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Some rises but a difficult days fishing with no fish.

2 x trout 8 inches and 16 inches, Parachute Adams. River still down on its bones. One trespassing canoeist trying to come down the river sent up to the canal.

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Blanked today. After 2 years away from the river due to Covid etc I was blundering around like a beginner frightening the fish. It was good to be back and I look forward to relearning the craft.

A very pretty beat with super convenient parking and easy access to the water. Water was low and crystal clear. Fairly quiet during the day but it picked up a little after some torrential rain between 5 and 7pm with two fish being caught, two to dries, and one on a nymph.

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River low, clear, and the sun very bright, but a nice leash of trout for Phil Travers of Gloucester, 15.5 inches, 15 inches and 12 inches, on a size 18 Grey Duster fished on long fine leader.

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Near perfect conditions (warm (ish), cloud cover, the river clear after a small lift in the days before, mid-May) led to a lovely afternoon on this delightful beat. The nagging downstream wind was a bit of a pain and I could have done with a few more degrees of warmth (it was 16C) but the flies were hatching and fish rose steadily, though not heavily from 12 when I arrived to about 5.45 when I left. Both my fish were from the bottom of the beat, on an Adams dry - which is ironic as I spent much more time right at the top of the beat trying and failing to tempt a pod of fish gulping away by the reeds on the far bank. While no entomologist, the hatches were a bit of everything as far as I could see. LBDs, the odd mayfly, Yellow May Duns, several truly enormous sedges (Grannoms?, but they seemed even bigger), Olives, and various tiny things. It seemed like there was not a lot of one thing, but together they kept the trout interested. I even saw a trout leap and take a fly flying eight inches above the water - something I have seen on screen but never myself. Kingfishers and woodpeckers too! An absorbing and enjoyable fishing session.

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Fish rising from in areas from 11.30 when we arrived until around 4.30 -5ish. Strong breeze down river made casting more testing. All caught on dries mostly soft hackle CDC. Lovely day and location.

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Went down late afternoon after the rain stopped. Water was coloured - not quite a wash off though. Good to see the river level had come up. The fish were celebrating elsewhere..