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16 x grayling, all shotts of 8-12 inches, 6 x out of season trout 10-14 inches, dry Sturdy's Fancy and Grayling Steel Blue plus a few on flame tail wets - Red Tag etc. It took a while to locate the grayling after recent floods. A dark, gloomy day with quite a bit of rain although river stayed at 1ft 6 inches while I was there.

16 Grayling

Three grayling around 10" caught on spider and nymph

3 Grayling

beautiful calm sunny day. No leaves on the water, the river ran smoothly. 7 grayling succumbed to a dry hopper fly no more the 20 feet out from the bank.

7 Grayling

green klinkhammer
very windy, lots of leaves on the river, difficult conditions, easy access to the river

2 Grayling

11lbs hen fish from Abernant Stream @ 1300 followed by 9lbs cock fish, Lady's pool @ 1400, both coloured but still in solid condition, quickly returned. Also one fish lost in Edw pool in the morning and a few more seen moving. Good day on the river by any standards. Thank you.

2 Salmon, 6 Trout

Water very high but 6 x grayling for client, on old-fashioned flies, Grayling Witch, Grayling Steel Blue, fished wet and dry.

6 Grayling

Second time for both of us as 'beginner 'grayling fishermen, although reasonably experienced trout/sea.Had a session last October with a guide.Lovely day out, despite showers, but no fish!Couldn't fish the top run very well as rising river and too risky to cross.We put it down to rain, rising water, probably lack of ability to get the nymph down far enough or downright incompetance! Great to be on the river again.Bull in field with ladies and calves were semi- interested, but not a problem.

3 anglers. The beat is not long and there is only one run that is really fishable (at least at the time we were there).
But the fishes were present. The biggest grayling was 47cm and we caught a 49 cm trout.

8 Trout, 20 Grayling

Another interesting day at this beat and it didn't disappoint. Overcast day but no rain. Recent rainfall made life difficult with river full of leaves and twigs. Fished Czech style with jig hook nymphs and caught all on a Jonathan Barnes pattern (dropper) with my Black and Green PTN ignored. All Grayling from 10/12 inch. River started to rise later in the day, around 4 o,clock and wind picked up which made me call it a day. Lost two good fish. A nice touch was meeting the farmer who advised me not to worry but his cow's - "they are very friendly". He was right. A good day was had by all. Getting to like this beat very much.

4 Grayling