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Only fished the field below the bridge for 1 hour max. At 80 years old I'm finding wild streams too much of challenge and could be 'throwing in' my waders! 1 trout on nymph lovely 9 incher. Saw a heron and 2 kingfishers. Local said there were mink also there.

Parked just up from the house on the right, opposite another gate. On return the latter occupant said parking there was problematic with farm traffic and others using the lane as a short cut. I could se his point. He suggested further up on the left by a gate pull-in without blocking.

1 Trout

1 Trout

6 Trout

2 Trout

4 Trout on nymph bottom half fished.

4 Trout

Sunny periods and river very low. No rises but managed a lovely 8" wbt on small pt nymph. The beat access map shows the river to be accessibly fishable from down stream of the bridge which is where I caught the fish but there does not appear to be access to upstream of the road bridge with barbed wire across the stream. Fishing therefore disappointingly curtailed as had hoped for a longer day by/in the water.

1 Trout

Weather 17deg intermittent light drizzle. I struggled with this beat. Didn’t see a fish. Also the stream was very sparse with only deep slow pools fishable.

Warm sunny day and low water levels. My fishing buddy, there were two anglers, have decided it is better to collaborate than complete, so I’m going to report our collective catch at 11. The fact that he managed to locate two graying shoals (I didn’t think they did that in the summer) is irrelevant. I fished the challenging water and managed to hook a fine wbt. He, I have to concede is the better river angler, and took the rest.

2 Trout, 9 Grayling

A couple of hours in the afternoon. Some Mayfly hatching but no rises seen. Fished duo with all trout and several grayling taking the nymph.

6 Trout

Fished the lower half back to the bridge between 11 and 2. A few flies hatching all morning but no rises seen.
Fished #18 nymph on Tenkara rod.

6 Trout, 1 Grayling