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We had a very enjoyable evening on our lower water, looking at all the works, everyone was impressed with the new riffles and there were lots of fish rising, which confirms the success of this habitat improvement project. We finished off with a bite to eat but left about 8.30 due to some more unexpected …

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The fencing of the lower water began today, the last project to complete our lower water works! The contractors are at present putting in the large straining posts, up to the cattle drink approximately half way up the beat. The final chapter of a great project, and a huge thank you to all involved along …

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And it rained and it rained, and by chance we had just completed our fabulous willow matress, just below Whitfield Hatches, made the whole structure flood proof, when the river came up and flooded it. (I hope the weather is a little kinder for John G fishing in Poland this week) Perfect, lots of silt …

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What a wonderful evening for a stroll along the river, I just wish I had taken my hay fever tablet before I left! The willow mattress is coming along well and will soon be filled in with live willow and woody debris. This will slowly collect silt during the floods and will once again become …

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We had a grand day today, starting on the willow mattress at Whitfield hatches, lots of posts driven in to the bed of the river and lots of willow woven into the front of the structure before back filling, with more willow, to the bank later in the week. As we constructed the main line …

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We all gathered at 9am and the threat of rain didn’t put us off. John & Tony had already hammered in the stakes so we had a head start The Start Plenty of willow was cut and drifted down to the deflectors, then weaved into position. Some wire and a few clips and the first …

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Looking forward to our work party on saturday, the willow weaving is good fun and we should have a lot of satisfaction with the finished product, however Tony king helped me to drive all the posts in on tuesday and we very quickly realised that the river bed here is one of the hardest spots …

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Restocking today and many thanks to John, Peter, Richard, Paul, Dave & Rod for helping. The fish were again in excellent condition and a credit to Hooke Springs Trout Farm. They have also been marked with blue ink on their underside, so that they are easily recognisable from a wild trout. Robert Smith (Hooke Springs) …

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We are restocking the Upper & Lower water on the Friday 4th May and we are after a couple of willing volunteers to help put them in. Starting at 8:30 am and it will take approx 2-3 hours – if you are available, please email the Honorary Secretary ASAP….. Team A (Gascoyne Bridge to Withy …

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