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Lovely sunny day but cold wind blowing upstream. Only 1 rise seen all afternoon despite sporadic hatches. Nil caught.

First time fishing this beat and I must admit it's a cracking stream. Walking down to the start of the beat, I was unsure how the day would go as it was my first outing of the new season. Started fishing at 11am using upstream Baetis nymph, using a cut down 3lb tapered copolymer leader to 5ft and 2 to 2.5ft of fluorocarbon tippet (3lb) which worked a treat as I caught a few WBT and 3 OOS Grayling. A bit later on, moving upstream I then switched to the dry, as there were plenty of LDO's hatching and fish rising. Same leader set up but changed the fluorocarbon tippet to 3lb copolymer and used a cdc foam dun #17.
Good day had 11 WBT and 3 OOS Grayling. I will return!

11 Trout, 3 Grayling

My first visit to this beat and my first grayling, 16inches of beautiful fish quickly followed by a second of 15 inches. Both to a ghptn. Two trout one of 9 inches and the second of 11 inches both to a gold headed bug and finally a smaller grayling of 11 inches again to a ghptn. I only managed the bottom half up to the bridge and then stopped as the leak in chest waders was making my right foot very cold and uncomfortable. I will return!

2 Trout, 3 Grayling

Another lovely warm spring day so I decided to give chanstone a go. Really enjoyed this beat with a mixture of fast runs, undercut banks and very deep holes all of which looked likely to hold fish. Got in the river at 11.30am and slowly worked my way back up to the bridge without having to get back out. A few odd risers here and there and managed one 10" trout on a small klink and one more trout and one grayling on a #16 PTN both about 12 inches. Judging by the amount of fish I clumsily spooked I should of maybe caught a lot more, some of them looked to be big old lumps for the size of this river. Will definitely have another go here once I've had a chance to tie up a few more flies to replace the dozen or so I lost in the trees!!

2 Trout, 1 Grayling

Nine lovely fish, 3 fish 6-7inches,5 fish 9-10 inches and 1 fish 14 inches in beautiful condition. All fish returned safely. All fish taken on size 16 gold bead hares ear nymph. A fantastic day's fishing in perfect conditions, until a broken rod tip abruptly ended my day.

9 Trout

Great day out, fish were in fast water. All fish were taken on March Brown Spider.

7 Trout

Great 2 hours fished between the second and third gates from bottom of beat. Managed two fish. The first was on a weighted shrimp and the second on a march brown spider cast to a rising fish. Fished between 10am to 12pm.

2 Trout

A grey day brightened by the capture of seven year old daughter Scarlett's first trout. Ten inches of speckled olive and built like an eel! I chipped in late in the day with a nice grayling.

1 Trout, 1 Grayling

Blank.

Gave Chanstone a go as I've never fished it in winter. Heavy bugs took all fish one out of season brownie of 10 inches and four grayling, three of eight inches and one which I was shocked at of 16 inches. A heck of a good fish this far up the dore, fought very hard on my 6ft #2 rod.

1 Trout, 4 Grayling