Feedback & Reports

Easterly breeze didn't help. Water was running lower than expected. No fly hatches. Only one feeding rise seen. Prospecting in the pockets and foam lines with #16 hi-viz parachute adams brought a couple of fish up.

2 Trout

2 Trout

Lovely evening for fishing Not a very good one for biting trout Did see a couple rising on stretches that were very overgrown and missed one on size16 ptn of small variety One kingfisher spotted and saw first swallows Will try again later on in season

9 Trout, 7 Grayling

Unfortunate the beat seemed empty of fish. We only saw two fish the whole day despite a huge hatch along most of the bottom end of the beat in early afternoon. We saw a heron several times on the beat and locals confirmed the presence of an otter in lower sections. Much of the beat was in accessible due being over grown and it took us a while to figure out how to access the far bank which had the better fishing. Top and bottom ends of the beat seemed in accessible due to over grown banks and too deep to wade.

No salmon caught or seen

1 Trout

Arrived late, plenty of insects around and some fishing rising. No takes on top and hooked two on euro nymph that didn’t make it to the net.

Busy days fishing, 1 fish in the morning , 9 in the afternoon and lost another 4 and had another 3 bites. Busy but all sub 9”, future is looking bright!

10 Trout

The weather was certainly better than the day before at Penpont still a bit of a breeze but not to much of an issue down on the river bed. Very sunny so that took the chill off.

First time back here for a few years , and it seems a lot less of the beat is accessible. A lot of severe bank erosion on the rh side in the middle section, where I thought discretion was the better part of valour, and the left hand is very overgrown in places.

Beautiful day but no fish, no hatch and no visible activity.

Super day at The Rectory despite nil return. The refurbished fishing hut and decking are really lovely to relax in.