Three of the keepers were out last week sawing some fallen branches and then two of us fished on for a couple of hours in the increasing heavy rain.

The river is still very low  and clear, and recent rain has not had any impact yet. This is normal for a chalkstream fed by aquifers. The 18 degrees air temperature was warm and a mist was coming off the water mid afternoon in very dull light.

The conditions were good for fishing with the low light and warm air encouraging some fish to feed on a few flies brought down on the water by the rain. A slightly larger size 10 Parachute Adams did the job for these two fish as well as a couple of other missed takes.

The stretch is fully accessible at present. The new entry point just above Kingfisher Pool is deep but wadeable in low water levels. The wild fish are still hard to spot but can be enticed in the right conditions. September’s a fine month on the river, make the most of it!