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A first time reccie out for us on this beat and definitely one to visit more !
The water was pushing through a fair bit , which came as no surprise , but running clear and if nothing else it was just good to go and stand in a river at last . Been a long winter and lousy start to spring for sure . A cold downstream wind today
The river up here has a surprising number of fairly deep pots and good runs and is very sinous and looks as though it could be fabulous below the weir when it's all calmed down and greened up . Mind you you can see it will be a bit of jungle when it does but thats the wild streams for you of course . All great fun .
We saw some elvers just above the weir.
The riverbed was littered with cased Caddis which bodes well and we had 5 fish between the two of us, 8 to 11 inch and a touch lean perhaps but in good nick otherwise and very pleased with that all things considered . Beautiful Arrow fish as always . A small bedhead pheasant tail and Holy Grail accounted for the fish , nothing rising today or any reason to suggest they would . Next time ....and looking forward much to that !
By the way we got on to the river by dropping down in to the river at the lower car park and did the short funny walk under the bridge.

5 Trout

All five fish returned - barbless hooks used.

5 Trout

Managed about three hours before the (much needed) rain really set in to make life miserable. Three trout to 9" all to a size 16 tungsten Pheasant Tail Nymph.

3 Trout

I fished this beat as part of the truly excellent Wild Streams Open Day. As this was my first time on this beat, it is a little hard to say much that is accurate about river condition beyond that it was low and clear, and the fishing tight and technical. I fished predominantly dries, prospecting occasionally with a nymph in some deeper sections. Both small trout were rising fish, taken on a dry fly and released.

2 Trout

This beat was fished on Sat 13th May as part of the LAFA Wild Stream Fishing Day and a number of fish were caught.

Fished top of beat in the morning but no fish.

First outing of the year on the river. 5 wbt to goldhead ptn. A couple of tentative rises but not warranting a change to the dry.

5 Trout

Warm but nothing moving.

Lovely warm day - plenty of grannom about between 1pm and 2.30 but no fish seen.

Managed two hours before dusk. The river was low and clear. Three to a size 16 PTN from the deeper pools. The other, a plump 10" fish rose to a size 14 Adams in the stretch just down stream of the Gladestery Brook.

4 Trout