Feedback & Reports

1 Trout

Big thank you to Mick for showing me how and where to fish. Great fly and Spinning water. Bit cold, no takes. I will return.

Worm and spinner.

4 Trout

Varied weather today, with mixed sunshine, rain and hail. The river was very full from heavy rains the day before. Caught one on a nymph.

1 Trout

Well I just don't understand it. Not a touch, but that's fishing! River conditions were fine, wind was a bit of a pig but I ran the flies[cascades and shrimp patterns] through all the best bits and cast a FC into the hotspots too. Not to worry, the seasons just begun...
One point to note; the pool on left bank, outside the island, is a little deeper than last season, the collapsed right bank has pushed the main flow a little more towards mid-river which means that, for those who don't like deep wading, this pool can be fished quite well from the right bank now. Even a switch rod can access the best of the run with ease...

River slightly coloured and weather traditional bank holiday howling winds and rain. Nothing rising but managed a few up to 16in on nymphs.

3 Trout

River very high and coloured, no fish seen access not the easiest and very confusing parking instructions.

12lb sea liced hen fish. Spinning. Landed by Bob Gardner & safely released.

1 Salmon

13 x trout 6-8 inches, Goldhead Hare's Ear nymph. This one has also woken up, with the trout inhabiting the fast runs rather than the dubs. I didn't see any rises. I'm afraid the delayed forestry thinning work has made rather a mess of the centre section of this beat for now, but there is still a good 4 hours fishing here.

13 Trout

Fished upper bigsweir today had one salmon 20lb plus on a No 5 gold Mepps single hook, after 10 minutes it shed the hook but took photo of fish on the surface !!! Other fish seen running on beat !!!