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A strong blustery wind meant that I caught more leaves than fish but I did manage to catch 2 nice grayling and a 12oz trout on North Country Spiders. Rain sadly brought an enjoyable day to an early end.

2 Brown Trout to 1.25lbs and 4 Grayling to 1.5lbs. Good weather in the morning provided plenty of surface activity particularly around midday. However all this changed at 1.30pm when the wind strengthened and put the fish down.

Caught about dozen fish between us, all Grayling bar one or two small Brownies. Grayling all a good average size, biggest about 1 ¾ lbs. River level good and a nice sunny day spoilt by a cold breeze and very cold water temperature which seemed to drive the fish in to the deep slow water opposite the church. Unfortunately it gets quite deep here making wading difficult. Virtually no fly life and very few rises all day. Majority of fish caught on PT nymph and Dry stimulators.

6 grayling to 1.3lbs, 4 browns to 13", also a couple of salmon parr!

A lovely day without yesterday's harsh downstream wind. River at 0.6m on the Cilmery guage. Some upwings, but little fly to get fish going and so, few rises. We both fished duo for most of the day then, given the success of the floating duo flies, went just to dry for a while, tried bugging (to no avail in DC's case) and latterly spiders in GW's (with some success). Had about 35 fish between us on the day, about fifteen of which were grayling and the rest trout from small to 14". A few grayling of 10" but most over 12" and several of 14-16", up to around 1.5lb. Fish taken on nymphs and on either Elk Hair Caddis or Grayling Steel Blue. Others were missed or came off and, of course, there was "the one that got away" - a big smash-take by a large trout which disappeared with the EHC! All in all, a lovely day's fishing on a beautiful beat.

River in good condition first thing, but coloured up and started rising mid afternoon. Fished dry fly and finished up with two small trout and four grayling to 14".

2 Brown Trout and 2 Grayling. The rest little Trout. Frank williams was my guide the day before. The river was with tobacco color but a little clear. All catch and release of course. The Foundation gave me the guide contact.

1 small trout but still an enjoyable day. River level was high but fishable.

1 grayling about 1 1/4lb, nice fish but very little trout activity apart from a few rising fish and one or two takes from small fish. This was disappointing considering that the river seemed in good condition (falling and clearing after rain 2 days previously, and plenty of fly life, sedges and small upwings).

No fly during the day until some late afternoon Sedges appeared. Hardly a rising fish at any time - August days! Fished duo most of the day and was grateful for 9 Grayling and 2 Trout and dropped a couple more. 7 fish to PT or GRHE nymphs and 4 to Grayling Steel Blue and EH Caddis. 2 Grayling of 14" and one lovely 17" fish of 1.75lbs. All fish returned.