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3 Trout

1 Trout

One small Chub on bread trotted downstream plus one very small dace. Canoes were a nightmare. Two rigs lost because of irresponsible canoeists who did not seem to care. But will be back again when conditions improve.

1 Chub, 1 Other

Never seen the river so low !
So many people swimming all through the section made it tricky finding some fish!
Saw at least 2 different people on canoes with spinning rods and fishing
After all that I still had a lovely day on my favourite river!

3 Chub, 2 Other

Nothing caught…. but fish rising in the Bay Area in the calmer waters..

Lovely evenings fishing, 3 chub

3 Chub

Lovely evenings fishing, 3 chub

3 Chub

3 Chub

Enjoyable day on the beat. Only managed some chub and perch between us, but unsurprising given how low the river was. Beautiful bird life.

3 Chub, 2 Other

I fished Lyepole today for the first time. The river was noticeably low, with some shallow runs and exposed stones, so I decided to focus on the deeper pools just upstream of the bridge where there was still a decent flow and some good holding water.

The conditions were clear and calm, which made presentation quite important. I worked through the pool carefully, watching for rises but didn’t see much surface activity. I tied on an Irresistible Adams — partly because it’s a pattern I’ve been wanting to try, and partly because it felt like a safe choice when I wasn’t sure what else to put on.

After a bit of casting practice and a few drifts through the seam, I was rewarded with a lovely grayling. Not a big fish, but a real milestone for me — my first on this beat and my first grayling on a dry fly.

Although it was just the one fish, I came away feeling encouraged. The low water made things tricky, but the deeper pools clearly still hold fish, and the Adams gave me confidence. Definitely a spot I’ll come back to when levels are a bit higher, as I think it could really come alive.

1 Grayling