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Lovely Day, water was very low in most places, and quite overgrown making it hard to cast where the deeper pools were, missed a few takes on the elk hair caddis but that was down to experience (my first wild brook) had a 7ft 6 rod and would have been better off with a 6ft but hey ho. There is barbed-wire in a number of places and care should be taken.

9 x trout 6-10 inches, Rusty Klinkhammer. Early morning trip before the heat of the day. Beds of pools exposed to the sun covered with slime and flow much reduced, but not impossibly so and water still reasonably cool with a few fish rising.

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After the torrential rain yesterday the stream was running quite fast and very discoloured. I was tempted to abandon the day but decided to have a couple of hours( better than gardening!) I managed to catch three wbt around 8inches, in lovely condition all taken on klinkhamer 14 drys. two on rust,one on black.. Saw a kingfisher too. not a bad day considering the conditions.

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Another nice half day on Bideford Brook. Water is low but plenty of fish rising in the deeper pools.. all fish caught on a size 18 black Klink Hammer ..

Very special section of water I always fish when in the area ..

13 Trout

5 x trout 7-10 inches, Duck's Dun and Rusty Klinkhammer. The stream is getting quite low now. For some reason this was one of the days when many lightly hooked fish come just off. There you go. Or rather there they went.

5 Trout

Some good pools but nothing seen or any movement.

13 x trout 6-11 inches, Monnow Gosling. An early morning session after a warm and muggy night. River still high and slightly coloured after floods earlier this week. A large mayfly pattern still being taken with enthusiasm. All little fish fat and healthy, except one badly wounded by a bird attack. Nevertheless, it rose.

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10 trout 6-11 inches, Monnow Gosling. A dull, humid day, the river fairly full and slightly coloured. Nothing rising, but a large fly seemed to work in bringing them up, so they must still have mayfly on their mind. A lot of 10 inch fish today, which is a good average size for this little stream. Where do they go when the mayfly aren't about?

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Caught 7 wbt and lost as many, had long sleeves but got eaten alive through clothing by mosquitoes, now in A&E waiting to be seen after allergic reaction,still 7 trout , awesome.

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The brook was full and muddy after all the recent rain.
Nothing rising, but 5 trout in 2hrs to a pheasant tail nymph. 8-10 inch all in the deeper pools.

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