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Hot, bright sunshine so not ideal conditions. Very little fly life and only a few fish rising. Had to leave before prime time. Lovely stretch of water. Note the white gate in the guide notes does not exist and access is very overgrown.

River 0.6m slight tint. Two or three fish showing on Rock and one by the big Boulder below the bridge. Felt in with a chance on a cool dull morning but all offers refused. Not much trouty activity. Retired with our finned friends laughing at us on a sunny afternoon.

Thank you to Mick for an enjoyable day. 7 inches on Fownhope gauge with moderate tint of colour in the river still. 4th cast of the day with a small yellow and black tube into the Vanstone Pool hooked a decent fish. I was a bit over eager for my 15 year old son to land his first salmon which may have happened but for my antiquated reel. Next time I will play the fish out a bit more and have purchased a new reel! 1 shad caught in the evening.

1 Other

2 Trout, 1 Pike

My favourite beat but a slight shame it is shorter. Could have done with a coppice last winter as in places more overgrown than usual. Three fish in an afternoons fishing on mayfly. Largest well over a pound.

3 Trout

River was a little coloured in the morning so spinning the better option. Saw a number of fresh run fish, one around the 15lb mark.

Caught 1 rainbow trout weighing 3 pounds caught on a size 1 Meppershall.

1 Trout

Another nice fish 16/17 lb fresh from the sea took the fly well.

1 Salmon

10lb fresh fish on a black and yellow F/C

1 Salmon

Tough conditions with the river low and clear and the sun shinning. Late afternoon a few fish started rising and I managed three good sized fish to a dry (John Barnes Jingler) with a couple of other larger fish lost.

3 Trout