Feedback & Reports

The path to get to the top of this beat is a hard slog, the river is looking good but, I only saw one fish rise and caught nothing. Local chat with people who live near report two otter families, one near the bridge at the bottom of the stretch and another apparently at the top......... not good for our community at all.

2 Trout

Great conditions but not much activity other than during a 15 minute spell around 1pm during a hatch of LDOs, where there were numerous rises to a Kite’s Imperial with one fighting fit fish brought to hand. Thereafter it went quiet. Although this is a lovely beat and a favourite of mine I’m not sure that with this season’s price rise it still represents good value for money.

1 Trout

3 Trout

Water level slightly high but clear.Reasonable numbers of flies hatching with lots of hatching duns on the water. But I didn't
see a single fish rise and nothing came to my dry. Tried a nymph but no takes either.

1 Trout

A few fish rising but couldn't tempt them. Tried everything but they were too savvy for me. Nice stretch of water but a shame there's a footpath alongside which equals people/dogs/litter.

Very tough fishing with the river so low. Fish caught on nymphs and dries, best fish was 16". It will need to rain all Winter to get things back to normal.

8 Trout

With the water levels so low this was always a hopeful trip but lovely to return to this tranquil beat now the holidays are over and the footpath and pools are quiet. Low and slow. A good trickle of flies coming off - Pale Wateries and Autumn Duns - and sporadic small splashy rises but they couldn’t be tempted on the dry and the only joy on the nymph was an “accidental” 7” fish on the retrieve. Let’s hope next year is a better one

1 Trout