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Water level quite low but otherwise conditions were perfect. Lots of surface activity. Most fish taken to emergers. Two of grayling 12"+ and ditto one of the trout. Otherwsie most fish in the 6-8" bracket. A very nice day of fishing in a very nice location.

5 Trout, 15 Grayling

7 Grayling

Only one fished 53 chub and 3 barbel river still very low and clear.

3 Barbel, 53 Chub

The river had a dead feel to it, and I never really got going ; switching between dry and nymph (conventional, NZ and Euro style), with each method equally successful (or should that be unsuccessful?). Two heart stopping moments provided by a couple of decent sized Chub, one on a nymph, one on a dry. I have nothing against Chub, and spent a lot of my youth trying to catch them, but not what I got out of a warm bed at 05:30 this morning for

1 Trout, 3 Grayling, 2 Chub

2 Trout, 2 Grayling

I fished the bottom swim using various methods (trotting and on the bottom). I had 9 Barbel up to 8lb 6oz (7 around 6oz) with a few chub thrown in. The low water conditions and large amount of kayak traffic made it difficult, but it was funny watching people keep bashing to the same rock...I even rescued one of them that got trapped :D The bigger Barbel turned up after 18:00.

9 Barbel, 3 Chub

Blank ????

Lovely location, easy to access at the Green. Map good.
River low and clear. As described, wading is difficult due to rocky bottom, particularly at gullies. If the river level was higher great care would be needed.
No fish seen, not a rise, a tug or a flash. Where do they go in these conditions? I mostly fished small nymphs as no rises seen. But I would try it again if I travel to this area in the future.
2 kingfishers seen and a squirrel swam across the river. Never seen that before.

We caught 20 Barbel biggest 7 1/2 lb & 30 Chub biggest exactly 5lb.

20 Barbel, 30 Chub