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Very windy from the West. Used float and bottom with worm. Three fishing, three trout each. 10 perch, returned

9 Trout

All caught on nymphs. Average around the pound mark.

24 Trout

4 Trout

2 Trout

1 Trout

Two trout caught and safely returned without touching the fish. I was disappointed in a couple of anglers next to me along the bank. Obviously bait fishing, caught 1 fish, but neither had a landing net. They dragged the poor fish up the bank over the stones, then picked it up by the line where they then wanted a photo. They dropped the fish 3 times in the process. They then unhooked it once they had the hero shot to throw it back into the water. It rolled over, they then got a large stick and prodded it until it swam away... sadly I think that fish will be found dead in the morning. I then packed up my things and moved further down the bank... disgusted.... However, on the plus side, for my first visit to the fishery, it was great to see a vast array of birdlife. Fish taken on Diawl Bach and black buzzer on the washing line......

2 Trout

4 Trout

Slightly bad timing as the long, dry spell ended today and was replaced by windy, threatening conditions. However, it was still mild with plenty of insects hatching and fish feeding. Lost an absolute clonker which broke me. Must up my leader tippet from 4 to 5lbs. Fish feeding just subsurface on emerging nymphs which I failed to replicate. Stuck to dry fly and tried all sorts but without much success. I’ll be back!

Nothing, not a single bait tried everything spinning, float, worm popped of bottom and fly.

A more overcast day today with a nagging downstream wind. Very little fly activity in the afternoon though a fish of a little over a pound was taken in the fast water run below the bridge and a very small trout on a PTN too. We crossed the (extremely low) river and explored the farm flats at the bottom of the beat in the evening. Thankfully it was much more sheltered there and there was a better hatch and, eventually rising fish. The hatch was a bit of everything, mayflies, olive spinners and sundry tiny flies. We couldn’t (again) seem to work out what they were taking. But, at around 8.30, I put on a small sedge -even though I couldn’t see any hatching, and cast to a regular riser close into the bank, downstream of a pile of dead wood. The tiny riseforms were misleading. One battle later, a very fat two and a quarter pounder was in the net. A cracking fish and great fun. Final day of our trip today and the wind is really up. Crossing our fingers…

3 Trout