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Fly fished 1/2 day then used flying c spinner for the rest of the day. Only had 2 brown trout on fly.

2 Trout

12.30 TODAY 32INCH HEN SALMON FROM SHIPLEY STREAM ESTIMATED 12/13 POUNDS CAUGHT ON FLYING C.

1 Salmon

Used dry fly only, disappointing fly life. A few mayfly about. Difficult access mostly.

2 Trout

A 15lb salmon caught from Florence at bigsweir cocktail fish, fresh as new pin.

1 Salmon

This was a very frustrating day on the river. It started well with a brace of 14" brown trout taken in quick succesion to a large brook dun imitation. But then the hoards came and set up camp on every access point to the river, splashing about and taking their dogs for swims. One couple even had an inflatable boat they were sitting in anchored to a tree. On top of the crowds the sky was bright and the water quite coloured. I stuck it out and took one more 12" trout to an olive F fly late in the afternoon but all in all a very tough day.
This is definitely not a beat to fish on a sunny bank holiday weekend.

3 Trout

First time I have fished this water, and what a lovely water it is. The day went really well, seven fish caught in all, lost a few more as well ..... Lots of hatches and fish topping everywhere.

3 Trout, 4 Grayling

11:30am Start. Striking too early made for lots of lost strikes. Lost a further two that shook the hook. 3:30pm 9" WBT on #12 Gold Head Ribbed Hare's Ear Nymph in the riffle entering the head of a pool. 4:30pm another 9" WBT on a Winged Adam's #16. All earlier takes were to a #16 Greenwell's Glory before I lost my last one in a tree.

2 Trout

Excellent conditions. I fished Saturday and Sunday. This is a challenging stretch in terms of wading but massively rewarding. Good fly hatches - Brook Duns, Olive Upwrights, Caddis, Pale Wateries, Yellow Mays. I fished a size 16 CDC Caddis Pattern this worked really well.
The fishing was fantastic and the stamp of fish is incredible. My biggest fish landed was a Hen of at least two and a half pounds. A couple of others were around two and lots were around the pound mark. Lost a cracker at least three pound. All were hard fighting and all returned. Thank you so much for the fantastic fishing you offer.

27 Trout

Nothing caught but very enjoyable weekend fishing, and worth going on this beat for the ghillie Mick knowledge and company. Saw 2 salmon, but 1 we think went upstream, the other wasn't biting.

No fish caught.