Feedback & Reports

Very low water conditions. 2 trout came in the fast & shallow water opposite the campsite early morning using a weighted nymph. 3 chub came from the pool above the campsite using a small sedge.

2 Trout, 3 Chub

All fish caught on dry dropper techniques. All fish returned.

6 Trout

2 perch today on spinners no trout a bit warm I think,perch were returned

2 Other

4 Trout

2 Trout

5 x trout 6-10 inches, Rusty Klinkhammer. Water still very low, but cooler now and shaded.

5 Trout

Had a dull meeting in Leominster, which was made better knowing that I was to be mooching up the river as soon as it was over …… and I was , well actually eleven bells till one , only a couple of hours , but much needed after a hectic week …..

Usual six foot rod , and rigged up with a single Para Greenwells , always does well here …. Nice steady bimble across the big harvested field to the lower bridge , slipped into the river ,and all of a sudden the weeks problems are gone , nice , just how it should be …….

Thermometer dipped and reading twelve degrees , nice , and a bit freshened up too , not much on the level as far as height goes , but certainly running fresher …..a good bit of sport too This morning , four to the net on the dry , all between eight and ten inches , three on and off too , slippy barbless hook today , gggrrrrrrrrr, but I must say , the fish seemed excitable and perhaps the added fresh water has livened them up too !!!!!

Almost Autumnal there , blowy , leaves everywhere and a lot cooler than ten days ago , when it was like the Ghobi desert …. Weird weather ….. I did do some stone lifting , big flat ones , most had crayfish under , our native ones I think , and bullheads too , quite happy to be in the same accommodation it seems !!!!

Anyway , a relaxing couple of hours , only fished bridge to bridge , will try a Stillwater over the weekend for a change , a nice start to the weekend , Poets day is always nice hey ……

4 Trout

Back again, as it's handy when staying at Poston Mill. Fished the bottom half of the beat, for some reason I'd only ever fished up from the bridge. Tried nymphs in all the likely spots without success, eventually managed one nice trout of about 10 inches on a 16 klinkhammer. Did spook some smaller fish and saw an absolute clonker rise in a completely inaccessible spot.

Some very deep and interesting pools on this section, some of which would be dangerous to wade through with another 6-8 inches of water. Had to miss one promising section of about 50 yds, as I had to get out to get round an obstruction and couldn't get back in due to the high banks. My only exit from the river. Access to this section is very poor, once your in at the bottom it's difficult to negotiate the deeper pools, banks are generally quite high, and I didn't see any styles.
The whole of the Chanstone beat could do with a good clean up. Please.

1 Trout

No fish caught not surprising really. Constant canoeists beaching on the exposed gravel in front of me, then a group of teenagers decided to jump in and go swimming then throwing stones into the river not Happy.