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4 x trout, one at 13 inches and three at 15 inches, on spiders and Stuart Jarvis's dry Bastard Adams pattern. After all the heat and cold of the last week, the temperature this day began at a modest 8 degrees and struggled up to a mild 11 degrees by mid-afternoon. Total cloud cover and a soft light. If only it had rained, it would have been just perfect; the kind of weather we ought to be getting at the end of March. I was unsure what fly to expect after the unseasonably early hatches of the last days; it turned out to be large dark olives, although a few grannom were in the air from the day before. All over by 2 PM.

3 fish caught not much fish activity. 1 stroppy swan!

18lbs from the bend- saw the fish in passing yesterday. Surprisingly fresh and returned safely.

Rather cold but pleasant day. 5 small WBT caught. Lots of action and quite a few more hooked but not landed, including some large fish: pity!

Lots of fish to be seen but frankly I found all but about 20 yards of this beat unfishable. The stream is flanked on both sides by trees and being so narrow this prevented any sort of cast apart from the odd 'bow and arrow'. After struggling with a dry fly (nothing rising) tried swinging a weighted nymph pendulum fashion. All to no avail. I assume the heron I saw did better than me.

Nil cought, low, clear water, no hatch......but lovely day...maybe next time. Thanks to WUF.

5 rainbow trout spinning with silver toby.

It felt more like the end of Feb rather than the end of March, cold NE wind. Really nice beat but not sure what to do on the big long glide with nothing rising, but some lovely water. I understand it was lower than normal but my last visit here was mid summer in 2010, so to me it looked a lot better. Nothing happened until 2:30 ish when the wind dropped, some flies coming of the water then frantic half hour saw three fish landed around 1.5lb, missed another three or four. All fish returned. All caught on a Parachute Adams. The wind returned and the fish disappeared, but three nice fish , cant be bad for a days fishing.

4 Rainbows using worm.

The day was Cold and grey, some grannom. Two trout, best 10 inches. Three oos grayling, best 11 inches.