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Little surface activity although some olives were about. Two small trout (both around 5" to 6" and safely returned)caught on size 16 GRH nymph below fast moving riffle near the top of the beat.

2 Trout

This covers 4 days fishing on this beat the first week of September. All four days similar; fished approx 11am -3pm, hot sunny and blanks on first 3 days. Fourth day, a lovely 10 inch plump brownie - hope to see it again. Others about 5 inches. This was a rare opportunity for me to fish and am pretty inexperienced preferring to stick with dry fly for pleasure although a considerable distance of this small stream was only just fishable with waist waders. Clearly at times water level is much too high but for me. This was just right although perhaps less than normal. Wide variety of upwings of all sizes but hardly any fish rising. I used an elk hair caddis and black klinkhammer. I guess nymphing would be more productive in deeper stretches. Super wild stream and having lunch on a rocky bit I half expected to see the African Queen come round the bend together with a cigar playing Bogart magic. Meanwhile the world is in turmoil!

3 Trout

Location was perfect but the weather not so. Did not catch but enjoyed my day. Will return when the sun is shining!

Fished the evening, lots of fish rising, but many in places where it was difficult to cast. Caught fish on a size 16 adams. A lovely beat, and will return soon.

1 Trout

8 trout taken between 5 and 8 inches, all returned safely. Fished early and late in the day. All fish caught on nymphs. Some rising fish at times which I attempted to catch to no avail. Had to coax a stranded sheep from under a steep bank back to safety of it's field. Thanks to the WUF employee who helped me out in this situation.

8 Trout

River nice and clear. 5 brown trout to dry fly only, not much hatching, fish a bit quiet. Fish size between tiny and 1/2 lb.

5 Trout

4 brownies between 5 & 7 inches all caught on nymphs. Some rising fish particularly later in the evening to Mayfly. A couple of missed takes and a fish lost during this period. Lovely day's fishing. Spotted an otter just before leaving at last light.

4 Trout

Fished the first third of the beat late afternoon. Six small trout on my own pattern nymph (Irfon Bug) fished upstream dead drift. Hooked two other fish, one was larger, but the hook hold lost. Very nice stretch of water: the main challenge seems to be getting into a position to cast at the likely pools without spooking the fish. The nature of the riverbank and the extent of vegetation this time of year precluded a stealthy approach from the bank which makes the game harder. I saw several fish spook from the merest hint of water movement or gravel disturbance while wading.

6 Trout

Fished 1.5 hours with a nymph. One 6" trout (and one minnow!), Hare's ear variant.

1 Trout, 1 Other

Due to low water and high temps, treating the day as a recce for future visits. Parts of beat almost inaccessible due to vegetation. Plenty of small fish evident. Many fallen trees across and in the water making fishing difficult in places. Any larger fish spooked before I could get near.