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Fishing was good today. Caught a total of 3 brown and 8 rainbow trout, taken on both worm and spinners. All browns returned, 5 rainbows landed and taken.

11 Trout

Started late in the day due to a work commitment that cropped up, funny how work has a nasty habit of ruining a good life. Got going around 1.00 and sent off up stream into what started to resemble an assault course (I've seen less fences on a race course). Around every bend it seemed there were fences across the river and I started to get a tad irritated with them after a while. Apart from the fences the water reminded me of the brook I fished as a kid in wellies with a net.

I managed to catch 9 trout between 7 to 12 inches. Packed up around 5 ish when I came across a coppicing party chain sawing and burning a scene reminiscent of apocalypse now
if it was your people then you really should block the day out

9 Trout

The river was in excellent condition, running full and clean. I took my first fish of the season off the top of the pool behind the weir on a Klinkhammer. Had another in similar circumstances later in the morning on the upper half of the beat. Four other trout came to a weighted Hare's Ear, all 7-12". After lunch it became breezy so I gave up and pottered home more than satisfied.

6 Trout

Still a bit early for the Escley, with just a trickle of flies (grannom, LDO's and medium olives)and nothing rising. Armed with a 3 wt rod and plenty of food on my back I set off.
The first half of the beat has 4 or 5 fallen trees, making some of the better pools unfishable. It's worth persevering as the top half of the beat is magical. Persisted with dries all day, despite knowing nymphing would be more successful. Rewarded with 4 wbt, 1 tiddler, 3 around 9"-12". Successful fly was CDC emerger.
It took me 7 hours to fish the full length and yomp back to my car. At times a bit of a scramble. Hugely enjoyable, back next month.
Worth noting, parking is a about 400 yards from Longtown Post Office / Shop.

4 Trout

Weather forecast wrong again strong cold wind blowing most of the day nothing much happening but did manage a reasonable brown trout with a hares ear. Look forward to warmer days.

1 Trout, 1 Grayling

14 pound with longtailed sealice, spinning.

1 Salmon

2 Trout

Fished from Maddox down to Vanstone with 1" tube with no offers then again spinning with red flying C and hooked a 9lb Pike. Fished again on Friday in bright sunshine with no offers. Decided to call it a day at 14.00. Great beat will fish again.

1 Pike

Difficult day for trout. Cold, with a strong downstream wind. 0.95m on EA Erwood gauge, which made the gutters on the bottom part of the beat difficult to fish. Only a few flies about, including one or two March Browns and even a few Hawthorns. Only seen a handful of rises all day. Stuck to nymphs and spiders. Two of us managed 8 trout between 7 and 13", mostly from the top section of the upper beat (Orchard), which is a nice bit of water.

8 Trout

Fly - No 10 GP on a 5ft fast sink tip. Blue rapala. River in good condition, clear, about 1-6.