Feedback & Reports

Returning for our second day on this beat we decided to concentrate our efforts in the field at the rear of the church. The weather was overcast but not cold and the river level was about 18" above normal and slowly falling.
We fished a variety of baits including luncheon meat, pellet, corn using standard ledger tactics. And it was a welcome surprise when Paul caught a small barbel and a small chub late in the afternoon, on pellet!

This is a great beat with plenty of accessible swims. But it is quite an up hill walk back to the church car park - So best to travel light if you can!

1 Barbel, 1 Chub

Wash off. Shame looks very promising.

The river is back up to normal flow, it was a bit coloured and running fast. There was a constant stream of olives on the water but absolutely no rising fish until 3.30. I fished 1.5mm tungsten bead nymphs under a bushy klinkhammer all 3 grayling took the nymphs, 10"-15 ½" and surprisingly docile. The afternoon saw some rising fish taking tiny flies and chancing them being grayling I fished size 18 para Adams but took a large trout 14" and decided to stop for the day.

1 Trout, 3 Grayling

5 x grayling 10-14 inches, 2 x chub in the 3-4 pounds range, 3 x out of season trout 9-13 inches, trotting. At 2ft 3 inches and still plenty of colour, the river was higher than I had hoped for and racing along when I arrived. Not much doing to begin with, but as the level dropped and the water cleared a few fish were picked up by searching the slacker areas. Which is exactly what the cormorants and goosanders were doing.

5 Grayling

Bright sunny day, frosty morning, 5 grayling up 6" taken on a holy grail, river was low slow and clear had a hatch between 2pm-3pm but rising in some very tricky spots, spooked a very large trout in shallow water. Plenty of dragonflys, wildlife about on this stretch; be back once we have had some rain

5 Grayling

Overnight frost and sunny all day. The river was falling from heavy rain three days earlier with nice colour. Two nice barbel and one chub from the upper meadow. Nice well kept stretch with plenty of swims to go at.

2 Barbel, 1 Chub

River bang on falling and colour dropping out. Barbel first cast and fish coming constantly through the day. Rolling meat with a centre pin. Fantastic day. Thanks WUF

4 Barbel, 11 Chub

No fish caught on this occasion but a beautiful sunny day was enjoyed. The river level was about half a metre above summer conditions and remained steady throughout the day with some colour to it.
We expected conditions to be challenging (given the water temperature) and chose to stay mobile. Exploring as much of the river as we could using standard pellet tactics without success.

The river was up but running clear, so there was some hope. The early frost and mist kept things quiet until late morning when the fish started to move to heavy nymphs.By Mid day the sun had burnt through and there were a few small upwing flies hatching. The flies stayed mid river and my eyes are the wrongs side of 50 so I couldn't tell you what they were. The fish however were looking up and happy to rise to a size 16 winged grey spider. To be able to cast a dry fly to rising fish in November always feels like a bonus.To do it on a beautiful stretch of water made for a memorable day.
Many Thanks
LB

1 Trout, 6 Grayling

Water had risen to an almost unfishable level. Tried it, but with the current running strong and with trees down both banks it was really tough. No fish today.