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Near perfect conditons, overcast not to cold, light breeze, river level and colour looked great. Sadly the fishing was hard going. One Grayling on the dryfly and one very early release was all we could manage between the two of us.

1 Grayling

Conditions should have been perfect for bringing trout to the surface: warm late-afternoon sunshine, plenty going on just above the water. I tried daddy longlegs, but they weren't interested, and by dusk there was little evidence that they interested in anything else either. I refuse to accept that such a beautiful stretch of river contains no fish. Does any kind sole have a word of advice?

Nil return....

13 Trout, 2 Grayling

Overcast. Nothing rising. Fished wet, and wetter still when it began to tip down. Nary a nibble. Nil return.

Evening ticket. Fished the 2 pools up to the bridge. Water clarity and summer levels made this less daunting. Stuck to midges and emergers. I tried out a new 12' 6x tapered leader from "Get Slotted"- only a quid - it worked really well until I tried a sherry spinner pattern that tied it up in knots- needs a swivel or a heavier bit of mono I guess. There were a few rising fish & plenty of bug life. Had 1 take but that was it- too slow again!

Cold and windy. Nothing rising to the surface. Nil return.

Low, slow water, bright sunshine and warm.
Not entirely ideal, though the river must be a great place to fish on its day. Fish started to rise at dusk then stopped and by this point an invitation to a chilled beer at the Bell became overwhelming. A lovey afternoon and always the chance of a return match.

Fine afternoon. A trout broke surface every 20 minutes or so and I fished dry. Nil return. John 20:29.......

River beautiful. Fished dry. Nil return. Blessed are they who believe but have seen diddly squat.

Very enjoyable day fishing midday to dusk on this beat but little fly life coming off and only a few fish seen rising during the day, the hoped for evening rise didn't happen. Other folks were enjoying the warm weather and river too around the Bell and downstream. Conditions meant scratching my head and trying different tactics to draw fish out from the likely lies (no joy) and so resorting to prospecting the riffles, heads and tails of pools and glides. Grayling tempted by weighted pheasant tails at heads of deeper pools, trout taken on nymphs.

4 Trout, 2 Grayling