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Very hot and bright made for tricky fishing. Two nice fish of around a pound obliged from below the bridge which is mostly wadeable given the low water and many more were lost/risen mainly on olives and emergers. I could not stay into the evening which was a real pity.

2 fish

2 Trout

Almost Silly Season evening, but not quite. Weather sunny and warm with light breeze. Started at 16.30 on team of sedge and caddis nymph down woodstream. Had immediate take on sedge but only a 4oz par. Continued down to pick up two more on the sedge at 12oz and 1lb. J had one fish of 12 oz.
J fished subsurface for the rest of evening at the top run, landing 2 nice fish of 1lb each and several other offers.
I fished dry and landed 4 more which fell to size 14 sedge, and later white wulff. Lost another of 2lb plus at the head of the rock on the wulff late on. Temperature dropped to 9 deg by 9 and it all went quiet. Plenty of assorted fly life but only the occasional mayfly, but plenty of yellow may dun. Very enjoyable.

10 Trout

River perfect but no takers.

1 pull but no fish. Water dropping all day. A few trout rising below bridge. The banks do need some maintenance to improve access.

Lovely stretch. Water was low on the gauge. 2 takes but both missed on Chine.
We will be back

Nothing taken. Saw a couple of splashes and a large trout by the bank so the fish were there... no hatch.
Beautiful spot, wading over boulders tricky at times. I would give it another go. River at 0.9m

No fish, very bright and warm day, despite regular but not heavy hatch of LDOs saw only 2 rises all day. Dredging weighted nymphs saw shoddy angling bumping two fish off. Beautiful stretch of water- hope to visit again despite lack of success.

River was just about fishable but very cloudy

I came here on this day rather than somewhere else as I'd heard of some salmon being caught further upstream. There should be a few here then which I was hoping to at least see. The water was at a good height and colour, so I was optimistic...

I found out why you have to telephone book during the week; there are season rods, who don't book through the WUF, so even though it doesn't appear booked, there may be fishermen there. And so I met a gentleman called Lynn. We got on very well, and he did see a salmon. As usual I was looking the other way at that moment, and it didn't show again. We both commented on how little activity there was with trout. There were good hatches of fly, but no takers. He hooked one, but I hooked a large tree....

One thing to look at... there was a bad chemical smell emanating from the bridge area. I don't know what it was, but it was quite noxious. It may be something to do with the caravan park; septic tank chemicals perhaps, but whatever it was, it was quite choking and drifted upstream with the wind...