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5 Barbel, 32 Chub

3 Trout, 1 Grayling

1 Trout

3 Trout

Only had about 3hrs so decided to fish the lower section above the 1st road bridge. Access was excellent, the club that runs this stretch need a mention as it was all rather easy. Nice path, steps to get down any steep sections and even the occasional bench to take the load off for a few minutes. Managed 1 tiny trout and 1 'good un' that gave me a right run around (was just under 40cm). Also had 2 peas in a pod Grayling about 25cm each. Didn't see a single rise so all the fish fell to the nymph either as a duo or full EN set up. Lovely stretch only wish I'd had a full day to explore further.

2 Trout, 2 Grayling

4 Trout

Pretty beat, my first time here. Started 0730, thinking it was going to get hot but it remained a little overcast until I finished around 1430. The stream was cool after recent rain (9C according to my thermometer at 0745, air temp was 11C). The top quarter has denser foliage and more fallen trees so I didn't really fish it but there was plenty of good water below that part and I felt like I could cast to pretty much any bit of water I needed to. I reckon it would fish much better with more water in it, though.

There are a lot of lovely streamy stretches which were largely ankle or shin deep today with only the smallest of fish (you know, when they keep going for your tiny dry fly but can't get it in their mouths), I imagine it's a real pleasure earlier and later in the season when it's higher and the fish move out. I managed to get get at least one rise of a more decent sized fish each time I came to one of the the few channels of deeper, but still quick moving water. There were a fair few very slow moving flats and that's where I saw the only rises to naturals but I never really know how to fish that sort of barely moving water, so generally don't try.

6 trout from 3 inches up to about 9, all in good condition.

6 Trout

Got on the water 8.30 first fish 9.45 a decent rainbow on a Toby spoon alternating between fishing the bottom and spinning but nothing
Moved to the other side of the reservoir
Lost a decent rainbow on the same spoon
Left at 5.45 with one fish but a lovely day in beautiful surroundings

1 Trout

3 Chub

Only fished the evening, lots of rising fish in the slower sections, caught three small Grayling on the dry fly and one trout in the faster water on a nymph.

1 Trout, 3 Grayling