Feedback & Reports

Didn't fish due to dog injury

2 eels

3 Barbel, 2 Other

Beautiful day, river high and fast. No fish seen or caught.

3 trout, 8, 10 and huge 15 and a half inches. 9 grayling, 5 between 8 and 12 inches, 4 at 13-14 inches. Tough going today, the river was at .62 on the Cilmery gauge and pushing through strongly.
Plenty of rising fish but all the surface feeders were extremely selective and were constantly rejecting both size 16 and 18 dries of all sorts. All of the smaller fish took dry flies in the fast water at the very tails of the pools. The big trout and the bigger grayling took # 16 tungsten nymphs fished duo on the bottom.

3 Trout, 9 Grayling

12 lb for Joe Gooch to a Red Francis on a sink tip.

1 Salmon

DC & GC enjoyed a nice but windy day on this nice beat, The water was clear and still dropping but the downstream wind put paid to any fly life, so no fish rising. All fish taken on nymphs, had hoped for more grayling but the oos wbt meant at least we caught throughout the day.
Many thanks to the Colonel and W&U for access to this new beat.

4 Trout, 3 Grayling

Caught one Barbel on the last cast of the day. 5lb 8oz. on 8ml. Halibut pellet.

1 Barbel

1 hen salmon caught on size 10 shrimp fly + sink tip at 5.25pm. 30ins (11lbs). Clean but not fresh. 2 other salmon seen. River in perfect condition - falling and clearing.

1 Salmon

Brilliant day. Good weather and perfect water conditions. Fished pellet and feeder all day and caught fish from 4 swims, smallest 1/2lb, largest 9lb. No issues. Access instructions for first time visitor needs a bit more detail given the various gates and electric fence barriers you have to navigate to reach the river. Thanks WUF.

WUF Note: Due to the nature of grazing livestock, electric fences will often move and so are difficult to mark on the maps. We always endeavour to keep the maps as accurate as possible so any feedback is appreciated.

14 Barbel, 1 Chub

Despite conditions appearing to be perfect for autumn salmon, nothing was seen or touched.