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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

Fished 7am-12pm then 2-5pm roughly, no bites on dry flies. 3 brown trout all between 8-20cm long on nymph. Largest was caught at the very top of the beat around 11am. Next time we'll plan our trip to target the evening rise.

3 Trout

3 Trout

Lyepole continues to fish well - in spite of the low level and a hot, bright day. Steady progress upstream in the morning, with Grayling from most of the runs that I fished. Mostly fish in the 7 - 8" bracket, with a handful of bigger fish. Let's call it 2 dozen. A friend turned up at lunchtime with his gas cooker and lashings of sausages and bacon. Although the intention was to fish downstream in the afternoon, replete with a thoroughly unhealthy lunch, somehow I never quite got around to it. However, my friend - who is very much a 10ft 7wt Reservoir Man - did catch his first ever Grayling with more or less his first exploratory cast with my 7ft 6in 3wt rod

4 Trout, 24 Grayling

Hot day, all the main pools had people swimming, paddling in so choice of spots very limited. All fish in prime condition, the middle sized fish around a pound put up a superb fight.

3 Trout

Not the best day by far but manged a few tried rolling meat bread ect just to try for a bite with nothing untill I switched to a krill boillie then finally started getting soke bites

3 Barbel, 4 Chub

3 anglers fished.
Caught fish steadily throughout the day except 1pm - 4pm when it was very warm and sunny.
Great fun day overall.

6 Barbel, 21 Chub