Feedback & Reports

A really satisfying session. The water was low and clear as tap water. Fished during from afternoon until 9pm. The fish ranged between 5 and 9 inches and all fell for either a copper beaded PTN, white beaded PTN or white beaded stipped quill nymph. I don't think they were too fussy, being keen to take anything so long as I could get close enough without spooking them. Consequently, stealth was the key as I tip-toed, crouched and kneeled my way up the stream.

17 Trout

4 trout caught. 2 on worm, 2 on spinner. 1 brownie returned.

4 Trout

1 Trout

Hot & Sunny day. River very clear and despite trying various baits 2 anglers blanked, one barbel for one angler and 4 to another. Fished into evening but without any noticable increase in activity.

5 Barbel

My first visit to this beat so I settled into a comfortable swim towards the bottom of the Island where there is a good flow and reasonable depth. Clear skies and low water meant that my expectations were not high but after about half an hour I had a good bite which resulted in a pristine barbel of 7.5lb. A smaller one followed 15 mins later and then a small chub. It then went quiet so I tried a swim towards the top end of the island but after a biteless hour I returned to the first swim where I picked up a further small chub. With the heat becoming uncomfortable I left around midday. This is a great addition to the available beats with safe parking and easy access and if the hearsay from the campers can be believed then there is potential for large catches in the right conditions. The other bonus is that canoe traffic seems remarkably light compared to other stretches I have fished.

2 Barbel, 2 Chub

1 eel caught fished pellet.

7 Barbel, 5 Chub, 1 Other

5th visit to this beat and my 1st blank. The river was very low and the weather very sunny and hot. We fished from 12 noon until dusk with very few bites. I was very surprised how little activity we had. I assume the fish are shoaled up somewhere. We tried all baits and sizes and worked back and forth across the river. We tried 5-6 different swims up and down the length.
This is a lovely part of the river. We didn’t have too many issues on snags and the canoes, while many in number are polite and do use the right hand side of the river meaning you can fish up to half way out. It is however lovely and peaceful once they stop coming down.
We will be back despite the difficult day maybe after a bit of rain which I think is needed.

Very hard going. Fished from before dawn right through to dusk for 4 chub to 3.5lb and a couple of eels between us. The water was very warm and carrying a heavy algal bloom. Coloured salmon showed regularly throughout the day.
The canoe traffic was nowhere near as bad as expected although the appearance of an inflatable boat with outboard engine was an unwelcome twist on the usual circus.

4 Chub, 2 Other

Hard fishing in the morning for 2 anglers not used to river fishing. Few places to fish from. Improved in the afternoon and barbel about 7lbs and 3 good chub and eels.

1 Barbel, 3 Chub, 2 Other

We arrived at 2.30pm, we were really looking forward to exploring this new beat. What a disappointment. There was no access to the river in the lower section of the beat. As for the top section, there is a day ticket water on the opposite bank so very very limited water. There are only 3 swims fishable on the whole beat. We will not be returning.

2 Barbel, 4 Chub, 2 Other