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Weather conditions were good, river was good - perhaps just a little high. We fished unsuccessfully with Nymphs whilst waiting for the hatch to start. This started at about 1:00pm and finish at 1:15pm, in that brief interlude we saw half a dozen fish rise one of which took my March Brown dry fly.
No idea why there was so little fly life - perhaps the frost the night before? Enjoyable beat to fish.

1 Trout

Blank. Probably due to over-enthusiasm to try a new WUF beat, I failed to pay due attention to the altitude and tried too early. That's my excuse, anyway. According to the chap who farms above the beat, it's around 900 feet here. A lovely warm day and even some olives and stone flies around, but I failed to see or touch anything with fins. The water did feel ice-cold - I should come back in a a few weeks and try again. It's a beautiful valley and there were red kites overhead all day. Even the parking place has an ancient sort of Gabriel Oak shepherd's hut parked on the verge.

15 lbs from Slaughter Crib on Devon minnow

1 Salmon

Fished the home waters on what was a beautiful sunny Saturday +/- an intermittant southerly wind, and with the water now warmed to 10 deg C. A moderate hatch of Grannom from 11 until 12.30 got fish rising to emerging pupae immediately the hatch began. These were mixed in with some March Browns which trickled off from time to time until mid-afternoon. Surprisingly, no LDOs were seen even into late afternoon. Took trout and OOS grayling on Grannom pupa emergers, and mid-afternoon fish on a HE emerger and March Brown Duck's Dun. With the oystercatchers, sandpipers and martins active on the river, it actually felt as if spring may at last be sprung? Fingers crossed.

First time out for salmon in 12 years, new beat, new rod, new reel. Alas nothing seen or caught. Thanks to Terry for his advice on the beat.

The river appeared to be in superb condition - very clear.
The day was ideal - warming up after the cold spell and with light cloud cover. The only down side was the lack of fish. Nymphs and a variety of dries failed to produce any results and so no fish taken. Neither of us managed to see any fish either - which given the clarity of the water is a concern. Is it predated out? I note, now, the comments about goosanders and otters.

2 Grayling

2 Trout

2 Pike

Nil.