Feedback & Reports

What a pleasure it is to fish this beat in good conditions ( 0.5 ddol gauge) wading is a whole lot easier because when it's afoot higher ( what I normally get ) it can be hell!. However, the fishing was quite difficult and I had to work hard to catch. The annual migration of leaves has started which made fishing the gutter awkward! Fish caught along the whole length( lower beat) using euro nymph and they were all of a good size.
Grayling to 14" and trout to 14"

5 Trout, 9 Grayling

4 Barbel, 8 Chub

A lovely OOS brown trout about 15" and a smaller grayling. Windy conditions and lots of "leaves on the line" prevented dry flies being used, both taken on small nymphs.

1 Trout, 1 Grayling

10 Chub

First visit to this beat. Mix of shallow riffles and deep, very slow moving pools. 2 anglers caught and returned 2 large and 2 small grayling on ptn and red tag.

4 Grayling

River approx 2 ft lower than when I came on Saturday and all colour gone running low and clear,chub 5lb 9oz and Barbel a double 10lb 3oz caught early on nothing for the rest of the day.Luncheon meat and feeder method used.

1 Barbel, 1 Chub

Overcast, slight drizzle. River low and perfectly clear. Fish rising, but not tempted by any of my many wet and dry fly offerings! Netted one salmon parr below the bridge on an olive dun.

1 Other

The Creel never fails to produce. Plenty of chub although the barbel numbers seem less than we have seen in the past.

5 Barbel, 22 Chub

Blanked. Sure the fish are there but failed to find them.

Much warmer today, my friend caught a 9lb Barbel, cracking fish in perfect condition, actually all the fish we caught were in good condition

2 Barbel, 3 Chub