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1 small trout - returned to reservoir

1 Trout

Water levels dropping through out the day, nice chocolate colour slowly changing.1st rod 10 barbel 15 chub biggest 9.8. 2nd rod 6 barbel with 2 low doubles and 2 chub. Great days fishing, how is a great place in high and low levels.

16 Barbel, 17 Chub

River in flood

Arrived at the river 6.30 to see the river flowing at a fast rate with a dark brown quality . (Didn’t think it was a good sign and maybe a hard day fishing) but nevertheless ended up to be a successful day with three Barbel caught between the times of 8am - 10am one chub at midday. Fish to 4 o’clock. Did lose a lot of tackle. But a successful day. Slight rain 4pm onwards..

3 Barbel, 1 Chub

Was luckly with the water levels (.8 at Cilmery) – a little higher than I’d have liked, but it was more than fishable. Mostly out of season trout to nymphs, but when the sun broke through the heavy rain clouds, a few fish started rising and a beatiful 17.5” grayling put a huge smile on my face, having taken my tiny traditional grayling dry fly. A beatiful stretch of water, the grayling might be few and far between, but if you catch one, it’s usually a specimen.

7 Trout, 1 Grayling

9 Trout, 1 Grayling

1 Trout

With the river at 3.3m we took on the hill and found only one decent fishable swim. With the river so high we had to settle on three fish and losing a fish last cast that went off like a steam train. In the last hour before dusk, barbel were porpoising all over the swim which meant we left a little frustrated.

2 Barbel, 1 Chub

V good day had7 barbel best was 10.4… and lots of chub river up to bank high so 5oz lead just held⁉️

7 Barbel, 6 Chub

6 Barbel