Feedback & Reports

I wish I'd taken more notice of a previous feedback advising those unsure on their feet to be wary. I saw only 2 'pegs' that I could manage and opted for the one in the bottom section. River fresh and looked promising but no luck. Only fished for an hour. I drove my 4 x 4 along both sections with no problems. Plenty of wildlife including a healthy looking Heron! More of a rece but I could be back. Dropped in to the winery/bistro on the approach to the top section and had a lovely coffee and cake and a couple of bottles of wine (to take away!). Looked top notch with restaurant and craft gallery. Open Wed - Sun. I'll be back but not just for the fishing!

1 Trout, 4 Grayling

Flt fishing on a very warm day. River was clear but with good flow. I saw some huge chub, but sadly I scared them off before I could get close.
Access is a little adventurous due to the high bank, but if you look for the blue pipes sticking up, they mark where access points have been cut into the bank.
I did catch 7 minnows not sure if they count!?

5 Grayling

My first time on this beat with a light but steady rain pretty much all day. I walked up from the lower entry point so saw almost the entire beat and the majority is wide, slow moving flats with a few short, streamy stretches. There were a handful of upswings hatching all day but the only rises to naturals I saw were very small fish by a fallen branch halfway along the beat.

I didn't have any interest in nymphs or dries except for one channel where a grassy island splits the stream. There was a veritable school of grayling holding there and most casts saw a rise. 8 fish from 5-11 inches were released but there must have been 30-40 rises.

Access is really very tricky, particularly as the nettles and balsam are at full height right now and the ground was wet and slippy underfoot. There are a few marked entry points which are slightly easier but a couple of them descend in the middle of a quicker run - that means you have to fight through the jungle and down some steep drops to get in and fish from the bottom of some of the runs. I got a bit tired of the climbing and sliding so rather gave up on the top quarter.

8 Grayling

4 Chub

Two small grayling caught on a blue olive dry fly. River quite clear. Healthy looking fish

2 Grayling