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Fishable on the day, just. Water up over the path/track that runs alongside the river but access to some nice pools. Would fish here again despite nil return when the water is lower and clearer - great spot.

Wet fly used as despite a good hatch there was little surface activity. Trout caught were small and were returned. Barbless hooks used.
The river was a little cloudy following the previous rain but otherwise was in good condition.

3 Trout

11 x trout 6-10 inches, Rusty Klinkhammer and Deer Hair Emerger. A cloudy afternoon with a big wind and occasional showers. The odd fish rising, understandably enough, seemed to be focused on what was falling out of the trees. However, towards the end, I was surprised to see a mayfly, my first this year. That seemed pretty early, but all the hatches have been early this year. I put it down as a curiosity, but before too long there were some more on the water and I came across several splashy risers coming up steadily for them which studiously ignored the little Klinkhammer when put over them. I was rather caught on the hop as I had no "big fly" pattern with me, but I resorted to an outsize Deer Hair Emerger in my regular box with the idea that I would at least be able to imitate the big slanting wing. This did the trick and accounted for a couple of nice fish at the end. A pleasant chat with a gentleman from Gloucester who was leaning over the bridge and thinking about buying a Wild Stream roving ticket. I recommended he does, because a modest outlay on the ticket can get you an awful lot of fun over a season.

11 Trout

4 trout up to 8 inches, 3 on dry fly, 1 on a bead head nymph.

4 Trout

Spinner/worms.

4 Trout

Lovely lake. We were left alone in peaceful surroundings with just the cattle for company. We caught 4 small carp up until they completely switched off at around 2pm.

4 Other

As usual a warm welcome from Tracey and Colin at Swan Meadow, nothing ever seems to much trouble and we always feel at home there.
Early in the week the river was up and coloured and the only catches were on nymphs fished deep. As the water cleared and went down and the temperature rose, fish were taking small emergers. By the end of the week they were readily taking cdc drys of the top in the evening. Most fish were around the pound mark, all returned.
As usual a great weeks sport and great hospitality.

9 Trout

River high and off colour. Conditions not great but good day out. Few small fish seen in slacker margins.

Brilliant setting and promising looking water. Unfortunately still a bit high from rain this week.

Challenging day with high wind and rain, some colour in the water. I caught three wbt, approx 6-8 inches in lovely condition, two on gold head ptn and one on a parachute Adams. Beat is quite overgrown with an influx of Himalayan Balsam in places which could be a problem if left unchecked.

3 Trout