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Again, river running low. Some interesting stretches/pockets remained to fish. Long and lovely beat. Great variety to fish !

2 Trout, 2 Grayling

River at the perfect level, started with a team of spiders - moved nothing. Despite no fish rising I switched to dry fly and caught two fish in the first five minutes - the biggest being a pound and a half trout. Later caught a couple of grayling.
Lovely beat.

2 Trout, 2 Grayling

Very hot and sunny. River very low. had a couple of half hearted touches but no takes.

Hooked and played two good trout and lost both! Struck late on another two and failed to hook either! A tough full day (0930 to 1830) of fishing but fun. Saw some very good size trout in the gutters and some in the still areas of the river. Enough fly life and rises to keep me hoping...

1 Trout

Abernant gauge showing 0.6m and falling.
2ft visibility and lots of leaves and debris coming down. 5 OOS Trout on Nymphs, Red Tag, lost another OOS Trout. No fish rising despite a steady trickle of olives coming off from 11am throughout the afternoon. 1 grayling hooked and lost on an emerger pattern, shook the hook at the net, about 12oz.

First time on this lovely beat, will be back when the river is below 0.45m and visibility is better for wading.

5 Trout

Beautiful beat and day,pity the grayling didn't turn up. 2 at around 3/4lb and 3 osb one on the dry fly.River still low.

3 Trout, 2 Grayling

Frost overnight meant a brisk morning but very little wind. Pretty quiet day, apart from constant bombardment of falling acorns. Tough going finding fish but managed to winkle a few out using ptn, partridge and purple spiders. Beautiful beat all to myself and one otter mid afternoon.

1 Trout, 2 Grayling

2 Grayling

Much less water in the river than I had expected, but a very pretty stretch of river and I had a great day's fishing

2 Trout, 3 Grayling