Feedback & Reports

Tough conditions with the river low and clear and the sun shinning. Late afternoon a few fish started rising and I managed three good sized fish to a dry (John Barnes Jingler) with a couple of other larger fish lost.

3 Trout

Bright sun and clear water made for tricky conditions. There are still access issues along the lower section and I had to ask a none-too-happy farmer to walk through their garden on the way up and back down the beat to avoid clambering over barbed wire fences. 7 wbt on dry fly and nymph. Most were 1/2 - 3/4lbs but I managed one larger fish weighing 3lbs at 22inches. Very hard work with most of the risers in flat water or tucked away beneath overhanging branches.

7 Trout

River had fallen more than expected. Clear and bright so very tough day. Fished both sites. So tricky to get it right here so will be back hopefully with more water, warmer and cloudier. All caught on Adams.

5 Trout

Nice day, few fly coming off, no real hatch hatch.Fish willing but very spooky. stealth paying off. Touched two very big fish.

10 Trout

Level fishable and had dropped a little from the day before when we fished the upper beat. But the wind blowing upstream made things pretty hairy (took me 4 attempts to get the car door open!) to the extent that even with heavy French nymph in it was necessary to water haul. My companion landed one WBT around 3/4 lb, I lost another at 2 lb plus but managed to land another touching 3lb. A vindication of what the Foundation has said about fish stocks on this stretch!

2 Trout

Plenty of water, still slightly coloured, sadly a strong cold northerly downstream wind. Saw just 2 small rises. Still enjoyable, one slight issue... access needs to be improved. The field (right looking down) downstream of the bridge has an electric fence to within a few feet of the water, I slipped and got a right belt of electricity....if the fence had been placed just a few feet into the field one could walk safely on level ground. Nonetheless, enjoyable. Spider patterns effective in the big water.

4 Trout

River very low; a few fish seen but difficult fishing, & nothing caught.

Beautiful venue but very small head of fish, lost 2 good sized trout on small gold head squirrel tail. On talking to a local angler who doesn't bother to fish there any more due to low fish stocks, (his words not mine) it makes searching for the odd fish frustrating. Never the less I will be back!!

All fish returned. Very disappointed as we were unable to fish more than 500 yds of the upper beat due to barbed wire across the bank and river preventing access. We had two rods booked on the upper beat and one rod on the lower beat.

3 Trout, 1 Grayling

Hard fishing in low gin clear water. Both anglers knew what to expect, having fished the beat before. Two 12", two small ones.

4 Trout