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Very slow day, water carrying a brown tinge from heavy rain friday. Levels up at a decent level. 20 or so to hand, biggest 15 inch smallest 6 inch, all the rest around 12-14 inch. flies used mayfly and size 18 F-fly. It was a case of waiting for rises to cover today which sapped up a lot of time and was still unable to cover whole beat.

20 Trout

The morning was very quiet. Nothing hatching, nothing rising. A few yellow mays and mayfly started to appear mid afternoon. Around 4pm the trout switched on and I had five fish and missed a couple more over the next hour. By 5pm everything had stopped. All fish came to a large (mayfly size) adams, who needs Mohicans, life's too short!

5 Trout

The river had a good flow and touch of colour. Downstream wind made life difficult. Having not fished this section (or the Wye!) before was impressed to connect for estimate 1.5lb trout on around 5th cast to hares ear. However rain and wind made life difficult and hard determined fishing and moving around found 2 grayling (12-14oz mark) to nymphs. With increasing wind eventually forced into fishing downstream and drawing back various patterns and took another trout around 1lb and briefly connected into something bigger. All fish returned. No rise to speak of although there was sporadic fly hatching. If the wind had dropped I think that things could have been different.
Thanks to the help and tactic hints from the booking office. It was great just being there.

2 Trout, 2 Grayling

16 Trout

This is a lovely wild stretch. No fish seen at all but a great adventure!

Fished from 8 till 1 . Conditions varied from cold wet and blustery, to calm warm and sunny. Steady hatch of yellow may Duns. No fish rising. Lost one on down stream nymph at the fast water in the middle of the beat.

My first full day of salmon fishing, guided by my father (OB of Gloucestershire). First some casting practice (isn't Spey casting a wonderful thing, at least on the occasions it goes right). Then up to fish right down through the V, Dog Hole, into the Stones, which is a pretty long wade altogether. Saw a salmon move on Island Stream. In the Lines, suddenly we had a fish on and we got the idea it was a big one. Then after 5 minutes, unaccountably it fell off. I didn't mind too much, but what father said is unprintable. Carried right on down through Windmill, Maddox, Corner tree and finished on Vanstone at dusk. A salmon moved there but no joy. A great day, really. I could get to like this.

1 Chub

Despite torrential rain in the morning I had a look at Lower Longtown but the coloured water from side streams made the stream very coloured so decided to fish the Upper Longton beat which had clearer water. Fished from 11.30am and found a small stretch of water with Mayfly / olives hatching and rising fish. Had a 10in brownie on the first cast, covered and missed two others and finally had another 10in fish. The rain came again at 1.30pm and the water became quite coloured and fish stopped rising despite the mayfly / olives still hatching.
I will try this beat again when the water is in better condition.

2 Trout

River in great condition now and a fresh fish of approx 8 lb this morning to a small cascade by a syndicate rod on beat 3. Three miles of double bank fishing and only 1 rod on the estate.

1 Salmon