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Very early season up there, even the Primroses were not fully out...Not a fish or fly was moving until early afternoon, when the weather warmed a touch. There was a very brief hatch of small Olives and in one bright corner of a pool a few fish rose.
Had two trout on a small grey comparadun. A difficult but very rewarding day. Many Thanks. LB.

2 Trout

11 fish caught to Adams para or olive klinkhammer. Six fish were handsome 10"-12" and the rest were smaller. This is one of my favourite beats and I have fished it maybe 5 or 6 times. Today on walking back to the car I became a bit confused with the field boundaries on the beat map and (unless I am going completely mad) realised that the impressive falls that I have always finished fishing at are not in fact the top of the beat! Will have to wait till next year now to find out what the last 1/4 mile has to offer.

11 Trout

The river was lower than I had hoped for but looked OK on arrival with a few upwinged flies hatching. I tried nymphs,spiders and dries but had little interest apart from Salmon and Trout parr. Didn't really count the parr but it was quite a lot many of which managed to unhook themselves.

Water levels quite low, water very clear. Caught trout on an elk hair fly.

1 Trout

The fishing was not very good, at the end of the spot the fish started to move we fished with dry flies and the size of the trouts was very good around 10 inches. Francisco and miyself were working the river.

8 Trout

Very nice day, but the water was very low. Plenty of small trout around, caught 6 trout around 9 inch on dry fly and nymphs. Only fished about 2 h in the afternoon so I did not fish all water.

6 Trout

River at summer low, lot of fly life including mayfly. Managed to fish most of the beat during the afternoon. Casting a fly very challenging in places but rewarding. Fish 5" to 9" all on dry fly.

5 Trout

Nice fish up to 12 inch. River was very low and clear. All fish caught on nymphs.

18 Trout

River was slightly cloudy, but at a good height. The weather was cool with clouds and sunny intervals. The fish were rising, and occasionally hooked and rarer still landed. Dry flies were the order of the day and there was healthy insect life. Lovely day's fishing.
2 observations
The whole herd of cattle charged down the hillside into the river at the now-defunct watergate. The water was cloudy and the river seems more silty than in previous years. Could the 2 be connected?
The farmer asked not to use the car park area over the bridge as he can't swing his tractor and long trailer into the field. Perhaps the large carpark on the 'main road' should be the only one recommended. Hope the comments are helpful.

1 Trout

Excellent mornings fishing although if I had managed to hook and land as many fish as I had takes then easily into double figures. Best method was a small size 16 copper beaded pheasant tail nymph fished upstream although fish also caught on mayfly hatch late morning. All fish returned ..and I will later in the season!

4 Trout