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We made an effort to arrive early as the weather looked like it might turn dodgy by early afternoon. River was low and clear but there were plenty of smaller fish rising down by the church. I left dad down there and went further up to try and cover as much water before the rain came without success. The rain came about 14:00 but was not as heavy as predicted and it seems to be that just before or just after rain showers is the best time to catch, and throughout the afternoon we managed 9 trout up to 15” and 2 oos grayling. Amazing amount of smaller fish which is good too see.

9 Trout, 2 Grayling

3 Trout

1 Trout

Unfortunately weather really took a turn for the worse and didn’t fish today ????

quiet today saw no fish rising. but did catch 1 rainbow trout on a lure

1 Trout

Given the terrible forecast, decided to head home a day early.
So no fishing today! ????

Weather forecasr was very discouraging.
Decided to head home early

Beat access track in description now incorrect, no access vehicle access possible via the track (overgrown and blocked by a massive boulder halfway down) so a walk of about 1/2 mile to the downstream limit, but this is in need of some maintenance for walking with rods setup before long as the trees and vegetation are closing in. Banks are also overgrown but two of the cribs, fancy and bakers are just about accessible via metal handrail/steps but bakers steps are treacherous as just strips of rusted iron remain . Wading only possible to the cribs so limits the fishing on the cadora flat and top of the stream to a few marks.

No fish seen, I expected the odd resident on the flat at this perfect height. Clarity ok-ish but still murky.

Strong winds made for tough fly fishing conditions so finding a more sheltered spot was crucial. Unfortunately we found access to the water from the tracks very difficult away from the dam with thick undergrowth and trees right up to the water (which was at a high level). We could have done with some information indicating where bank fishing is possible together with access points. This said, we did stumble across a foot track which led to a small cleared bank area and managed to catch a perch and rainbow trout using the ever reliable BFD.

1 Trout, 1 Other

2 Trout