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On arrival the water wasn't that high but was very coloured from overnight rain, water visibility was about 18 inches. It did clear a little more during the day though. The weather was very changeable as was the wind strength, one moment bright sunshine the next a heavy shower. Made my way up to about the midway point, caught two brown trout on weighted nymph. Lost a grayling and three other trout too.
Saw one good fish rise and tried dry fly for a while but the heavens opened up and I switched back to nymphs. Overall a difficult day on a lovely beat, thankfully I've fished this one before so I didn't mind wading in the coloured water.
Thus ends my first trout season, I've enjoyed it so much and all thanks to the WUF giving me the opportunity to fish so many amazing waters.

2 Trout

A shared rod came away with 6 Wbt and 3 Grayling to the net on a sunnier than predicted day, with the riverbed lit up like West Ham's new stadium, we were pleased to have come away with a better result than them !

6 Trout, 3 Grayling

Hard going today, strong winds, little fly life and few rising fish. We took the fish on small sedges and unweighted nymphs.

7 Trout, 4 Grayling

River was low and slow. There appeared to be black gnats on the water, so fished with a small one, but landed only one fish with it. Changed to an iron blue klink, and immediately had much more sucess

6 Trout

2 Trout

Nice location water level low and clear no fish rising 2 trout and 4 others all small fish caught on nymph. Wading relatively easy but some deep shelving pools so caution needed.

2 Trout, 4 Other

I had a superb day. Beautiful spot. River was very low. All fish were caught on a French leader setup. Using a mix of caddis patterns often 3 fish at a time.

2 Trout, 50 Grayling, 2 Chub

All 5 trout about 6-7" caught on blue dun and grey duster parachutes. Water level low but very easy wading. Not much surface action but that might have been time of day fished 11-16:00

5 Trout

Fished duo method in bright conditions, hooked 6, landed 3, probably rusty! Fish from head of shaded pool at bottom of beat and in deeper runs in open areas

2 Trout, 1 Grayling

Not fished the Ithon before, I was tempted by the ease of casting considering the time of year on the streams. Absolutely marvellous beat, so much water to fish and fortunately today there was 100% cloud cover which helped for such an open beat. 3x wbt 6 - 8 ins via duo , both nymph and dry. Switched to size 14 Griffiths gnat as I approached the first flat between the fallen trees... 16 1/2 ins of wbt took me all over the place ! Really wasn't expecting this , such a strong fighting fish superb sport. Held against the rod and then rod measured back at the car with a tape, expecting 14 ins, shocked as I counted it off. One of 11/12 ins followed and another of 8ins. Lost one more and missed quite a few other in the runs down the left then right banks. Great fishing everywhere so didn't even get half way up the beat, a return visit is a definite.

6 Trout