Feedback & Reports

This lovely beat has been spoiled by the recent addition of barbed wire and locks on the 3 access gates and styles by the farmer, which has completely blocked off the top 30% of the beat. It seems this is a deliberate measure, an attempt to stop people fishing here.

The only access is to wade into this section, which is not ideal as it is slippery bedrock, so if you are with somebody with mobility issues or for an evening as it gets dark it will be impassable.

Can WUF raise this issue with the landowner? Access should be much better here, given the ticket cost. Effectively the top half of the beat will be out of bounds for most.

7 trout landed to 14 inches, most on dry fly in the Quarry pool.

7 Trout

River very low, bright sun and East wind meant hard yards. Good olive hatch brought little up but river switched on for the evening spinner fall, as the wind dropped before dark. 12 Trout from 6 to 16 inches. Happy. This return covers two evening rises and a morning.

12 Trout

A lovely beat, but currently "On it's bones" a couple of small browns from the shaded pools.
Looks like there's rain on the horizon, although I guess we have to be carefull of what we wish for...
If it starts it might not stop...

3 Trout

Attractive river with excellent pools - those nearest the road used by locals for recreational purposes.

2 Trout

1 Trout

1 Trout

2 Trout

5 Grayling

Hoping for a mayfly hatch, but nothing happened. Tempted a few to rise to a mayfly but nothing connected. There were some mayfly about, but no rises.