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Very hot and bright conditions. Fished the lower sections above the chapel. Tried all kinds of methods and only caught a couple of small salmon parr.

Bright conditions with light downstream wind. Lots of BWOs and sedges in the afternoon. Only fish showing were the salmon parr. Managed to tease out a small trout and grayling from the fast water just below the bench at the top of the beat on weighted GRHE.

1 Trout, 1 Grayling

River running low, slow and clear which required stealth otherwise the fish would dart into the deeper water.
Weather on the day was warm and humid with lots of cloud cover with occasional periods of warm sunshine.
All fish taken in the faster water using a size 16 sedge pattern, the biggest being a grayling of around eight inches.
Booking was effortless over the Internet.

2 Trout, 3 Grayling

An wonderful day's fishing. Barbel fed throughout the day resulting in 9 being landed, sizes from 5lb to 9.5lb and one beauty at 11lb. The bigger fish came on in the evening. All caught on pellet/meat. River had a bit of colour and levels whilst low, were not too bad. One problem however are the anglers fishing the opposite bank. A long gully on the WUF side holds the fish and the anglers on the opposite bank cast across the river right in to the swims cut by WUF making life a bit annoying from time to time. The opposite bank anglers have a very long stretch, can they be asked not to fish into the handful of swims cut out by WUF? Needs sorting out as shouting across the river is not very relaxing.
WUF note - Unfortunately anglers from the opposite bank cannot be stopped casting across to the near bank. General rules and angling courtesy dictate that should an angler be occupying a swim, other anglers on the opposite bank must chose a different location. Unfortunately this is not a written rule.

9 Barbel, 2 Chub

Started off well on the lower part of beat, clear water making stealth important but fish responding well to heavy nymph on French leader in pocket water. Later in the afternoon the water clouded up. No rain, really sunny, fish now not responding. What caused the cloudy water?

10 Trout

A couple of hours on this short beat, one belting trout of 1lb 13oz made the afternoon plus another of 14 inches on Sawyers nymph. High sticking in the few fast bits of water.

5 Trout, 2 Grayling

Really difficult day on a river desperately in need of rain.
Fished 12 hours, all the barbel to one angler on pellet.
Hopefully levels will be up when I return next month.

3 Barbel, 1 Chub

River in good condition, plenty of available swims for those who look. A disappointing day but managed a couple of nice barbel and a decent chub. Also landed, after a hard fight, 1 gudgeon taken on double boilie on a size 4 hook to 12lb link. Yeah, I haven't figured it out yet either...!

2 Barbel, 1 Chub, 1 Other

The river was running low and clear but looking good. Very little fly life with few rises seen. Some places are virtually inaccessible due to bank side growth or debris in the river.
Saw 2/3 cormorants on the beat.
All fish caught were around the 6 inch mark but in lovely condition.

2 Trout, 1 Grayling

River a bit low and clear but some nice fish rising, no takes. Young mink and big cormorant cleared several of the pools before me.