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4 Trout

2 Barbel, 39 Chub

River low and clear - sky ranged from overcast to bright sunshine. All fish caught on feeder fished pellet.

1 Barbel, 3 Chub

Fishing quite tough as usual for high summer, but a little rain had probably freshened it up a bit. Had to work hard for bites - very few mayflies about, but there were some gatherings of caddis dancing over the river in the afternoon. Saw just the odd fish take on the surface but very infrequent, and some splashy, explosive one-off takes - probably after the caddis, although most were in the air? Think some must have been hatching though, a a PTN-style nymph with a light tan body and dark head, partridge legs and wisps, did get some hits and a few fish, biggest 17.5" - fly pattern I usually think of as a mayfly pattern, but probably a decent copy of caddis larvae here? No interest to dry caddis patterns, but did tempt another nice 17"er off the top with the 'tomahawk steak and chips' option, a daddy long-legs! Saw him rise and engulf that within a pocket, one of those wonderful takes I will fondly remember in winter!

4 Trout

2 Chub

1 Chub

Fished the whole beat no barbel 2chub 1 eel

2 Chub, 1 Other

4 Trout

All caught euronymphing with weighted nymphs.

4 Trout

Not a twitch. Nothing. Absolutely dead.

Used every weapon in an admittingly poorly stocked armoury for no return.

I might as well have faced the opposite way and looked at the pretty cows.

Other was kips.

3 Other