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Good to see clearer water at times this year, even when high

Most successful fly was an Adams. Lost 3 decent fish (one possibly a sea trout on L. Dart)

All fish caught on fluffy daddy long legs imitation. Water was quite high and fast with the weather 14C. More fish rising and noticed daddy long legs and stone fly on the water.

Water was very low and very little activity on a quiet warm morning. Saw very few fish rise all morning.

Lovely 14" fish but generally the day was very quiet indeed.

River up a few feet but clearing. Plenty of fish showing in the long calmer runs.

Fished from 5pm til dark. My son Tom caught the fish ! Lovely to get down to the river though sad not to see an otter/beaver !

Fantastic late afternoon session, water clear, a few fish rising and managed to net 8 and lost a fair few as well. Expected thunder, lighting and heavy rain instead low wind and a beautiful sunset.

Great few hours fishing from 10am now hanging up the rod till next season.

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Excellent 3 hours below Coldridge bridge, river clear and vegetation starting to die back making access easier. All fish bar 2 larger ones caught in faster water.

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No fish showing river up slightly but clear

Spent a couple of fruitless hours trying to tempt a fish on an Adams, just about to call it a day when connected with a decent 13" brownie, nice end to the season.

Tried nymphing as no fish showing, managed to get 3 in the faster water, but saw a large salmon in Mill pool around 7pm as I was leaving, I think it’s waiting for more water to move upstream.

Decided to have a go at klink and dink, caught 2 on the klink and 2 on the dink ( they were the larger) otherwise quiet with very low water and algae against the banks

14:30 -17:30. No activity whatsoever. River very low.

Fished just a couple of hours from 2pm no surface activity.
Only found interest in the faster water.

Fished late afternoon. Very quiet and little rising. Bank team did a good job upstream of Mill pool.

Catch included a dace of 7". 2 beavers seen. and a red deer hind crossing the river!

Very little activity

Fished from 3-6pm water very low, but banks clear after yesterday’s work. Best fish 12inch + from otter pool

Very little activity

Water fairly murky

Fished for a few hours from 10.30am, above the bridge at coldridge but not below as cattle in river.
No surface activity but gnat sparked some interest.

Fished from 6.30-8.30pm, water very low and lots of algae, slow fishing not much surface activity. Caught decent 14 inch at little dart junction pool on muddler.

Fished from 2.30 pm to 6.30 pm
Few fish showing and river could do with a flush, water muddied after cattle crossed around 5pm. Used a number of different flys and a good olive hatch around 6pm

Fished for Sea Trout 8.30pm to midnight. No luck
Two showed as well as a grilse as dusk fell.

Hardly any fish showing and a stiff breeze blowing downstream.

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Nothing much showing which seemed odd as conditions were good, fished just a couple of hours.

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Not many fish showing. While between Old weir and signal box heard quite a commotion upstream. A few minutes later a family appears pushing an inflatable canoe. 30 mins later that passed me again near Rocky heading back upstream. End of session!

Fished 5:30 - 7:30. Nothing much rising, river quite low. Cows and calves in field next to the Old Mill

Fished for just a couple of hours from mid afternoon, nothing much showing, all caught on Adams.

Fished from 4-8 pm. I started a Bridge Reeve but the river is up a good couple of feet and very cloudy., no fly life, no fish showing at all.
I moved up to the second field and fished various run and pools to the weir. Much better conditions.

Fished from 2 - 4.30pm nothing much showing caught all fish on Adams with one over 14" most enjoyable.

A Daddy Long Legs created some early evening activity

River low and clearish, lots of small fish this evening, but caught one decent one and lost another. Lots of hatching but few rising.

One of the fish caught believed to be a Chubb

Midge emerger. Fished 8-10pm, only a few small fish rising. Lost 3 which is wouldn't have said were over 9" either and missed some other small fish too.

Below Coldridge Bridge after the first downstream stretch was very overgrown with access from the field very difficult.

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Water a bit brown, fished from 6.30-8.00.
No luck but a lovely evening.

Water very peaty coloured, some fly life but not much showing

Grey duster (midge pattern) #18. Fished from 7.30pm to 9pm. Lost one too.

a few olives around but very few rises

blue upright - midge size

Fished from 14:00 to 19:00. Lots of activity. Took 5 on Olive Drake Mayfly and the others on an Elk Hair CDC.

Fished from 3pm till 6pm, water low and clear, few fish rising not much in the way of hatch. All taken via caddis or sedge, missed loads of sub surface nudges

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Weather deteriorated somewhat

One on a green drake mayfly and the other on a elk hair CDC

Lots of activity

Took one on a parachute olive .... lots of bites

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Fished from 4 till 8 pm, lots of hatching but not many rises, again fish tentative sub surface takes, all caught on caddis or sedge best fish a plump 14 inches with lovely markings.

