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I hadn't fished this stretch of the Edw before so I thought I'd give it a go.
On arrival the river was running a little low and very clear, the weather was warm and cloudy day with very little wind at all.
I started off on the dry and had one very early on, this prompted me to stay on the dry for probably a bit too long.
When I eventually switched to the nymph I started catching, taking fish from the faster runs.
I have to say I found it very difficult trying to catch fish from the slower pools, even with a very cautious approach once the fly hit the water it sent the trout racing round the pool.
I saw far more than I caught, but still had a nice day on this very picturesque river.

7 Trout

The river was surprisingly low and clear,but the weather thankfully a bit cooler. Nothing much seen rising and not much fly life but did see a few Mayfly. Around a dozen Trout mainly to small nymph on Tenkara rod. Best Trout about 12 inches most nearer 6. Huge amounts of small Trout and parr attacking the nymph in every pool and run.

12 Trout

2 Trout

The best small stream fishing I have ever experienced. I lost track of the exact number of trout I caught, but I can confidently say it was the most in any day of my fishing carer.

Most fish were 5 to 7 inches with the occasional larger trout. All were in perfect condition.

All but one trout were caught on bead head GRHE (size 14 or 16).

At about 4pm the sun came out and there was a hatch (quite large greeny yellow upwings, I'm no entomologist), and I caught one fish on a similar looking dry fly.

The most effective method was a sort of upstream nymphing with a retrieve slightly faster than the current to help aid bite detection, but due to the size of the river, tactics were dependent on the amount of room to cast.

Definitely worth the three and a half hour drive

20 Trout

River was a bit on the low side ,very difficult to navigate stretches of the water as a fence and a lot of cut down trees to get over , making some stretches impossible to get at.Only a few touches from small trout.

Another nice day on the Edw. Very good fishing especially towards the top half of the beat. Water still low and clear.
Trout up to 11" on the nymph in the faster water.

10 Trout

Idyllic setting. And idyllic fishing

8 Trout

I have not fished the Edw for some years. It remains a very beautiful river although I may have forgotten just how overgrown parts of it can get by this time of year. I'm not sure I chose the best day either; it was windy and pretty chilly. After two or three hours of slow fishing, I decided to cut my losses and head down to the main river...

4 Trout

Only fished the top part of this beat for 2 h in the afternoon. Nice sunny and warm weather with lots of insects on the water.
Most trout caught on the nymph with the occassional one on the dry fly. Trout in the 6" to 10" range.

10 Trout

A very nice day again with lots of insects on the water. The occasional Mayflies are chased by the trout.
Despite the hatches most trout came to the nymph as the day before. Waterlevels seem to be very low and the water is very clear. Trout up to 12" came to the net. Wonderful day on the Edw.

15 Trout