Feedback & Reports

What started off as a dull dreary day at 11 degrees proved to be warmer than expected. A few small trout were taking flies but non took our patterns - albeit we caught 3, 2 on a dry and 1 on a nymph, lost another on a dry with a barbless hook. All fitted nicely in one hand. This is a small stream. The bottom part of the beat is deeper pools and slightly more accessible and less overgrown than the top part. The landowner has added a number of gates and styles but the banks still require some alpine skills in parts.

Pleasant day but probably won't come back. Feel I have had enough of wild streams this season.

3 Trout

Redbrook two salmon today 14 & 10lbs on a small Cascade tube for Robin Stewart.

2 Salmon

8lbs coloured fish for Steve Boswell on the Weir End beat. #10 Bann Special

1 Salmon

Salmon leapt out of the water several times at the rock pool, nice coloured fish.

2 Barbel

I love the beauty of this beat! It has everything you are looking for as a fly fisherman.

The river was very high and very difficult to wade at some areas, I did manage to land (and release) 1 small brown trout on a jig style nymph in the fast rapids.

Would love to return when the water level is at a good level again!

1 Trout

River in great condition and we managed to find some Barbel. This beat used to have some great swims from the bottom of the hill to just past the gate - none of them are accessible now. It seems strange that the only accessible swims today are opposite another WUF beat - Courtfield, yet the portion of Home Fishery that will never have other fishermen opposite has no access. I might bring my petrol strimmer next time as that is all it would take.

8 Barbel, 2 Chub

Worm was used 1 rainbow trout was taken 2 brown trout was returned safely to the water

1 Trout

I was unlucky today didn't catch anything

3 Trout