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A warmer day, I believe double digits were reached. Overcast with intermittent drizzle. River looked good, reasonable visibility. Started to notice fish rising around 1230 a little way up the beat where the trees offered some shelter. A nice hatch of olives lasted from then until perhaps 1530, with it being at its heaviest around 1400. Little groups of trout were taking adults on the surface in each of the sections where fast, shallow water transitioned to deeper, slower water. Standing on the high bank, they seemed to be emerging from the depths rather than holding in the upper part of the water column.
Two beautiful brown trout caught, one on a CDC Olive dun, the other on a CDC BWO emerger, 14" and 8" respectively. First fish kept, second returned.
No interest on nymphs fished at all depths throughout the day.

2 Trout

Good hatch 12.30pm - 2pm of mixed Olives & March Browns. Minimal rise. Nil caught. Water still v cold.

Lovely place and even though there was snow on the hills and a bitter wind there was a good hatch. I was told nothing would move until 1:30pm which was true but then the hatch went on until 3:30pm. The extremely cold weather meant that althouth the restaurant was open the fish didn't respond and I only saw half a dozen fish rise so I was pleased to catch two fish, both of which went back. The fish were heavily spotted perfection. Thank you.

2 Trout

Sunny day but temperature was still low, some insects on the water but not many fish showing. One small fish caught on nymph near bridge and returned.

1 Trout

Another day of biting NE winds with strong gusts made for difficult conditions. River height and clarity were excellent. This was a first visit to this bear for both of us and we tried various methods inclduing spiders, nymphs and bugs. JG contacted an very big brown trout in the shallower margins on an upstream nmph. The fish was in the order of 2lbs and bore marks of a bird attack unfortunately.
At around 1pm a terrific hatch of fly began mainly LDO's and plenty of March Browns which were super to see. Just an odd fish showed interest in what was a brilliant hatch spoiled I guess by the weather. Dry flies failed to produce any response with the fish picking just an odd fly out of the wealth of fly available.
Lovely beat - will return when this awful weather disappears.

1 Trout

Very cold, bright with strong easterly. Good hatch at around 2pm of what I think were March Browns! One 3/4lb fish on wet March Brown. Many thanks.

1 Trout

Covering the water for several hours, moved no fish and neither did the trickle of olives that started coming off around 2pm. It's been a very slow week...

Sadly the weather was so poor (snow and cold!) that I 'flaked out' I'm afraid, so no catches and not even a wet fly!

Artic conditions and snow on the hills. Wagtails and chiffchaffs enjoyed a few lunch time LDO's but the trout understandably did not. A useful couple of hours early season casting practice.

Very cold gusty wind made conditions poor and water temp still quite low. No fish caught and only one feeble bite all day. Should fish well as temperatures rise.