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No fish taken.

1 Trout

No fish taken. River very low but successful fishing on fast shallow runs. Saw a few mink, one with a fish which was rather unusual. Also heard 2 Nightjars in the woodland when the light faded, very nice. A lovely weekend ????

2 Trout

The water was up after rain the night before, and I took my chance. At midday the water level was easily fishable, and there was colour in it. Nothing rishing on the surface. I found a few fish on nymphs in the flat water pools, wherever there was enough flow to present the fly. About 4.30 a first for me: fishing downstream and across, at long range I hooked a cheerful and acrobatic half-pounder on my dropper. It took forever to play it and work it up stream towards me, with the rod bent almost double. Was this a bionic trout? Had my old rod finally lost its mojo? Or had I? Only when it was quite close did I realise that down in the murky water was another trout, four times the size, with its jaws clamped around my lead fly. Two at a time! I thought that only happened with mackerel. I of course focussed on netting the big one, and by the time I had done so the half-pounder had got off. Good luck to it!
The last two fish, between 7 and 8pm were from broken water as the river cleared. If I'd had the time and the energy I think I could have caught many more before dark.

8 Trout

River was low and clear, very difficult not to be seen.
Trout caught on nimphing with indicator.

1 Trout

Fishing was quite slow, cold downstream breeze which possibly limited hatches. Fished late into the evening, total time on the water about 4 hours. Picked off fish as they started to rise, although not a lot of action. Beautiful section of river which I have fished previously. All fish taken on dry fly.

8 Trout

Difficult day

Very nice afternoon. I thought the weather was good, even though there were showers, although the water is still very low. Plenty of flies of all kinds, and a few rises. Better fish seemed to be in the medium-flow places - not the head of the pool, and not the glassy flats. Caught a nice rising fish on a black spider, and three tiddlers while nymphing. Hooked a very nice trout in the final pool fishing dowstream, but as so often, we didn't stay in contact for long.

4 Trout

Good few WBT on dry at the Strat of the day and then a few on small nymphs thereafter. Water level low with very limited water flow - almost stagnant in some areas making presentation tricky and the fish highly spooky - and wading a challenge in parts.

22 Trout

Third member of our group on the day - 2 lovely trout.

2 Trout

It was all about the evening. All fish caught on one #18 spinner pattern in a frenetic hour before it went dark in knee deep water. Brilliant!

6 Trout