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Day 2 on Bideford Brook, 10 wild brown trout, taken from the deeper pools, size 18 black PTN just under the surface ..

Bideford Brook is a little gem ..

10 Trout

Very low water as you would expect after the recent weather, but picking out eight beautiful wild brown trout from the deeper pools with a non ginked black CDC sedge fished just under the surface.

8 Trout

10 x trout 6-9 inches, Parachute Adams. Another early morning visit, before the heat of the day. I'm afraid I have to report that the owner of the right bank garden opposite our single left bank fishing at the top of the beat , always to some extent territorial in his attitude over the last 10 years, has become more so than ever. This morning I had to spend five minutes parrying angry accusations that his garden had been invaded and garden furniture moved around. If you decide to fish this bit (the last pool to the Beat Stop sign), could I ask you please to be very careful to stay in the left bank half of the river and scrupulously respect his property rights as you fish. One never comes well out of a disagreement with a neighbour and I wouldn't to provide any ammunition for his use. If you want to avoid unpleasantness, you might consider skipping the last pool.

10 Trout

2 rods from 4 until 6pm. Couple of rises. Water very low. Nothing interested in our Klinkhammers. Very pretty spot.

7 x trout 6-10 inches, Foam Beetle. Early morning visit with the stream very low and clear

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1 Trout

fished from 11am till 1pm. stream extremely low and no fly on the water . trout taking 2mm bead nymph . takes were very subtle and after missing a few used a slinky which helped no end. all between 7-10 inches

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2 anglers first time fishing a brook. No fish caught or even seen. I blame the novice anglers not the brook. Beautiful area although very overgrown and quite a bit of rubbish.

Fished for a few hours in the evening. 2 small trout came up for a black klinkhammer.

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This was my first time on the beautiful Bideford Brook and I had four hours of fascinating fishing. The water was fairly clear and, I would judge at normal levels. There were a few Mayfly about but not very much surface activity.
A black Klinkhammer brought two small brownies but a change to an Adams Parachute yielded four in fairly quick succession. All six between 5-9 inches. All returned.
If you enter the river down the bank by the stile (ill half way up the beat watch out for the well camouflaged barbed wire in the bank that could trip you or rip your waders.

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