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Moon

22 July 2008

Started well last evening with fish moving about then the moon got up! One pull, one trout slashed then a decent fish on for a few seconds and off. The little bit of cloud cleared and the huge moon illuminated the valley. Late on found a spot with some "shade" but all had gone cold and quiet by then. Strange been doing well landing all fish hooked so far this season then last three have all come unstuck!

Peel

17 July 2008

Had an evening fishing the Taw on tuesday, still very high after last weeks flood, no salmon but several peel. Fished the Axe last night for an hour and several small fish showing and stirring up the residents! Returned 2 beautiful bright muscular peel very good to see them after bit of an absence the last few years.

Recent Spate

13 July 2008

Axe was still high but clear enough for the fly yesterday morning, quite breezy and cloudy perfect conditions. Fished with a guest and neither of us saw or touched a fish. Mr Tyas went back later with a spinner and returned a 2lb fish which was a bit stale. Did anyone else fish?

Mayfly

9 July 2008

The Axe had dropped and cleared well by last evening fished a fly by day with a guest on the boat building course in Lyme. A nice sea trout jumped around chasing a Mayfly off the water but nothing else seen. Despite the colour in the water we fished on into darkness and hooked and lost a good sea trout. Torrential rain over night river must be coming back up for a few days.

Spate

6 July 2008

Went for a walk around last evening river was coming up after the recent showers and at times decent rain. Not that coloured last evening and fished a fly for nothing but looking at the puddles this morning must have come up a bit more and coloured. Anyone seen it?

Electrical storms

3 July 2008

River was fishable last evening despite showers recently. Started well, fish jumped out and caught it 3rd cast nice cock fish. Electrical storms started about 11pm and all seemed to go quite, left by 12.30am. A few showers about will try to see river later. Off for a few days - its all yours!

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