Feedback & Reports

Having had to cancel my trip to Ireland what a relief to be able to got out fishing. Weather seemed warmer than expected with the river low but fishable. Plenty of small Upwinged Flies and the odd Mayfly. Fished the whole beat using dry fly, initially a size 14 Adams then a Mayfly. Caught 8 good trout (all returned), biggest 13 inches. Great day.

8 Trout

Met the local pack on arrival at Hunton Bridge also out for its daily exercise. Found the river low and clear where there was good flow, with what appeared to be some eutrophication in the slower sections and margins. A couple of rises early on while the sun shone and eventually a decent brownie took the Adams under Titley Bridge. Two more to the net, three self-released and several missed takes in the deeper pools made for an entertaining day. There was an occasional mayfly about and a brief flurry of activity mid p.m. Great to be out again.

3 Trout

Fished on the fly 0730 to 1330 - dry set-up. River quite low for this time of year. Some sightings of fish by other anglers on the beat.

1 Chub

So good to get out on the River ! - and in such a fantastic location. Water was low and clear, so we could wade for long distances up and down the Beat, and despite long periods of bright sunshine the trees provided good cover (if a little challenging !). Abundant fly-life provided some great sport using dries, and heavier nymphs secured some nice Grayling from the deeper pools.
As ever, many, many thanks to WUF.

12 Trout, 4 Grayling

Cracking day fishing hard going as the river was very low and could doing with some water through. Lots of fallen trees in the river which requires removing ,.Plenty of flies hatching which was nice to see the mayfly coming off but the fish were not actively taking them.
Managed to catch 2 beautiful wild brownies up to a pound , First fish taken on a size 16 caddis fly and the second fish on a size 22 parachute.
Fish easily spooked so was pleased I took my knee pads as lots of crawling to get near to fish as with overgrown trees etc casting was difficult to say the least on my 6 ft hand made rod on a dry line on a very short leader for extra accuracy.
All in all a very enjoyable day and look forward to trying again once it's had a rainy day.

2 Trout

Very bright and sunny. Tough fishing but managed a few

4 Trout

5 x trout 6-9 inches, Rusty Klinkhammer and DHE. Necessarily I fished early in the morning and it was very cold, almost freezing. However, a few trout in nice condition were rising. Incidentally I saw a very large true mayfly hatch on the lower Wye at Ross yesterday, which certainly seems early.

5 Trout

Just a couple of hours on the river this morning but had some success with a PTN. No rising fish seen. Very good feeling to be out in the wild again.

5 Trout, 1 Grayling

One fish seen following the rapala. Nothing with silever and yellow tube, ally shrimp, or Flying C.

A lovely stretch of River and very welcome after such a long period of “Lockdown”. The river was very low and I didn’t see a rise all day. Probably later in the evening they will begin to feed on the surface. Also tried a few small nymphs in the deeper holes to no avail. I saw a brown hard on the bottom in one of the holes but wasn’t tempted by my offerings.
I will return after some rain as it has great potential but a very enjoyable day in pleasant surroundings.