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Got down to rivers at 09.30. The wind was scudding across the pool tails and nothing was happening. Took my time enjoying the spring sunshine and hearing my first blackcap along with the chiff chaffs. At 10.30 a few fish started moving and by 11 the fish where rising hard mopping up the emerging grannon despite the wind and readily accepting a grannom emerger. They were in shallow water and you had to be bang on line with no drag to get the rise. At the peak of the hatch I landed 4 in 5 casts. Around 11.40 they started refusing the grannom and I realised they had switched to the MB's which were starting to come off. Switched to am MB pattern and the fish started taking it. Around noon the rise started to peter out. I am sure it would have continued if I was on a more sheltered section. Rose 15, bumped 3, lost 2, broke on 2 (my bad after not checking line after landing deep hooked fish) and landed 8 from 14oz to just over 2lb. All from 1 pool tail. Brilliant fishing.

8 Trout

only fished for just over 1 hour and didn't catch but a few fish were rising and I'm sure someone with better skills than mine would have caught. one or two looked to be a good size.

weather: warm and sunny!!

conditions: slightly coloured, dropping

4 Barbel up to 8lb 8oz. Caught on Pellet

1 Chub to to 4lb. Caught on Pellet

Fished on a beautiful warm October day! Conditions very bright, which kept the fish shy, and bites were surprisingly delicate. But a great day's fishing,4 beautifully conditioned Barbel between 5lb and 8 1/2 lb's, all caught in wonderful surroundings!

7 Barbel on 25th up to 12lb; 3 Barbel on 26th to 10lb. Gauge around 3 feet above summer level with a fair amount of colour in the water.

Hair rigged sweetcorn. Superb fishing.