Feedback & Reports

All fish taken on Black ptn under klinkhammer. Water a little low and very clear, so many fish spooked first cast. Lovely beat, access a little tricky in a couple of spots, steep banks and some undergrowth, but nothing insurmountable, all in all a pleasant evening session.

3 Trout, 1 Chub

River very low and warm. Some sporadic rises and fish spotted. Rose a few but didn't connect. Due to circumstances we fished the wrong time of day. Lovely beat though, would be interested to try again. Obligatory Kingfisher was a joy!

1 Trout, 1 Grayling

A lovely morning in an outstanding natural environment. We both failed to catch anything although there were plenty of fish rising and we saw many trout from the bank. Lunch at The Bell was a grand way to round off an enjoyable morning.

First evening ticket- only 30 minutes away so worth a go ; Hoping for an evening rise but the rain came in so i wimped out after 2 hours. Would like to work out if it's possible to start at the down stream end of the beat and how you would manage when the water is deeper. Saw a couple of rises under overhanging trees. Murky water.

5 Trout, 1 Grayling

Tough day with the heat and people/dogs swimming all along the beat.

Would avoid if it’s warm as it’s very busy there with people enjoying the water and you are limited to the bottom end of the beat.

All fairly small and taken on nymphs. apparently I was two weeks too late for the mayfly.

2 Trout, 1 Grayling

Fished from 08:00 til 13:30. Started at the bottom of the beat and worked my way up to the bridge. Fish were topping for the first two hours consistently but would not take anything I put in front of them, no obvious fly life around to match other than some tiny black gnats which I couldn't match for size. dry and wet fly's no good. Switched to a Red Neck PT nymph and had a bite but after a couple of spectacular jumps this came off. River was low and wadable along the whole length, a couple of waist deep pools needed to be worked around. Great venue just a poor show from the fish on the day, will be back. Dog walkers were a bit of a pain.

Tough going today. Saw plenty of rises throughout the day and a variety of hatches. 1 chub on dry and one out of season grayling on nymph is faster water. Could do with some rain. Suspect I was spooking most pools.

1 Grayling, 1 Chub