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Very skinny water with little flow. started from road bridge and finished at sewage plant, so fished roughly half of beat.fished the first couple of pools size 18 midge with no success so switched to size 22 nymph with 1.5mm gold bead and was instantly into fish. First cast one of twelve inches and second cast one of 4 inches lol. It was then a case of crawling on knees to get into position casting into any fast water. I picked up a further nine between 6-12 inches before stopping. There were a fair few trout in sight but sadly the slightest wake in the slow water scattered them instantly.

11 Trout

Nice, intimate beat which definitely needs a short rod. I used a 6'6" 3wt glass rod and anything longer would have made casting very tricky.
Water was low but fish were rising. I had half a dozen takes to a green klinkhamer and a deer hair emerger but none stayed on. There are strands of both barbed and plain wire at various places along the beat but, with one exception, these were easy enough to negotiate. Shame about the rubbish in the river but a pleasant couple of hours nonetheless.

15 or so to hand in the hour or so there today between 4.30pm -5.45pm . all took size 18 black nymph under the midge on the water. largest 9 inches all the rest between 6-8 inches. Levels very low now and with the sun up a stealthy approach was needed.

15 Trout

Nice clear water, a bit lower than a couple of weeks ago but still running fast. A very pleasant couple of hours fishing, with 11 trout to the hand, countless more missed (I wouldn't last long as a quick draw in the Wild West!!). Biggest was about 10", majority were nearer 6-7". All caught on a tan or green klinkhammer, although a couple of them took the fly when I'd drowned it and was on a quick retrieve.

11 Trout

3wbt to 9" all on gold bead GRHE

3 Trout

12 x trout 6-9 inches, Rusty Klinkhammer. A most welcome rural interlude after a week in the classroom. And in fact an even more welcome escape from post-referendum turmoil. Water continues to flow and trout continue to rise.

12 Trout

15 or so to hand in the short time I was there. All fish rose to size 16 bwo. Only managed about half of the beat due to a huge thunder storm with torrential rain which coloured the brook up in the space of ten minutes .. plenty of fly on the water bwo, midge, crane but it was the olives they were hitting. All trout between 7-12 inches with three at about twelve inches which is very good for this beat.

15 Trout

Two of us fished this beat together from 3pm 'til dusk. The stream seemed unaffected by the recent rain and was running quite clear with a reasonable flow in all places. I starting with a small weighted P/T nymph and quickly caught fish as did my partner. The thick tree cover protected us from a cooling wind and shaded most of the pools, giving the feeling of fishing in a hidden corridor of greenery. Hook ups in branches are inevitable to begin with but once you're in the swing of things, the flick casts come more easily. I used a 6' rod which was ideal for the job. As the afternoon wore on we found more rising fish and switched to dry P/T flies and continued to catch, especially in the more difficult to reach places where the fish rose quite freely and were harder to put down. We caught 12 fish plus and lost another 6 as they skittered to hand, the largest being about 10 inches. The beat is about 1/2 mile long with enough interest to provide a day's fishing and is easily waded. The most delightful aspect was the number of twists and turns in the stream with a new pool and fishing challenge around every corner.

12 Trout

15 brown trout to 10". All taken off the top. Stream not too high considering the amount of rain we've had.

15 Trout

A short trip to the brook on Sunday midday for a couple of hours. Bright and a bit breezy. There was a small amount of movement but no real feeding activity on the surface despite some midge/insect activity. The river level was good and clear. Whilst no fish were caught it was a lovely afternoon enhanced by a kingfisher.