9lb 8oz. Great beat, great fishing. Back in two weeks.

7 Barbel

Arrived to find the river had come up about 12 inches from yesterday, haven't a clue why. Couldn't get to bottom swims but still had a good day. I caught 15 barbel and 5 chub David had 7 barbel and 16 chub.

22 Barbel, 21 Chub

A very slow day on an unexpectedly high and coloured river. Fishable water was hard to find and the barbel in particular seemed very reluctant to feed. A handful of fish came to the feeder in the morning; but we didn't see one after mid-day despite staying until sunset. Still, a pleasure to fish a very beautiful beat. As noted by others, steep banks make some swims difficult to access, especially at the top of the beat; and the presence of a busy caravan club in the bottom field is not very inviting for those wanting peace and quiet.

4 Barbel, 5 Chub

Boiling hot day, but the river was in good condition with a little colour and dropping by few inches. Barbel and chub fed regularly throughout the session, all caught in the fastest water on 10mm boilies.

9 Barbel, 4 Chub

3 to worm and 2 to fly. 2 perch returned. Had to work hard for them but a pleasant day.

5 Trout, 2 Other

Very hot day and many people enjoying & splashing around in the river! But hey, why not?
So went to top of the beat and found fish in the broken water, especialy above the main salmon pool, a tricky wade above the waterfall but many fish here.

19 Trout

Fished from noon until 9.45pm. Hot and sunny with some light cloud. Temp approx 30C. Water temp 19C so not conducive to good fishing. Various small flies in evidence with some sedge in evening. Caught 2 modest trout (10oz and 6oz) on dry fly.

2 Trout