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Mayfly out in number this evening took 5-6 trout on dry mayfly then switched to small spinner pattern to take another 18+ trout a couple of grayling and chub. Nothing big but a beautiful evening.

20 Trout, 2 Grayling, 3 Chub

River very low and not a salmon seen. A note for WUF- the middle access via the the farm is not possible. After the first gate, the farmer has blocked the track with an electric fence.

Lots of fly life this evening,sedge, spinners and mayfly 5 trout up to a pound and a couple of out season grayling on spinner pattern.

5 Trout, 3 Grayling

2 Trout

Lovely water. Good chance to “read” it.

8 trout to 14”, 2 small grayling and 2 shad (one at about 12”) all on nymphs and all returned in good health.

8 Trout, 2 Grayling, 2 Other

1 Trout

Fished 8am-1pm.
A very enjoyable morning surrounded by abundant fly life, including some May flies, once the day warmed up a bit and splashing salmon. Very few rising fish.
Just above 0.8 on the Erwood gauge and falling. Carrying some colour.
First time on this beat and there is certainly a lot of water to cover. With Water temperatures in the mid 16’s I focused on the faster water. 5 trout to the net all on nymphs. Many bumped which at least kept the concentration up. Excitingly also landed 4 Shad. They have some real power. The largest getting on 3lbs and put up an incredible fight on my 3wt nymph rod.

Fishing Passport Note: Please remember that Shad are a protected species, therefore you cannot specifically target them and if you come across a shoal, you should look at moving to another pool.

5 Trout, 4 Other

If shad were salmon I'd be doing well the last few days! Fished down through the orchard this evening no signs on salmon but plenty of shad and trout.

A friend suggested that I visit the beat and even though the water was very low, I had a very enjoyable days fishing. Sadly I didn't make contact with a salmon but I did see one very reasonable size fish leap when I was making my way down Chapel Catch.
Reasonable conditions, not too hot, overcast (a few small showers), water had a very slight bit of colour in it but plenty clear enough, water on the low side but I will return once we have had some rain!
One good size brown trout and two small chub took my fly, all quickly and safely returned. Lovely beat and I would recommend it to anyone who hasn't been.

1 Trout, 2 Chub