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Fished from 7:30-11:30 on what was a very hot day reaching 28c later. A good fly hatch up to about 10:30 including, to my surprise, some mayfly. Very little surface activity. Water levels higher than I’d expected and the water a little coloured.
Caught and returned two very fine wild brown trout of 10” and 12” respectively. Two of the finest fish I’ve taken in a longtime. Both taken on a size 18 gold head ptn suspended under a klink. Sight fishing to a rising fish not an option.
The beat is quite wild and the access and wading a bit challenging for at least some of us on the wrong side of 60. Nevertheless, wonderful value for money.

2 Trout

Went down for a couple of hours in the evening. River up a bit and coloured. The evening turned cold and windy. Unsurprisingly little fly activity and nothing rising . Tried duo with ptn without success.

Evening visit all fish to a nymph fished duo. Very few Mayfly and no rises seen.

5 Trout, 1 Grayling

Went down for a couple of hours from 6.30 to 8.30pm. Little fly activity or rises. One small WBT circa 6” on emerger pattern. River looks perfect.

1 Trout

Continuing my exploration of the Wild Streams, I spent a few happy hours, late afternoon evening on this beat. Mostly able to navigate up river but exit and re-entry required a few times, banks are very steep and no avoiding head high nettles but not too difficult. River level was good and water clear. Landed a small grayling on my first cast. lots of flies around but nothing rising therefore stayed with Klinkhammer and a Polish Pheasant Tail on the dropper. Two trout to net with the PTN about 14" and 10". Three or four others wriggled off the hook. All fish safely returned. The bullocks in the field you have to cross were curious but friendly!

2 Trout, 1 Grayling

Plenty of Mayfly hatching, but nothing rising. Both fish on a nymph

2 Trout

Went down for a couple of hours after 1pm. Plenty of fly life but little trout activity. Targeted only rising WBT I saw to mayflies and caught on a french partridge mayfly. Lovely circa 1.5 lb fish safely returned.

1 Trout

A hopeful evening trip with mayfly in mind. Whilst there were a few about, absolutely no surface activity seen. Water height is good and clarity ok, but probably could do with fining off a bit more. Managed 2 to klinkhammer. Nothing on the nymph below. Both good fish, the second fighting like a demon.

2 Trout

River still a little high. Plenty of fly life of all sorts and mayflys rising during the afternoon. Fished mayfly pattern with 3 missed takes and hooked one but then lost it. One good circa 1lb WBT caught by the bridge on gold head hares ear nymph. Lovely afternoon on the river.

1 Trout

Sunny day but water still cold and chilly in the shade. Nothing hatching and didn't see a single rise but fished the deeper runs slowly with a small silver jig head HE and a black spider on a dropper which seemed to work. Managed 4 trout with one decent size and small Chublet. Wading was very easy all the way up with some care and I can't wait for some warmer damper weather to get the trout looking up ! Loved it

4 Trout, 1 Chub