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Small undersized trout which was put back.

1 Trout

River dropping both days with all colour going. Steady fishing with bursts of 2 or 3 fish then quiet spells. Rotated between various swims and had chub out of most. Terry helpful as always, thanks.

5 Barbel, 18 Chub

7 Barbel, 1 Chub

Nil return. Wind and squally showers made this a challenging day. A few fish rising, especially in the pool above the weir where there are some sizeable, but easily spooked, individuals which were more than a match for my rusty stalking skills. Didn't make it to the top of the beat which looks pretty wild from not far above the first bridge by the ford. Kingfisher, dipper, nuthatch and wagtails made up for the blank.

Took a friend river fishing for the first time and he was very happy with the days activities. Even though the salmon parr were a nuisance it was good to see a healthy amount of young salmon on the river. A few fish taken on heavy beaded nymphs and the others on dry caddis patterns. not many fish rising today. Biggest grayling 17" and brown 14".

7 Trout, 6 Grayling

1 x 6 inch trout. 2 fish risen, one missed and one caught. Trying this upper beat today was definitely a mistake - I came to a chain of stagnant pools connected by barely a trickle of water and the bottom covered with slime. Plenty of trout seen, but they saw me first. I think I will leave it now until some rain falls in this valley. Back at the Bridge Inn I had a drink on the terrace and watched a collection of quite nice trout in the pool there. But those are household pets and not to be cast to.

1 Trout

Lovely beat, barbel didn't show to pellet early on so decided to trot for chub with luncheon on the hook. Over a three hour period brought 19 to hand with the largest three 5 pound, smallest 1 pound all the rest between 2-4 pound. Went back to the swim I fished early and carried on for a further 3 hours before a barbel of 8-9 pound woofed up my pellet. This was at 7pm then not a knock till packing up at dusk.

1 Barbel, 19 Chub

Tried fly & other stuff but didn't catch anything although saw lots of fish.

A very unsettled day with showers and wind made for difficult days fishing. All fish were caught on ledger early to mid morning with no luck in the afternoon. Nice to see water levels high after a couple of weeks of low water levels. Staff very cheerful and always willing to give advise and guidance. There were quite a few fishing all around the pond and some good banter as usual.

6 Trout

Water perfect but gusting downstream wind made for several motionless periods in midstream intent on unravelling birdsnest in leader. Not a lot rising but all trout caught on speculative dry flies (mayfly patterns).Tried PTN wet for 20 mins but only caught salmon parr, so gave that up. One larger trout but they were all fat & beautifully marked. Once again a pleasure to be out on the river - thanks WUF.

7 Trout, 3 Other