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A nice few hours on the brook today. River levels were back to being very low. No fish seen or caught today.

4 x trout 6-10 inches, Rusty Klinkhammer. After the drought months, the first visit in a long time. The stream has dropped back again after recent rise. Several trees brought down by summer storms.

4 Trout

Water levels were good today and the brown algae had reduced. Fished from mid day until 4 ish. Fished the dry dropper, but only saw a couple of fishing raising, so switched to a PTN under an indicator. Managed to hook 5 fish but lost 4 of them. Later found out why I lost so many, as my PTN hook had straightened out slightly! Must have done that on the many snags I encountered . There’s a lesson there somewhere!

1 Trout

A pleaent few hours fishing on a very hot day. One wbt caught, approx 6 inches on a size 16 ptn. Lost two others.

1 Trout

Nice little stream with good water levels for this time of year. It goes past a sewage treatment works which you can smell, but it's OK - seems like it's operating correctly. Two decent trout to the net, one 10" on a #20 Klinkhammer, one on 8" a #20 weighted nymph.

2 Trout

A blustery day with wind gusting. Stream was quite low. Nothing rising. I managed to catch a nice wild brown approx 8" on a size 16 ptn fished under a klinkhammer. A pleaent few hours. Lots of Himalayan Balsam in some areas. Saw a Kingfisher.

1 Trout

Had a great morning session on the dry fly . Caught enough fish on the nymph in this stream so far this season, so decided to bring a small selection of dry flies and emerges. Plenty of rises, but managed to spook most of the fish with cluncky casting. Something I could have got away with, with higher water levels and dull light conditions. I missed a few takes on a size 16 brown Klink. Then, switched to a size 18 and managed to convince four juveniles . Not sure where all the bigger trout are, caught only juveniles this season thus far?

4 Trout

The river was extremely low today. Not seen it this low before. Fishing was quite difficult with the bright conditions. Some of usual pools where fish would usually be didn’t produce today. Slim pickings but managed a single small brownie, returned safely.

1 Trout

River was in perfect condition. Only spent an hour but managed to catch a couple on the nymph.

2 Trout

It's been a few years since I last fished this beat. Some interesting changes with new growth blocking the odd pool and slightly changed flow opening up new bits.

A lovely sunny day but I think the water is still a touch cold at just under 7C. I saw a fish or two in each of the deep pools but couldn't tempt them. A handful of small rises in a couple of shallow stretches but from very small fish.