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I didn't fish, the weather was just too bad. My tip is to look at the weather up there before booking because it is a lot different to Barnard Castele for example.

Tough day with lots of debris flowing, but persistent paid off with a beautiful grayling. Wading staff was essential.

1 Grayling

A few missed and lost fish. Late in the season but still lovely

4 Trout

Chose to fish above High Force. Parked at Forest-in-teesdale, just a short walk-in to the river. Bright sunshine but a tricky downstream wind. Definitely needed my 4 wt, and should have shortened my leader too. Most a the river was pretty wide, shallow and bouldered, with no trout action. Found only one pool with deeper water and that provided all the action for the day. Rose 15 fish to my dryfly (griffith gnat), hooked and lost two, netted 7 trout. Largest was 11 inches. Very dark colouring. 3 fought really well, 2 going aerial several times. 1 took off upstream strongly.
Great day out.

7 Trout

6 Trout

Nothing

Nothing

Nothing or as you say up north Nowt

1 beautiful brownie, on a 3wt rod and a klinkhammer, a lot of takes missed through my age (slow reactions) and /or inexperience. very overcast and light upstream wind. A great few hours fishing.

1 Trout

Nothing. Not worth the trouble. Avoid at all costs