Feedback & Reports

A lovely sunny, wind-free day. 1.12m on the BW guage. After a cold frosty start, the temperature eventually reached the heady heights of 13 degrees but the water is now cold at 5 degrees...brrr! We mixed a bit of nymphing, trotting and emergers on the top. We only had three fish drowning maggots mainly because we got distracted by catching fish on GSB, HE emergers and a dark olive Ducks Dun! We saw an LDO and a single rise well before midday which diverted us from trotting and tempted a few fish up with the DD. In the afternoon, until about 3 p.m. there was a small but quite prolonged hatch of LDOs, and what looked like some aphids on the wing, and the grayling duly rose. With the sun going down and increasingly cold feet after a couple of hours up to our backsides in water, we retired content not long after 3.30 p.m. Fish from 8 - 14". Jagged or long-distance released plenty of other fish on the emergers as well, so lots of surface activity today. A very pleasant five hours fishing!

24 Grayling

very cold start -3,river low and clear so was expecting a slow day,first fish came opposite the concrete wall on cheese paste caught the next 3 slightly further down the beat.

4 Chub

Just 1 minnow! Found some interesting deep pools for further exploration...,

1 Other

2 anglers trotting. Tough, one lost too but fish were only found in one location. river low but clear, should have been ideal - no excuses there!

1 Grayling

Not a touch all day; Was dry,bright & cold...too cold I think. Need a little rain & a bit of colour in the water maybe as it was crystal clear today.Kind of knew it would be hard but can't think of a better way to spend a day off.
Many thanks WUF & river owner .

3 Grayling

1 Grayling

Good days fishing with plenty of rising fish and the fish wide spread throughout the beat. The trout were caught on a weighted nymph and the grayling on dry fly.

3 Trout, 4 Grayling

Another stunning day on the great river. No barbel or chub despite our best efforts. But an angry pike of about 10-12 pounds nailed my dead bait about mid afternoon to save the blank and duly impress my junior partner in crime. A great looking beat with a lovely variety of water - we will return next summer to attempt to winkle out some whiskered ones.

1 Pike

The water level was still relatively low and almost crystal clear. Netted two Grayling both to Dry Flies.
A clear sunny Autumnal day on this lovely beat.
The owners of the cottage were present and kindly allowed us both to fish the cottage pool.

2 Grayling