Feedback & Reports

Never really got going today; with the paucity of fish being largely down to doing the wrong things at the wrong time. Apart from a couple of tiddlers, the fish were a decent size; Trout to 12" and Grayling to 14". A combination of French nymphing, conventional nymph fishing and dry fly; with most of the fish on nymphs. A brief encounter with something much bigger; which will live in the
memory long after all the others are forgot

3 Trout, 6 Grayling

The river was very low so fishing was restricted to the faster section only.
Used various forms of feeder with pellet. Corn, meat etc not successful at all.

Stayed at the Belvedere B+B, very clean, very friendly owners and ideally positioned for my needs. Will definitely return next year

13 Barbel, 10 Chub

5 Trout

Very low water as you would expect after the recent weather, but picking out eight beautiful wild brown trout from the deeper pools with a non ginked black CDC sedge fished just under the surface.

8 Trout

The river had dropped back several inches since our visit 2 days before but the catch was similar with our group catching 10 Barbel and 2 Chub, this time the tactics were a mixture of feeder and float.

Thanks to Terry the bailiff who was very helpful.

10 Barbel, 2 Chub

2 Barbel, 4 Chub

The river was low and clear and, despite being overcast it was a hot and humid. Fished the downstream (field) stretch morning and afternoon (4 chub; 3 Barbel). We then fished the orchard stretch first thing in the evening (1 chub), before returning to the lower stretch for the last hour of fishing (2 barbel). Largest fish: chub 4.5 lb; barbel 9lb.

5 Barbel, 5 Chub

Having missed the majority of this seasons fishing, due to the unforeseen, it was good to be out on the river again. Started at 8.30 and picked up the two Grayling fairly quickly fishing the fast water at the head of pools. 12” and 10” both to # 16 para Adams. The trout were all small the biggest 8” and still with the Adams. The Irfon was 27” on the Cilmery gauge and the fish sluggish and very cautious.
Tough going and finished at 2pm.

3 Trout, 2 Grayling

Fished 6pm to 9pm six pristine barbel biggest 9lbs all caught on pellet feeder.

6 Barbel

Two modest grayling and two small trout to spiders.

2 Trout, 2 Grayling