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Lovely day on the river but very few insects - one of those days. Still a few fish rising here and there occasionally to midges - winkled a couple out on a size 20 Black Gnat but then ran out of my favourite pattern in the tree-lined banks and they wouldn't look at any others! One of those fly-fishing nightmares, I was running out and should have tied more... doubt it would have produced many more though. A few yellow mays coming off and had two bites on an imitation of those, but not hooked (tried nymph below NZ style and the dropper probably interfered; nymphs had no bites). One last fish on a small CDC caddis shortly before leaving but not much going on in the evening either. Still a lovely day to be out, had a couple of kingfishers zip right past me and the big colony of sand martin in the opposite bank of the downstream end was spectacular! Thanks for another lovely day out

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The river was low but the fish rose to mayflies. I only had an elk hair caddis of matching size and colour which the fish were happy to take. Caught 2 (0 taken) and missed a few more takes. Time well spent!

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Fished a couple of hours in the monring. Found a few fish rising but couldn't tempt any of them.

What a scorcher! Just out for the evening …. Fish spooky as usual on this beat, difficult to rise but they did seem to like what I think were potamanthus … yellow mayflies … when they hatched. As others have said access to the river isn’t easy but if a 70 year old can do it…. Best fish 15”. A massive spinner fall at dusk….

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Nil return! We laboured under a bright and exceptionally hot sun, and then had to leave before what looked to be a promising evening rise. A fabulous beat, but with very challenging access - not one for those with limited mobility!

Difficult day with bright sunshine all day, so no rises until very late on and then the fish were 'out of reach'. Nothing on the numerous nymphs I used either so drew a blank!

One highlight though, which did nothing to help with the fishing, I did have a very close encounter with an Otter, which appeared just behind me as I was sat on the river bank at the top end of the beat. It was less than 12 feet away and obviously hadn't seen me and just trotted into the river, did a barrel roll and a couple of up and downs and was gone, fishing!

only fished morning due to heat and bright sunshine.Good hatch of olives and some small yellow mayfly.3 to net and missed quite a few. CDC olive 16 and yellow comparadun 14

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