Feedback & Reports

Another bank holiday? A pre-dawn start then. Hooked a 8-10 lb fish at 5.20am on a Willie Gunn pattern tubefly but with the running line looped around the rod butt I was doomed; even scampering down the bank-side path, studs clattering upon the concrete, did nothing to save the situation. Lesson learnt..... Run faster!
The wind picked up just 20 minutes before the first canoes arrived at 9.40. However, by then I had managed to see my first ever Shad, x3, [once I'd worked out just where they were in the run I was able to avoid catching any more], and a good sized chub, 4lb + and a small pike but no more sign of salmon.
Good news for the Coarse Anglers though: some kind soul has marked the best Barbel pegs, with half-round fence posts so you can find them in the herbage, towards the top of the beat.

1 Chub, 1 Pike, 3 Other

The day started dry but quickly deteriorated. Started at the middle of the beat working to the top, no fish seen rising or caught despite a vast number of olives hatching. Boulders overturned revealed masses of various nymphs which we concluded was the reason for the lack of surface activity. Moving to the bottom of the beat a few Mays were hatching, 1 large trout lost. A few trout started to rise in the afternoon, 8 caught. On Adams and Elk Hairs. 1 large fish lost above 2nd dam. Beautiful show of wild flowers and the blue bells are the best I've seen. Thanks for a great day.

8 Trout

First time on this stretch of small river and was an enjoyable way to spend a few late afternoon hours. It was breezy day but once down at river level the density of plants and trees meant I hardly noticed the weather and it felt quite warm. Great fun wading up stream, casting a fly up into the pools above. Some of the beat is hard to access, mainly at top and bottom ends and a certain amount of scrambling about is required. This all adds to the enjoyment for me. Two small trout on nymph, one on a klink, best around 11 inches.

3 Trout

Brown trout 7ins long in beautiful condition on grey nymph. Overcast weather. Decent flow of clear water.

1 Trout

Nice stretch, unlucky with weather conditions.

Lots of rain, very pretty beat, lots of flies hatching - mayfly, olives. Did not have the right flies in my box, just a novice. Lots of fish rising, caught and released four.

4 Trout

Arriving in the morning, the weather was great and the odd fish was rising. Fishing through a few of the pools I took a few nice Brownies on an olive dry fly imitation.
And the odd fish on the nymph.

After stopping for a bite to eat. The heavens opened up and after getting soaked, So I decided to call it a day.

As always a great day out spent on the water.

9 Trout

Water a bit low, just below one foot, 16lb silver cock fish from the Mill Stream on a BSS. Fish seen in Bridge as well.

1 Salmon

River very low and clear. Fished in morning only in very cold conditions. No fish.

2 brown trout, 8 inches, cold wet and windy day.

2 Trout