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River slightly up and coloured with varied cloud and sun and a range of gnats, medium olives and the odd late mayfly about all day. Amazing to see Redstarts flitting out of the riverside bushes and catching the mayflies in mid air. All grayling came to dries, Adams or small hairs ear f-fly, the most respectable sized trout at 12" to a copper headed PTN fished below a Parachute Adams. It is years since I visited this beat and I was amazed at how much the floods had scoured new pools from the small stones and gravel.

2 Trout, 3 Grayling

Nothing caught again, had to leave earlier than planned

1 Barbel, 4 Chub

Lake needs to be stocked with a decent amount every week

8 Trout

Work and a dodgy car conspired to stop me getting to the Rectory for a late afternoon/ evening’s fishing in spite of it being bang on 2 foot and perfect. Result was therefore nil and 2 fish left untroubled until
Someone else came along on Saturday

Poor evenings fishing as the river was in flood, spent a couple of hours trying but too difficult. Caught a small Eel and 3 small chub before surrendering to the conditions

3 Chub, 1 Other

First time back on this lovely stretch for 5 years , it’s changed a bit naturally. I had a nostalgic walk up to the vanstone tree peg as my dad sat there and watched me fish there back in 2012 when it was part of the beat... not with us anymore god bless him.
To the fishing.. river pushing through with lots of blanket weed but that is a couple of the challenges that you have to combat fishing this river ... 1 eel, 4 chub and 7 pristine barbel topped with a 9lb 4oz .. 1 of my favorite beats this regardless of the conditions.. I’ll be back!

7 Barbel, 3 Chub, 1 Other

Last day of my trip today and opted to fish the most productive peg of the previous days roving.
Ended up with another 9 barbel

9 Barbel, 2 Chub

4 fish caught on worm with popup.

4 Trout