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1trout, 1lb caught on shaggy hares nymph, size 12, evening 9pm

1 Trout

A very pleasant day spent beside a beautiful river. Fish were hard to come by.

3 Trout, 2 Grayling

Great

2 Trout

5 barbel caught, and 4 lost to snags and hook pulls. All on feeder pellet except for best fish caught on luncheon meat.

5 Barbel, 3 Chub

Salmon had been seen but no catch.

Low clear water - but fishable. 3 small WBT caught on size 18 Adams during the last hour of light.
Beautiful markings and spirited fish for their size.

3 Trout

The river was low but not clear, the water had a dark brown tinge to it which I haven't seen before. Weather was warm with the odd bright spell but mainly cloudy. We arrived around three and fished swims down the length of the beat using straight lead or waggler with pellet. Barbel were reluctant to feed but the Chubb made up for their absence and provided us with some great sport, all fish were in very good condition. Three Barbel and twelve Chubb between the two rods

3 Barbel, 12 Chub

It was a sunny day with little breeze. I accessed the beat via the campsite opposite The Crown pub in Longtown then walked up the field and into the next field on the left. A lovely walk actually and when you reach the top corner it reveals a opening that allows you to fish.
I will mention though that it was little overgrown and you have to be careful. From this point you can wade further upstream and there is a deeper area that looks more promising. Saying that I didn't catch anything, partly because I had recently loaded a new rod with Orvis Pro Trout Line (awful stuff!) and trying to make this work limited my fishing time.
As I waded to this point, as well as the overgrown greenery I also encountered rubbish debris in the water which looked farm related. It was only one or two items but in my opinion still needs removing.
I heard fish activity in this upper area despite not catching anything and would definitely book this stretch again, perhaps when the water table is little higher.

1 Trout

4 Trout