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9 trout to 8 inches. River low not much hatching. It would be helpful if the beat map was more detailed as I was unsure of the boundaries i.e. where is black bat bridge?

9 Trout

Trout taken on a mixture of dries and nymphs, best caught was 39cm on a size 18 black gnat. Saw a much larger fish cruising the margin late in the day approximately 3lb but it wasn't playing!

25 Trout

The water was low and algal scum on the bottom due to too much sediment and nutrient enrichment, but the stream was still nice in the top section and lots of fish rising. 12 trout were caught to 1lb. Another 6 inches of water would have been just what the doctor ordered!

12 Trout

Beautiful piece of water running over bedrock with real upland feel to it. 8 nice trout came to the klinkhammer and the little nymph. Good day on the water.

8 Trout

Many thanks to the volunteers who gave up their time for the Wild Streams Day. I have a couple of observations that may help next time.

As a total novice to stream fishing, I found my beat (Eardisland) very hard with only two points of access and the water too deep to get very far upstream.It would have been great to have had someone with me to show me the ropes, for an hour or so to get me started.I did get a visit later on which was really helpful - thanks for that.

The directions and map of the beat were very good.

A simple powerpoint showing some tactics and flies at the beginning would have been very helpful.

The meetingpoint at the Riverside Inn was very good and well positioned to the beats - excellent choice of venue (I can recommend the fillet steak...).

Thanks for setting it up and I look forward to the next one - I would be happy to pay a bit more for some tuition.

Dreadful downstream wind made fishing hard.

10 Trout

Cold down stream wind. There were a few Iron blues coming off the water as well as March Browns, which made fly choice tricky. It was the Iron Blues that proved most successful. One out of season Grayling and a few Browns made for a pleasant but tricky days fishing on this varied beat.

4 Trout, 1 Grayling

The wildest of the wild stream beats got the better of me today. Only 1 Trout caught and lost on a Para Adams.
The water seemed quite low and and most pools had a fish right in the tail who quickly scuttled off to warn his brethren of my approach. Only got to the footbridge and decided to take the easy route back to the car. Clouds of Black gnats around and the occasional upwing fly.

16 degrees or so and a little overcast but a pleasant enough day. Only a few fish rising mostly around 3pm when the temperature rose a little. Two small trout and two of 12" - 14" on a team of three wets fished fairly shallow. Left at 3.30pm so might have missed some better fishing later.

4 Trout

14lb fresh fish, black flying C.

1 Salmon