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I caught another little browny at 5 inches but my 9 year old son caught his first wbt at 8 inches ,amazing,fished from 7pm until 9pm, mosquitos eating my arms through clothing ,bad smell coming from some pumping going on within what I thought was old railyard on map,smells like sewage, although stream is crystal clear with plenty of life,hope whatever it is does not make its way to stream

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Fished from about 8:30 am til about 1 pm ,me and my young sons spent more time with our Griffith's Sparkle Gnat in the trees and bushes than in the water,but I managed to bring to hand a lovely brown trout at about 5 inches and lost about 4 more, quite a few small fish seen rising too. I should have wore long sleeves as arms covered in mosquito bites.seemed to be a lot of varied flying insects about,did not manage to try whole beat with kids,but look forward to going back in proper stealth mode.Also watch out for barbed wire when climbing in and out.

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Spent the afternoon enjoying the brook for the first time and although saw quite a few small fish no activity. Tried all the usuals but no interest. Great few hours and will return. Warm but very windy, and bright..!

had a few hours today 11.30 a.m - 2.pm nymphing . 25 to hand and lost a few more. all trout fell for 2mm size 18 baetis with a hint of orange at the thorax. there were a few rises but never switched as they were hitting the nymph hard. size between7-10 inches with two at 5 inches. the mosquitos are hitting hard also! wore long sleeves and the little blighters dined on my hands.

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4 trout in the net 6-9", all on dries. Missed around 6 more, most takes on adams para. Fish were happy to strike at larger flies than I would have expected. Last fish of evening was on a 14 brown mayfly shown in pic and had a brilliant take on a purple haze size 16 in the morning. This beat is fun because the fish are basically textbook. If you drop a fly, drag free in a likely spot, there seemed to be an emphatic take. Good spot for building confidence and having fun.

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6 x trout 7-9 inches, Rusty Klinkhammer and Duck's Dun. An early visit on a warm morning.

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First time out this season; first time on this beat; and first time for several years using a 6ft rod. 11.50 - 14.10hrs. I found the suggested access to the water easy at the bottom of the beat, and a piscatorial world in miniscule under the canopy; low water, some small dark olives, and feeding fish. However it soon became clear that they were taking something in, or just under the surface film. So replaced a size 16 dry Greenwell with an unweighted PT nymph. Spooked several, rose and missed a couple, a very brief encounter with another and brought two 8 inchers to hand before finishing just beyond the bends above the bridge. Since I was struggling with proper line management and drag avoidance with the short rod, I was delighted with this. However a word of warning, while enjoying my picnic a couple of very friendly Labradors arrived splashing their way downstream and had I been planning to continue, this would have put paid to any likely activity for an hour or so, I guess. In all other respects a great little beat, and rather less challenging than many of the Wild Streams. Lots of trout too! And a profusion of wonderful wild garlic on the bankside, as a bonus.

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