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Weather too extreme!

1 Trout

Plenty of promising water but no fish for me today. Most of the beat is easy to access from right bank except for the bottom bit which I couldn't get to. This bit looked like easier access from left bank but I ran out of time to explore. River a little high but falling and clearing nicely. Bit of an easterly breeze. No visible fly life or rising fish.

Good water, but no salmon seen or encountered. The trout were not afraid to take on the big fly...

3 Trout

Lovely beat with lots of variety. Had the beat to myself. Plenty of flow in the pools suited to lower levels. Concentrated on The Butts, Islands and Farm Pool but no sign of a fish all day.
One discarded car battery retrieved from the bank for disposal. Need to be careful wading The Butts with the ironwork still in the river in places.
Excellent vehicular access on the right hand bank and could cross the river to fish the left bank at this height.
Will certainly return

2 Trout

Water level quite high and coloured. Caught one good brown trout about 2lb. Safely returned. Caught on NZ dropper with gold headed nymph. My first time on this beat, lovely spot. I would like to return next year with lower water levels.

1 Trout

Enjoyed the day. Very wet afternoon. Fished the right hand bank for trout - the more animated section by the hut and off the bank and waded further upstream. A few fish rising, a small hatch later in the day. No luck this time. Attractive stretch though quite expensive. Great to be able to drive along the bank. Very pleasant Sunday lunch at the nearby Horseshoe Inn.

Only fished in the morning. No rises. All five took a perdigon nymph (green and orange were the colours of the day) fished very deep in faster water. Smallest was just over 2 pounds and the largest just under 3.

5 Trout

5 Trout

It was disappointing that so little of the left bank was fishable; this was not made clear in the notes. There is only about 200m (the first field) from the fishing hut and the the bank is too wooded to access the water. This led to some wasted time walking long distances on the left bank to try to find opportunities, and then switching to the right bank in the afternoon, whereas it would have been better to take advantage of the longer fishable stretch on the right first then perhaps switch to the left bank for just the evening (or ignore it altogether).