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Loads of takes and 3 beautiful wbt, biggest around 1lb. All fish caught on the dry - elk hair caddis and iron blue dun pattern.
Lots of fish around - casting can be quite tricky and the river very narrow at points. 6.5-7.5ft rod is easily enough

3 Trout

A beautiful stretch of river, I caught 8 trout to 12", 1 on a dry sedge the others on a small bead head hares ear nymph, missed a few takes to the dry sedge. The wading can be a bit tricky so was pleased I had my wading stick.

8 Trout

Very pleasant day, wind not too much of a problem. Despite a good hatch no trout were rising, I decided to go with surface flies as I could not believe the fish would ignore plentiful food all day. At about 1.00 the trout did look upwards, not many rises but they were looking at my grey baetis para. Eventually landed 5 (5" to 11"), lost 3, missed several and also many looked but turned away in the v. clear water. In the streamy runs and heads of pools.

5 Trout

Weather warmer and plenty of fly life. Apart from 3 rises to my klinkhammer which I missed, nothing else seen. A beautiful beat and fortunately for me there's more to fishing than catching fish.

Arrived to find the river (brook?) very low with bright sunshine and a freezing cold northerly wind, walked/waded the entire beat but failed to see a trout and there was no hatch or insect life to tempt them out of their bolt holes either.
A wonderful, gin clear little river which is probably great on the right day, but today wasn't the right day.

One 9" and one 10"wbt on gold head grhe. Stunning beat on a beautiful Autumn day.

2 Trout

Almost gave up at start realising I hadn't brought my 7', so went on with 8'6". Doh! Water crystal and cold but could have been a bit higher. Didn't spot or spook any fish.
Plenty of fly life. Would like to try again next year, lovely stretch.

Had a quick morning session on what is a new beat to me. There are some lovely pools halfway up the beat. I only caught one 10" trout on a Elk hair caddis but will give it another try when it has a bit more water in it.

1 Trout

Haven't been here for a little while so thought it about high time and glad I did as the water was bouncing through very nicely indeed, crystal clear and cool! The river bed was in great shape and littered with bugs of all sorts , absolutely loads of micro caddis cases glued to the rocks and some of the biggest stoneflies nymphs I have seen. Slim pickings starting from the bridge, it is quite skinny water here though so never linger and then started to get some interest to the fly as you get to where the big farm house is up on the right side of the hill and then you start to get in to more lovely runs and pots all the way up to the top boundary .
Fished a clown shoe caddis as is a good and very durable fly, just the job for these rough streams and all the fish where in super shape and hard as nails when hooked punching well above their weight , as always, love them.
Biggest maybe would have gone 11" and quite a chubby chap too. Didn't make it all the way up today, two days on the trot on these hill streams meant the old knees where groaning a tad.
I didnt get troubled by any salmon parr, or trout parr too which I thought unusual? Had the good fortune to chat to a WUF electro fish team doing the rounds and doing great work. Spooked a large salmon in one of the pool tails

5 Trout