Feedback & Reports

Day 3 of our annual pilgrimage. Scorching hot and sunny day so always up against it. But we persevered and winkled out a nice 7 1/2 pound barbel late on.
The bottom field was full of caravans and we were told that they had the fishing in that field during July/August - we were made to feel less than welcome. A shame as there are a couple of reasonable swims in that field.

1 Barbel

5 Trout

Very low and clear. A few suicidal chub caught, but none of any size worth noting. No Barbel. Most of the beat is unfishable due to low water levels, overgrown banks or lack of swim clearance. Considering the high cost for a day ticket, I think work should be done to make more of the river accessible.

8 Chub

Lovely spot. Fished early morning and evening. Barbel on legered pellets. Chub on trotted bread. River at good level with some colour. The newbie was particularly chuffed with his barbel! We stayed with our families at the fantastic “Anchor and Can” cottage in Hole in the Wall which is walking distance

4 Barbel, 2 Chub

3 Barbel, 6 Chub

Another excellent day on the Edw. Started mid morning and fished pretty hard until the evening, covering the full length of the bottom section of the beat. The water was pretty low and very clear, so a stealthy approach was required. The slower areas were very tough to fish due to the water clarity, so I concentrated on the faster pockets, pools, riffles and runs. Setup for most of the day was the Duo, with a simple copper-beaded nymph under a #14 caddis pattern. Dry/nymph ratio was probably 1:5. Fish came pretty steadily throughout the day from most of the likely spots for the conditions. Lots of trout around, but a similar number of salmon parr who were present throughout the stretch and feeding very aggresively. Excellent to see! A massive thanks to the W&U folk for all the work getting this stream out to us anglers, appreciated!

25 Trout, 25 Other