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All on Klinkhammer in fast water

3 Trout, 18 Grayling

All small trout, difficult bright conditions. All on dry.

7 Trout

1 Trout

6 Trout

Water 10 ins on bridge guage. Gin clear. We fly fished most pools down to bridge pool. Did see a fish about 5 lb swimming by as we ate lunch at the hut. This is a very fishy looking beat. No sign of any Salmon.

An attractive wild stream beat. A very bright day with full sun- too bright.

Another beautiful day and salmon were seen on the Mill Stream and Rectory Pool but sadly nothing hooked!

Fished from 5am to 12 river clear. Fished the cockpit spinning early on shortly after I fished it through another angler had a 37lb hen fish. Stopped at 12 as it got too bright and much too hot for me and the fish

41" (26lb) fresh salmon on FC - safely returned.

1 Salmon

Well bowled up at about half ten , gorgeous day , plenty of insect life walking up to the top of the beat . Been a while since I've done this one , and was nice to tackle up initially with my tiny tungsten nymphs , see how things go !!!!!

As I worked the first small pools , a few rises started to appear , so ringed the changes , and opted for duo , a rusty Klinkhammer as my dry and a small tungsten PTN as my dink !! One cracking rise kept appearing close to a large willow , well under the shade , so cast as close as I dare to the tree branches , and he hammered the dry as soon as it settled on the water , and a great run around on the two weight rod as well . . . . Gorgeous Arrow brownie , quickly admired then released , must have been thirteen inches , and tubby too !

Again , wading slowly upstream , I targeted another splashy rise , and positioned myself , to alight the dry as covertly as I could . Another good take on the klinkhammer , and another beautifully marked brownie .

Rises seemed to Slow down about midday , as it was touching 22 degrees , and switched to two size eighteen nymphs , prospecting likely trouty places . . . . . Two more followed , both about five or six inches , but still fun to catch on my old six foot two weight . . . . . .

The last fish was not far from the bridge , the top end of the beat , and I was being angrily watched by a lone swan , that didn't seemed at all impressed that I was on his turf !!!!!!!

Was a really fun four hours , the river is absolutely alive at the moment , and running at the perfect height . I'm sure the nettles will be even heighter in a month , but I did try and swathe down a section of the walk way to try and make things easier for others . Some Himalayan balsam starting to show in the usual areas , dam stuff !!!!

Well hopefully in two or three weeks the mayfly madness will start , and this beat is a cracker , looking forward to it , happy days . . . . . . . .

5 Trout