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The river was low and clear. Lots of sand martins feeding but few trout moving. At dusk and into darkness more trout active with plenty of knocks and tugs. 5 trout caught, two fish of 11/2 to 2lb range and 3 of 8”. 1 fish retained to eat.

5 Trout

No fish caught today but had bites.

Conditions water low and warm. Weather windy and cloudy with sunny spells. 9 chub. 13 chub let’s. Caught on pellet/corn/meat. Trotting from the creels great fun on a stunning stretch of well maintained banks.
Feeder and meat with ground bait (small amounts) successful for the bigger chub up to 4lb.
Fish tired after being caught so we held them in the current for a while before they swam away. Important with oxygen levels being low.
Thouroughly enjoyable day.

9 Chub

7 Chub

River was still slightly coloured and not too many fish rising. But they still come up for a dry! noticeable features this year are the welcome presence of many more small fish both trout and grayling and the absence of pesky piscivorous predators .. yet to see a cormorant or goosander on the river this year. All fish to usual parachute flies, no notable grayling today, best trout 16”. Others were one dace and one chub

13 Trout, 5 Grayling, 2 Other

20 Chub

12 Chub

2 barbel on float fished meat and 9 chub up to 4 pounds.Barbel 6 and 7lb,conditions windy but otherwise ideal.

2 Barbel, 9 Chub

2 Barbel, 35 Chub

One had a couple of small chub and lost a barbel at the net another had four chub and I thought I was going to blank! Several large bites early on that resulted in nothing then in the evening managed to catch 2 barbel in the strong flow. Enjoyable battle!! Rather cold wind blowing most of the day, supposed to be July!

2 Barbel, 6 Chub