Feedback & Reports

Enjoyable few hours on the river. Fished long line nymphing and took all fish on different nymphs; a double 2.5mm tungsten beaded pink shrimp, cased caddis and a soft hackled hare's ear grub. Interestingly the pink shrimp hooked one of the trout right on the bottom and the grayling was hooked on the hares ear grub about 18" off the bottom. Hooked and lost 2 more grayling, a Salmon Parr hooked itself whilst i was letting my line dangle when choosing a change of fly. All in all not a bad session. Started fishing at around 11:15 and finished at 15:00 when the water had risen a bit too high and coloured up. Met another pleasant and helpful angler using the beat.

2 Trout, 1 Grayling

A day of trotting on what started as a showery day but ended with heavy persistent rain by 3pm. Water very clear and at a good level. Searched and searched through a good part of the beat. Three good grayling, the best 14", all in different places.

3 Grayling

I fished only the upper part of the beat so maybe the grayling were in the lower piece! Only caught one out of season trout, no grayling.

1 Trout

Always like this beat, good variety of water A day for czech nymphing in the deep gutter that runs along bottom half of beat.
Good grayling at about 2 lbs caught on an orange pheasant tail nymph One good fish lost on a size 12 pink shrimp
Great day until the rain set in about 2.00pm and the level started to rise. Stayed at Caer Beris,excellent as usual!

1 Grayling

Water surprisingly clear and at a good level. Tried nymphing with French Leader, shortlineheavy nymphs and then longer leader with spiders and heavy jig hook nymphs. Hard work in cold conditions @4° most of the day. Two grayling both 12" to caddis pattern.

2 Grayling

Overcast and drizzly. Tried french/upstream nymphing without success.
Water level good with steady flow, perfect nymphing water but again did not see a fish move.
Good water for wading (so long as you avoid any redd's)and some interesting water at top and bottom of beat.
Will certainly be back! Lovely beat. Stayed at Caer Beris-excellent!

7 x grayling 12-16 inches, 3 x out of season trout 11-13 inches, trotting. A very cold easterly blowing today made an open river quite unpleasant by late November standards. One dead rainbow trout found in the shallows and I wonder where that came from? Washed out of somebody's lake?

7 Grayling

Very finicky bites to start the session but did manage to connect with one and it turned out to be an eel {tackle destroyer}, no bites till later in the afternoon but had 4 nice chub later biggest 6.5lb. All fish on meat and straight lead tactics.

4 Chub, 1 Other

Tried french and czech nymphing without success, no fish showing and little fly life. Water a good height and weather overcast so no excuses, just one of those days! Lovely stretch of river, will certainly give a go again in the spring.
Stayed at Caer Beris which was excellent again as usual!

Greeted by a frosty and foggy morning river looked in great condition after the recent floods. Found the chub halfway down the stretch tight to the bank. All fish caught on meat and straight lead tactics.

7 Chub