Lots of water in the river but nice and clear. I fished a single nymph with a fluff indicator, I fished for 3 hours and caught 4 trout on a stinky nymph.

River high, fast and dirty,

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All on Gold Head Hares Ear, water clear and rising

Black gnat ( no. 12)

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Nothing off the top ,all in fast water

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2 on caddis one on gold head nymph, water low and clear

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Caught on a Hopper, no surface activity but I did have several splashy bites when ‘tweaking’ a large busy fly, Hopper, Sedge, through the surface film. I don’t think any off the interest we’re fish of any size as I wasn’t skilled enough to hook any.

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River still quite coloured and running fast. No surface activity

orange-head nymph

good flow of beautifully peat-stained water

Fished from 6.30pm until 8pm. Didn't see a single fish rise, managed to bring two small fish up (both c. 7 inches). Lots of weed in the river.

Not much showing water still very low

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Water like strong tea, still low even after yesterdays rain, lots of weed in Peters Pool. Dry little fly activity and no rises. Boy do we need a serious amount of rain!

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Water almost back to mid July level, temp 20c, no surface activity at all ant not much of a hatch ( but loads of water spiders) Probably be best early doors or last thing.

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Size 18 silver tungsten 2.mm beaded nymph with sparkly purple body with sparse cdc wrap with two coq de Leon tail fibres.. I can’t really give it an imitative name but often works for me.

Fished from 7.30 - 9.30 pm, temperature a bit cooler this evening and more fish activity, 4 of the six caught at taw/little dart junction pool (2 of these over 12 inches) would have liked to continue but light went.

Green Drake Wulff (size 16). Both hooked at very front of mouth, missed a few splashy rises. A few mayfly on the wing but not much activity before I left at 1800.

Black ant also successful

Noted algae covering the ranunculus

Mainly smaller fish active in the riffles on a very hot day

Fished below the bridge between 8.30 & 9.45pm, very warm and humid (still 20c at 10pm) fish just started to rise as the light was going, only 2 today but both were close to 12 inches. I think it’s going to have to be early mornings until it’s cooler

Low water only fished for 2 hrs in afternoon, very little activity.

1 z 15" fish so I stopped! Very low and dirty water. Still good number rising. Prolific dragon/damselflies

5 fish, 5 different flys. Fished lower part of best below the bridge, water very low and not much in the way of rises

Fished above and below the bridge for 2 hours. All fish caught on grey or brown drake. Water clearing and now strong tea colour. Not much in the way of rises but a good mayfly hatch still going on

Fished for 3 hours, 1 below the bridge and 2 above. Water very dirty but levels hardly moved, surprisingly all fish caught on bushy white mayfly.

Water very murky with no trout rising, should have tried upper beats

Took a guest for their first trip fishing. Loads of rising. Warm and overcast. He raised about 10 but didn't hook them. I landed a couple to show what they looked like!

All caught on bushy white mayfly best fish just over 12 inches

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sedge emerger.

Fished for an hour heavy rain stopped play!

Fished for 2 hrs water quite low and little rising

Lots of rises, caught 12 on caddis or bushy mayfly (caddis on the slower deeper water) 7 over 9 (3 fish were over 12 inches) unsure whether one was a sea trout (very pale markings) See picture on what’s app. River still holding colour but very low.

Bushy mayfly with yellow hackle and wings. Several spent mayfly on the river towards evening. Water temperature around 15C. Access above and below Coldridge Bridge at river entrance locations challenging due to undergrowth.

Water dirty after yesterday's rain, but lots of fish rising 5-6pm

upstream wet

Warm and cloudy. Not t ttuc

Fished for an hour before bank day, not much of a hatch but a few rises, . River very low and could do with a good flush

Fished for 3 hours, caught 8 but missed loads, must be getting old!. River clearing to tea colour, not much of a hatch today nor surface activity, but all takes were very splashy.

Home tied olive dry. Lovely hour 5-6pm) on the river. Lots of fly life, but few mayfly. Several rising fish.

