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3 small (5”-8”) wbt. Caught on black & brown dry flys with white parachutes

3 Trout

Fishing nymph for trout. Caught 1 nice chub. Lost 3 trout on dry fly later in the evening.

1 Chub

Lots of dogs splashing, few fish rising, no takes

Mainly fished the upper stretch by the pub where fish were rising to intermittent hatches all afternoon. Two were taken on small black klinkhamer and one on a ptn fished New Zealand/duo style. Many others risen and another good fish broke tippet.

3 Trout

Had both a trout and salmon ticket river way too low for salmon so didn’t fish for them.

Early morning was a challenge to figure out what they would take, loads of activity, loads of hatches going off. Eventually found that a size 20+ sedge skimmed under any cover would get an awesome surface take.

Once the public were up the top section was unfishable, with dogs and kids flinging rocks in the river. The middle section where it narrows and drops down the white water was the start of the really productive water, between the rapids and the fallen over tree was the section where I took all but one fish.

Epic day, but frustrating beat when I had to let the beats cool down continually due to folks, swimming or kids flinging rocks, dogs chasing sticks etc.

5 Trout

Only able to fish from 11am to 3pm with no fish caught. Tried several methods. Adjacent angler had some success with CDC emerger.

3 Trout

4 Trout

Lots of fishing on this beat, access not always straightforward on either bank, due to steep sides and trees. However, still plenty of places to access but the easier parts are also busy with walkers and dogs - the big island was worth getting across, to fish the variety of pools and runs.
Mainly overcast and a light breeze made it cooler than last couple of days. River lovely and clear. Hatch started around lunchtime and lots of surface feeding, tended to be in short spurts, so you needed to be ready!
Helen found a great spot and caught two nice trout, on dry flies. Both released.

2 Trout