Thanks Mostyn, I must have returned 20 other fish that day! Those were the ones that didn't have the strength left to get out of my hands - even after holding them in the water for a good few minutes. Happy to eat them though!
I caught nothing for several hours & tried many, many (!) flies - and even left a fair few in the trees as offerings to the fishing gods! Once I found what they wanted though, it was almost a fish every cast. What a day!
The rod is a split cane Edward Barder. A magic wand if ever there was one! - I'll come back with the stats tomorrow.
Graham