Feedback & Reports

Arrived at 7am to find a herd of bulls in the first field that you cross, so proceeded with caution around them and hopped over the electric fence. Started at the bottom end and bumped into a nice trout on a olive coloured nymph followed by 2 small grayling in the same pool. I then proceeded to fish like plonker and just couldn't get into a good rhythm for the rest of the beat. Manage one more small trout and a small grayling.
A new large fallen tree about 70m below the bridge is blocking the whole river. Also still 6-7 other large fallen trees along the beat that haven't been cleared.
Finished at noon and gave myself a good talking to haha ????

2 Trout, 3 Grayling

1 Barbel

Fished from about 13.00 to 16.30 Bright and breezy.
9 trout on nymphs 6 to 12 inches plus plenty of parr.
A large Oak tree is in the river just above Hergest bridge,looks like it could cause trouble.
Also found a good quality folding net which could be reclaimed through the booking office.

9 Trout

River in good condition although now running clear,we tried hard all day but found it almost impossible to get a bite high volume of canoes especially up to lunch time it gets worse every year.

2 Other

most fish came from Upper beat to dries. Fishing deeper waters coming into pools.

2 Trout, 6 Grayling

Lovely day, lovely beat.
Nothing rising at all. Fish caught on a beaded hare's ear nymph.

1 Trout

Fished beats 3,4,5. Beautiful stretch of river. 2 chub to 4lb, 2 x 3lb 1 at 2lb and the other all under 1lb. On pellet or meat. Roach and dace every chuck on the float. Didn't find the Barbel, but did lose one decent fish that was fighting harder than any of the chub I caught.
So glad I came here today, rather than back to upper Canon bridge, access to the river is great, and plenty of spots to choose.

10 Chub, 10 Other

2 Trout, 13 Grayling

11lb salmon caught at The Vanstone and 9lb at The Dog Hole. Many thanks to Mick Ghillie at Goodrich Court. His knowledge of the river allowed us to find salmon in first hour of fishing.

2 Salmon

Great days fishing tried both ends of the fishery. Top in the morning, followed by a few Hours at the bottom in the evening . Barbel to 8lb and chub to 5lb 2oz, on pellet (various flavours) with hemp and halibut ground bait.

9 Barbel, 13 Chub, 1 Other