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9 x grayling 6-16 inches, 1 x out of season trout 14 inches, Tungsten Hare's Ear and Pink Shrimp. I had some doubts before starting as to whether this would be much of a fishing day as the Arrow is now so very low and clear. The whole valley remained shrouded in mist and I never saw the sun. However, it turned out to be one of the best sessions at Court of Noke I can remember. Four little tiddlers but also five cracking grayling from various deep holes, all cock fish between 16 and 16.5 inches and looking as alike as peas in a pod.

1 Trout, 9 Grayling

Two small grayling and one fish about 10" all taken on dry fly

3 Grayling

Fished from 2 till 4 with a pair of nymphs on French leader. 2 nice Grayling from the deeper pools both around 14 inches. Several Trout caught including 2 very large ones.

2 Grayling

Fished a couple of hours in the sun this afternoon.
Two Grayling to a Red tag nymph in deep pools.

2 Grayling

Had a couple of spare hours so took Tenkara rod to Court of Noke. I know this beat quite well and I struggled to access river. Nettles, balsam and brambles are now over head height. Can back with face and neck stung and scratched. A dozen Hereford bulls in field next to car parking space may be picturesque but do not make access to top pools easy. Have been shocked before so wary of mains electric fence down far bank that limit access down that side unless you are a limbo dancer.
Did get in a couple of places. Nothing rising - had one snatch and lost another fish after a few seconds on both on small grhe.
I won't bother with this beat again this season.

The access to this beat was very difficult. An early season catch report suggested this might be the case. Access downstream on the left side was impossible beyond the first field. Someone had tried to carve a path through the head high balsam and nettles but failed. A good days work with a brush cutter needed there! On the other side access is limited anyway and farmers electric fences don't help. In the end I gave up. Managed a few dabbles where I could but with no luck. Difficult to wade in places because of deep pools and soft deep mud. This is clearly an early season beat and basically a waste of time in midsummer. Very few rises and no luck with nymphs. Ah well a learning experience I think.

Fished from 5:30 - 7pm. Only stayed for this short time as the river was unexpectedly different, with a distinct tinge of colour. Very little fly life and only one fish seen rising. Changed from dry to duo and managed one grayling on the nymph.

1 Grayling

Couple of hours early morning before flying off on holiday.
Plenty of fly life but little rising. Managed one nice wbt about 12" on a grayling steel blue but by 8am nothing rising at all and did not want to resort to nymph.

1 Trout

Took the opportunity of a couple of hours this afternoon and was rewarded with three trout and another hooked and lost. Considering that a fair few mayfly and other insects were around, very few fish rising. Two fish took dry mayfly and third an elk hair caddis. Stunning kingfisher kept me company and a superb show put on by a hare through the potato furrows. Very overgrown now....needs very careful footwork or you will end up in the river without meaning to!

3 Trout

3 Browns caught on gold head. Water clear but swims will be inaccessible in a couple of weeks due to vegetation. Had to cut visit short as farmer fertilising in fields.