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Cold, blustery wind, showers. Caught a small chub on a dry fly, just below the bridge, otherwise quite a slow day, with only 4 w.b.t. around the 10 inch mark. Nice day. All fish taken on dries.

8 Brownies, 2 river 6 wier. Hard fishing.

10 Brown Trout to 13", 1 x Grayling 14". Mayfly hatching. Fish easily scared due to low water.

8 fish - 3 or 4 around 10" to 12". Others smaller.

Species caught:

4 x brown trout up to 1.5lb
3 x grayling up to 2lb
1 x chub (approx. 3lb)
several small trout

Flies:
dry fly: pink Klinkhamer,
nymph: Hare's Ear Nymph (gold bead).

1 grayling on a dry fly and one brown trout on a nymph.

I arrived at the beat only to find the river in an almost skeletal condition. The water crystal clear and extremely low. Not a hint that fish were present. This coupled with a more than comfortable downstream breeze suggested to me that this was going to be a tough day.

And, so it proved. I managed to bring one solitary fish of about 1/2lb to the net and pricked at most 3 or 4 more.

I did get a glimpse of one of the so called "Penpont Porkers" patrolling a shallow section of river mid-beat. Due to it's position relative to the wind and trees I decided to leave it be and return another day when conditions were more favourable.

Left the river at 3pm just as a hatch of mayfly had begun but even this wasn't enough to get fish moving.

Strong downstream wind made for difficult conditions until it started to drop late in the evening (8pm) and a good olive hatch started. Finished with 4 trout to just under 2lbs and an out-of-season dace, all to olive emerger and gold head. Some large trout were witnessed in the margins with one pushing 4lbs sat underneath Boughrood Bridge.

6 nice trout caught (biggest 10inches). The river was exceptionally low - almost unrecognisable in fact, but even so there was a reasonable rise at around 11.30. Some large mayfly around (e.danica) and all in all a nice day. Again we need rain if things are to improve.

About 12 nice trout caught (biggest 12inches). The river was very very low, but looking beautiful. Some large mayfly around (e.danica) with short lived rise for them. We need rain!