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A great beat however the day was spoiled by groups of youth on the opposite bank using the beat as an aqua park.

2 Grayling

My first visit to this beat. It looked very 'fishy' at first glance and didn't disappoint with plenty of fish showing throughout the day. Several of the grayling were over 12" (mostly cock fish) and the best trout was a chunky 16". Two of the salmon parr 'others' were caught on the same cast. All fish came to a team of 3 nymphs, some weighted, some not, with a definite preference for a touch of red in them (red tag, Hancock's pet) but olive spiders were also taken. There was a big hatch of flies from 5-6pm that the fish mostly ignored at the surface but after 7pm, with fewer flies apparent, there was considerable surface activity. I probably should have changed to drys then but with fish regularly taking the unweighted nymphs I didn't bother.

5 Trout, 22 Grayling, 5 Other

8 Brown Trout to 9", 2 Grayling. Flies size 16 Dry CDC Quill Size 16 JIG PTN 2.8

8 Trout, 2 Grayling

It rained all day with.no obvious hatches, however caught about 3 of an emerger, the rest on weighted nymphs.

10 Trout

A lovely afternoon but no takers!

Dramatic stretch of water in a beautiful setting. The middle to lower section of the beat presented quite a challenge to a 64 year old with a bad knee but well worth the effort, just nice to be out and fishing in glorious late Autumn weather. 1 grayling caught around 2pm on sawyer killer bug.

1 Grayling

Enjoyed a lovely day at this beat. After a promising start using the klink and dink the activity was low during noon. At the end of the day fish were active again.

3 Trout, 5 Grayling

A really lovely stretch of river reminding me of rivers in Scotland with well defined deep pools separated by runs or small falls. Level probably a little low. A few fish moving, plenty of insect life hatching. All three trout were approx 8-9 inches and apparently healthy, safely returned. 2 caught on bead head nymphs and 1 on a grey dun, about size 12.

3 Trout

Low water levels, but very enjoyable for a visiting angler. Trout caught were all under 8 inches and in excellent condition. All fish were safely returned. Directions to the beat were excellent.
Apologies for this delayed return - I had trouble finding wifi!

5 Trout

3 Trout, 2 Grayling