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Only 2 anglers fished. 12 barbel, biggest exactly 9 pounds. 4 chub all on pellet

12 Barbel, 4 Chub

4 Trout

After trials and tribulations over the last year and some, it was an absolute joy to be able to get back on a wild stream, even if the forecast rain turned into a vertical downpour that drove me away mid afternoon. River running fast and clear, plenty of birdlife for company and sporadic hatches. Nothing rising but had some success with a small black flashback weighted nymph. Missed most takes, short of practice, but landed 2 feisty 11 inchers. Delighted with that, can’t wait to get back to one of the other wild streams.

2 Trout

Small fish 5-6lb off the rock on the bridge pool on a small Wilkinson shrimp

1 Salmon

All the fish came on meat, nothing on pellet. Feeding and catches coincided with a heavy rain storm. 2 fish (probably Barbel) lost.

2 Barbel, 3 Chub

Fished from 10-4. Intermittent rain. River in excellent shape, nice height, clear water. My fishing partner, Andy, was christening his new 7 ft rod and reel to good effect - 1x 11/12": 3x 8": 2x5". All on deerhair comparadun, size 16. I had two at 8" on a para Adams. A good day in which we barely covered half the water. All fish returned safely.

8 Trout

Fished from 10-4. Intermittent rain. River in excellent shape, nice height,clear water. My fishing partner, Andy, was christening his new 7ft Rod and reel to good effect with 1x 11/12": 3 x 8": 2 x 5". All on deer hair comparadun, size 16. I had 2 x 8" on a para Adams. A lovely day during which we covered barely half the water. All fish returned safely.

8 Trout

River well up, though falling, and nicely coloured. Arrived around 15.00 by which time the rain had stopped, but the steep banks were very slippery with limited safe access to the water. A fruitless afternoon, whichever bait I used. A couple of decent chub in the evening but no sign of the barbel.

2 Chub

Had a lovely morning on the river. Caught 3 Chub, biggest was about 4/5 lb. Never caught this species before so was delighted. Fished 07:00-14:00, all fish caught within first couple of hours. Heavens opened after that and killed the fishing. Hope to come back to get amongst the Barbel another time. If fishing the stretch for the first time, I’d advise entering the second beat by the toll bridge. I found beat 1 and 3 very hard to find/access. Thanks Terry!!!

3 Chub

Difficult day, heavy rain, no trout rising. Blanked