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John, Despite the rain and the quite coloured water I went fishing this morning to the Wrackle and the upper stretch of the main river. Hardly any fish were rising but I persevered in the clearer water of the Wrackle casting a size 16 Greenwell into likely spots. This was rewarded with a nice looking …

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At last some cooler weather for a fish… Arrived on the Upper Water to be greeted by the appearance of this yellow may dun, closely followed by three mayfly!! That is all I saw, but I would recommend that you start carrying a few mayfly patterns – just in case! Yellow May Dun The wind …

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I fished the Bockhampton stretch yesterday (30 April). I was on the water before 09:00 and slowly worked my way up to the footbridge below Loud’s Mill. There were quite a few Grannom fluttering above the river and dipping the water surface which I assume to be egg laying. Very few trout were rising and …

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I managed to get on the river at 6.30 Saturday morning fishing below Whitfield hatches about 300 yds downstream of the railway bridge. There was plenty of everything hatching including mayfly, though not in huge numbers. I was pleased to land a 16 “ fish on a Greenwells Glory( probably the same fish from my …

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Had a nice session on Thursday evening, but the blizzard of Spinners was ignored in favour of a small Greenwell’s. I had ten fish, the largest was 16 “, and a couple of nice Grayling too, all returned – and I even saw an Otter (for about two seconds!). All the very best and good …

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Duffer in Paradise A beautiful sunny day was promised with just the lightest of breeze from the north-west. I made a leisurely start on the Upper Water at 9am, but despite plenty of insect life and quite a few Mayflies, there was not a sign of a rise anywhere for a couple of hours. Canon …

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Today I fished the middle water from 14:30 to 18:00. When I arrived there were hardly any Mayfly about but the trout were near to the surface ready for the them to appear. A reasonable hatch started around 15:30 and it was at its best between 16:00 and 17:00. A good few trout were rising …

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River clearing and weather forecast is good, so another great day to be by the River. Jim Chalmers: I fished part of the upper water above the bypass. I had a look at the Wrackle and I fished the Wolfeton and Burton Mill stretches. I started fishing about 14:15. With my very first cast I …

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12:30 Just nipped out for a couple of hours today and I decided to fish the Middle Water. As I walked downstream I didn’t notice any mayfly but a few fish were rising so I tied on an artifical mayfly (elk hair compara dun) and started. I was also suprised to see the river still …

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