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All on a Blue Damsel fly, quite deep

5 Trout

The water was up after rain the night before, and I took my chance. At midday the water level was easily fishable, and there was colour in it. Nothing rishing on the surface. I found a few fish on nymphs in the flat water pools, wherever there was enough flow to present the fly. About 4.30 a first for me: fishing downstream and across, at long range I hooked a cheerful and acrobatic half-pounder on my dropper. It took forever to play it and work it up stream towards me, with the rod bent almost double. Was this a bionic trout? Had my old rod finally lost its mojo? Or had I? Only when it was quite close did I realise that down in the murky water was another trout, four times the size, with its jaws clamped around my lead fly. Two at a time! I thought that only happened with mackerel. I of course focussed on netting the big one, and by the time I had done so the half-pounder had got off. Good luck to it!
The last two fish, between 7 and 8pm were from broken water as the river cleared. If I'd had the time and the energy I think I could have caught many more before dark.

8 Trout

3 Chub

3 Trout

Fished between the two bridges on a previous visit a couple of days ago so this time I started at Titley bridge and made my way upstream. Covered only about a third of the available water in an evening session. Caught one brown trout on a CdC olive emerger. Only a small one, but my first fish from a wild stream on the third attempt.

1 Trout

8 Barbel, 5 Chub, 1 Other

Very tough day, tried all swims, all methods, could only muster one Chub between us. Nice stretch though and well maintained with good access.

1 Chub

Started sunny and cool with cloud increased through the day. Water temp 17 down from 22 last week with a tinge of colour. Fished the fast water opposite the island for most of the day with pellet feeder and assorted hookbaits. 9 of the chub were between 3 and 4 so a good stamp. We were spread out in the third field which looks ones most barbelly but no sign of barbel all day so I am in awe of the 3 (2) that 13 barbel out of the stretch on Monday. Regardless we had a lovely day in beautiful surroundings.

14 Chub

Some good takes but nothing landed.

3 Barbel