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Fished from 8- 10pm, lovely evening lots of hatches and some fish rising, takes very tentative and missed loads (maybe I’m losing my touch.) spent a pleasant 15 mins watching a Barn owl quartering the 1st field, lovely to see.

Fished 6 - 8 quite a cold stiff breeze blowing downstream. Very few fish showing, hardly any fly life.

Lost one and missed a couple as well. Fished 8pm until 9.15pm

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Fished from 4 till 9pm, very slow to start but plenty of action from around 7.30 pm, used many different flys today no one stood out for me

Water quite coloured plenty of mayfly coming off but trout not very interested in them.
Lost a really good fish as well.

Only caught one but had quite a few hits.

Bushy brown dry fly.

Cattle in river near Peter's pool with increased evidence of cattle damaging banks and remaining in river

Fished from 3pm till 8 pm on lower reaches below Coldridge Bridge not much in the way of mayflies but fish very active, mostly caught on olives, but larger fish on grey drake, river now at summer level and clear

Lots of fish rising. Good hatch 18:00-19:30. Bottom of river very mucky but water clear

Fished between 8-9.45pm. Lots of small fish to the net and lost A few as well. The best two fish were 12" and 13". A family of 3 otters followed.e up the pool just after the little foot bridge.

Davie McPhail CDC mayfly pattern

Fished from around 2.30 - 4.30 water very muddy below the bridge but clearer above.

Water murky when I arrived but cleared over the 3 hours I was there, I assume cattle crossed upstream. Slow day fishing very few flys and no rises all 3 smallish but feisty

Dark night lost a good sized sea trout 23:30 mallard and claret

River still coloured and high. Hardly any fish showing and just the odd mayfly. It felt decidedly cold in the river

Caught three small fish on three different bushy flies.

Grey Wulff used on No 14. Then used bushy Greenwell's Glory which was dressed rather like a mayfly. Several mayfly around. Missed several other minor takes probably by very small fish. Large tree has fallen near pump hut blocking easy river access

Caught on either Klinkhammer, or grey drake, few mayflies about and a few rises. Water still murky

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Still coloured
A few mayfly about, not a lot of surface activity

Water still a touch high and murky

Olive

Fabulous 2 1/2 hours (rain stopped play) good hatch of olives and mayfly’s and fish caught on various dry’s but caddis duo most successful, water clearing really quickly but still fast, tree down below beginners

None today.
Gate going into the field at Hawkridge doesn’t have a post any more, try to be careful going though.

Water still coloured, but definitely fishable. Smallest was 9" and the biggest was a nudge under 12". A few mayfly coming off too

Spent a pleasant 3 hours above and below Hawkridge Bridge, water very dirty but a few mayflies about although fish were not interested in my grey drake. Caddis duo was the order of the day with best fish a plump 14 inches.

Fished for 2 hours from 11.30 am then heavy rain . All 5 caught on size 16 Grey Duster, all from the bottom of the beat to the Mill Pool. Unfortunately after the rain the river became chocolate brown. Saw a few Mayfly’s so should be good when clear

Fished for 3 hours in the middle of the day on the lower part of Coldridge , very little in the way of fly life today and no fish rising. Water clearing nicely. All the obstructions above and below Mallards Pool now gone!

No luck this morning, plenty of cows

Lovely session today. Water still pretty brown and on the high side. Found a little stretch that was fishing well. Orange tag cdc silver tungsten bead order of the day. Two nice fish one 11 inch and one 12 inch brown. Saw one fish rise that’s all

Spotted a decent sized salmon in mill pool

1.5 hours. High water but clearing. Nothing to either dries or wets

Mostly caught on Blue Winged olive, but a couple on caddis. Water still carrying colour and quite a few fish rising (3 of mine were casting to rising fish. Still a few trees down, but mostly in “good” positions

River running a little high with some colour, just fished for a couple of hours.

Decided to use my switch rod with an Ally’s Shrimp to maybe tempt a Salmon, managed 3 good sized trout instead, saw a few rising as well. Weather was much more pleasant and quite humid, river clearing nicely ( till the next rain!)

Tried wets in a strong current but quite clear.

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Using klink & dink method fished from 2 - 4pm caught fish just below bridge and also lost a decent one.
Both on goldhead nymph.

No luck today, lovely morning out.

Sunny but cold wind, tried nymphs and drys no luck today

Fished for two hours from 11am conditions dull with cold wind.