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0 caught today but what a beautiful setting, seen 2 fish rise early on and had one take but set far too soon. Plenty of bugs skating around on the water and saw two kingfishers. Water was very low in places and up to waist deep in others.

1 Trout, 5 Grayling

Warm and sunny when I started but got cooler as the day went on. River still low and clear and the water surprisingly cold. Very little insect life or fish showing. Found a couple of fish rising around the middle of the beat. Only activity in one pool and it didn’t last long, managed to get one WBT of about 12” on the dry fly.

1 Trout

This nil return comes with a measure of sadness. I love this stretch of river, but it is now in a sorry state. Very low, slow and tinged with green by a thick fringe of algae. It was a cooler day and the water temperature was below 20c. We dutifully fished dry, but in the knowledge that any fish which came to the surface would probably be looking to give himself up. Mercifully, none did.

I should note that there were campers in the field by our stretch of the bank, presumably there with the farmer's permission. This lot didn't bother us, but the same might not be true of others.

4 Trout, 2 Grayling

River unsurprisingly quite low and very sunny, fish pretty spooky, although a few visible of a good size (around 12”). Lovely day on the river but no catch to show for it. Access is near downstream end, so tricky not to spook out runs on the way up - would be great to be able to get in nearer the upstream end. Lovely spot though.

9 Trout, 1 Grayling

1 Trout

Water very low indeed in places, and clearly very warm with 33 degree air temp. Fish understandably not moving any more than needed but nonetheless we had a few bites, and but for three spat unbarbed hooks might have had a fish or two. Stunning location and given the exceptionally difficult conditions still very nice fishing. Pint at the Bell afterwards proper Ice Cold In Alex remake...

What a lovely place. Unfortunately, i walked all the way to the downstream end of the beat and fished my way back up to what looked like the best areas near the top. Unfortunately when i got there, there were 4 lads in canoes and inflatable rafts going up and down the river!!!!

2 Trout, 1 Grayling