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Several trout seen rising but very cautious. Showed interest in small grey duster but never connected. One grayling caught on dry fly.

1 Grayling

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3 Trout

Great days fishing the river had tinge of colour the fish took dry and nymphs readily. Good luck getting the huge oak out of the river it's about mid beat it's not been there long so felt I should report it. Already looking forward to my return visit in the winter.

8 Trout, 3 Grayling

First time out here for a long overdue recce'. Super water and features and didn't get to see it all! Nothing rising or hatching and turned out to be a bright and hot day so that qualifies for an August dog day. Flicked a klink' and copper john duo around here and there and got a few nnibbles with the trout, 6 to 11 inch. No grayling though but you can see the potential so will definitely be back for more.

4 Trout

Arrived at top of beat access field. Farmer stated that he was going to lime the field. I decided to fish downstream and come out below. This was a mistake as I had no studs on my wading boots and the bedrock was slippy. It did not take long for me to take a ducking. Still it was a warm sunny day and I soon dried out.
Very wild wonderful stream but could not progress satisfactory either in stream because of the slippery bedrock while the adjoining terrain was difficult. Nevertheless a wonderful place to be if only I had studs and a full mountain biker's outfit of elbow, knee pads and crash helmet.
After forcing my way onto the road downstream through ditches and clumps of grass, thorns and barbwire I relocated downstream to a more civilised but beautiful stretch of steady gravelly water with the occasional bedrock. This had rising fish and I managed a couple of trout and a grayling of around 13 inches to dry fly before calling it a day. For a dead dog day of August this was a very satisfactory outing. I would not recommend to anyone fishing here but of course I shall be back.

2 Trout, 1 Grayling

Water level at a good height and clear. Not many fish rising as it was a hot, sunny day. Most fish taken on nymphs and a few on caddis dries later on. Best trout 14" best grayling a lovely hard fighting 19".

10 Trout, 5 Grayling

Took a friend river fishing for the first time and he was very happy with the days activities. Even though the salmon parr were a nuisance it was good to see a healthy amount of young salmon on the river. A few fish taken on heavy beaded nymphs and the others on dry caddis patterns. not many fish rising today. Biggest grayling 17" and brown 14".

7 Trout, 6 Grayling

This streght of the river is very very difficult to wade. I advise to take it very carefull if this is the first time in this spot. The river was a little bit low of water.

25 Trout, 2 Grayling, 15 Other

3 rods fished the lower section of the beat very lightly in the afternoon. River height ok but lower than expected. Occaisional Sedge, Large dark olive and Mayfly hatching but nothing consistent for the fish to latch onto. Some good fish seen in the shallower glides but very spookey. Beautiful section of river, will definitely fish this beat again. 1 BT 1Grayling caught on small bead head hare's ears.

1 Trout, 1 Grayling

Taught to take a walk of the full beat before setting up. At top of beat decided to set up and discovered my 4 piece rod was now 3. Several retrace of riverbank-fruitless! If anyone finds a rod-tip from a Sage 8'6" 3 1/2 oz copper coloured rod?
Upset, not deterred, I set up my 3 piece 'stick' with a team of PTN's, and in the tail end of several pools took 3 nice (average 1lb) trout. Raised a few more but setting the hook was problematic! Weather dry/warm with low water and little emerging with even fewer rises I'll be back! Sportsfish shop tomorrow for new rod.

3 Trout