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River is lower than I have ever seen it. Bed is clean and sparkling where there is flow but slime appearing in the margins.

Plenty of insect life around and fish were rising although they soon disappeared if the fine and far off approach was not adhered to. The trout were all beautiful tubby fish… biggest 13”. A few may fly about and fish starting to take them. Went really cold late afternoon but there was a big spinner fall late on. Great fishing!

16 Trout, 2 Grayling, 2 Chub

2 Trout, 2 Other

3 Trout, 2 Chub

A low and clear river combined with bright sunshine made for challenging conditions, along with a fitful and variable breeze makinf hatches fitful although there was the odd sulphur dun to be seen at times. Small flies and nymphs were the order of the day, with one trout falling to the #18 GRHE dink part of a klink 'n dink and the other six split evenly between a #14 Copper John and the same #18 GRHE on the point and dropper respectively of a Euro Nymph set up. Majority of the fish were csugjt from the streamier parts of the pools.

7 Trout

Fish all caught tightline nymphing using a couple of different variations on the pheasant tail nymph (PTN). The fast sections of water near the top of the beat were the most productive, but there were fish anywhere the water had some flow.

9 Trout, 1 Grayling

Very small trout only rising. No fish.

Dry fly. Black ant.

2 Trout

Dry fly. Black ant.

2 Trout

River slightly warmer but still low & clear. Cold NE wind kept fly life and rising fish to a minimum. Euro nymph tactics produced the fish with Perdigon and GRHE nymphs sharing the honours. One thing of note was a double take resulting in 2 brownies being netted together. Also landed to hand 4 smolts - all returned safely.

3 Trout, 1 Grayling

River low and clear. Only a few sporadic rises so persevered with Euro nymphing. Majority of fish came to a #16 Copper John on the dropper.

5 Trout, 1 Grayling