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Had a trout par on a hares ear nymph and the majority of the rest were on various parachute style flies of different colours. One on a greenwells glory and absolutely none on any upwinged mayfly pattern despite a few mayflies rising.

Despite rain river still very low and carrying colour. Hard work today with wind and caught just as many tree fish! Not much in way of rise but lots of insect life, had to work hard for my fish today!

Fish caught on a spent May.
Only fished for an hour or so, beautiful bit of water.

Fish caught on a May fly Dun and cripple. Very sad to see the state of the river below the cattle crossing.

Fished for a couple of hours from 8.30am, some rising fish but had to move around to find them.

Plenty of fly life but little rising. Hooked and lost sizeable fish!!! Electric wire strung across Peters Pool.

Water chocolate in colour but plenty of fly life largest fish was 14 inches and in excellent condition

Fished 11.00 to 14.00. Windy, overcast, little fly life and less rising. No mayfly hatch. Water 15C and turbid/muddy after rain. Nothing tempted by a range of dry flies. One of those days! Gordon

9 fish all in excellent condition 6 over 9 inch of which 3 were over 12 inch and plump. Not much surface activity but plenty of fly life about.

Largest fish on a detached body mayfly with some CDC. Other two on a green drake pattern. Strong cold wind this evening but still a few fish rising.

Good hatches of mayfly made for easy fishing

Fish of 9, 10 11, 11 and 12”. First two on March Brown and Grey Wulf para. Last thee on large
mayfly patter with yellow hackle
and wings. No action For first hour until nearly 1pm.

An evening fishing in pouring rain abandoned to watch 3 otters playing instead for 45 mins. Magic

Partridge mayfly variant

10 fish all on different mayfly imitations, lots of fly life few rises

Blue Upright

Fished for a couple of hours from about 3. Showery, water a little discolored. A few flies in the air, and clouds of midges. Most rising fish were just below the bridge.
Largest was just 10”

One lovely 15” trout which is my best fish on club waters.

Lots of fish rising until about 7pm when I had to pack up.

F - Fly all tiddlers

Nice 13” trout. River colours due to several cows in the water. Water Temp 13C. Gordon

Fished for 2 hours. A little colour in the water, after overnight rain. Few bugs in the air and very little surface action. All fish were on nymphs in faster runs. No consistency in what fly worked.

1 of about 15 inches. Very low water. Also unusually clear - could see the fish refusing the fly!

cold wind this morn and better fish were deep

Good level of fly life but water low and very little rising. Water still relatively cool at 14C.

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Olive Klinkhammer

Hawthorne fly

All fish caught on a dry fly called a Jingler.

Good hatch but no fish rising, tried several sedge patterns but no luck, swapped for a soft hackle spider and bingo 4 fish within 300 metres, 1 a good 10 inches the others tiddlers.

More cattle than fish in the river 1/2 mile or so up from Hawkbridge. Their smell dominated this first section.

Tiddlers rising sporadically (made contact with a few) above Coldridge Bridge.

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a significant hatch of small sedge but no rises

4 today, lost loads, fish seem to be taking just below the surface, may try an emergency next time!
River is low with lots of weed like green algae, Stretch below Hawkridge Bridge very murky. Could probably do with a spate to clear it out

Lots of fly life but few natural rises. Fish rose well to the fly though. Lost 4 as well as the 2 landed. All on dry french mayfly variant.

Significant hatch around 3pm and pretty lively rises for about 45 mins, all caught on size 16 Dark Olive and all on lower stretch below little dart

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2 Today 1 on turquoise nymph 1 on a spider, late hatch but no fish riding

Fished a small olive pattern. Almost no rises but some fly life mid afternoon. Water cold at 14C. River looked clear and quite fast. Gordon

March Brown size 14

Cold windy day with no obvious hatch or fish rising.

River low and clear, bit of a hatch around 3pm so swapped nymph for caddis and got 2 on dry 1 on pheasant tail nymph.
Cattle now in second field.

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