Feedback & Reports

A few missed and lost fish. Late in the season but still lovely

4 Trout

Manly on single white maggot floating nr the rapids on the beach area

1 Barbel, 15 Chub

3 Barbel, 4 Chub

2 Trout, 1 Grayling

2 Chub

Chose to fish above High Force. Parked at Forest-in-teesdale, just a short walk-in to the river. Bright sunshine but a tricky downstream wind. Definitely needed my 4 wt, and should have shortened my leader too. Most a the river was pretty wide, shallow and bouldered, with no trout action. Found only one pool with deeper water and that provided all the action for the day. Rose 15 fish to my dryfly (griffith gnat), hooked and lost two, netted 7 trout. Largest was 11 inches. Very dark colouring. 3 fought really well, 2 going aerial several times. 1 took off upstream strongly.
Great day out.

7 Trout

Lovely sunny autumnal day. All fish taken on emergers. Biggest about 1.5lb.

5 Trout

River critically low especially from accessible swims, fished all morning without a single bite on all baits and methods, so gave up and went home. Word of caution this beat with the river so low has limited safe accessibilty especially for septuagenarians !!

Caught on meat and pellet in the first field. Warm sunny day, river was painfully low but murky, other was an eel

6 Chub, 1 Other

Lovely beat , challenging fishing in low conditions . Two trout caught on dries , lost a better one . Highlight was watching two otters playing in the bottom pool . I Chased off three poachers with spinning gear !

2 Trout