Feedback & Reports

Dawn start today. The river is crystal clear now, lowest I have seen it. It was amazing being able to see all the rocks, boulders, channels and gullies such was the clarity of water. No wonder we all snag up. I did not take feeder rod to the bank. Fished a small loafer all day, wading in the faster water. Was only 3 foot deep run, trotting bread or meat. I must admit I lost count of the Chub tally, between 12oz and 4lb plus. I caught a baby barbel, 8" long, could hardly hold the little geezer, powerful. I also got myself a bigger barbel about 6lb. Lovely day float fishing. Plenty of canoes but all courteous and having fun, did not affect my trotting at all. In fact they avoided me as I was stood in the river. Brilliant days fishing.

2 Barbel, 40 Chub

river vey low and clear. bright sunny wand warm - not perfect! had one tug in little run but think was a trout. apart from that nothing. did see one very silver grilse just above cockpit - jumped out of the water after a fly - so they are in there just not wanting my fly!

2 Trout

V low river. Disappointing hatch

3 Trout

nice bit of surface activity in areas but as a first time fly fisher realized that keeping a dry fly on the surface is harder than it looks....Learnt alot though for next time... Great part of the Tees

2 Trout

Fished beat 2 just below the island, had chub throughout the day 1 barbel mid afternoon and 1 at dusk.

2 Barbel, 6 Chub, 1 Other

A really lovely piece of river, and reasonably easy to scramble up and down.

One important point -- the last little bit when you drive down to the parking place needs a right-angled left turn just before the road narrows to a cattle grid.

Water very low, little fly life, and only two rises spotted in six hours. Caught two nice (maybe 10") fish on nymphs.

2 Trout