Feedback & Reports

An early start in anticipation of Storm Ophelia and we were rewarded with four grayling plus others lost, one quite large. A strong downstream wind dictated a down and across approach with copper beaded nymphs until the wind got the better of us and we departed at 1pm.

4 Grayling

Difficult day in terrible conditions high winds and a river full of leaves. Had one grayling and 2 out of season Brown trout. Lovely beat will definitely return!

2 Trout, 1 Grayling

Strange and slightly frustrating morning, at one point almost like an eclipse in eerie orange light as the storm came on and winds strengthened. Eventually packed up with nothing to report, two casts out of three requiring leaf removal, even using a single hook fly. That's me for migratory fish this year.

A 6lb. coloured cock fish in gale force winds!

1 Salmon

Caught my first ever salmon today. Coloured fish of 33" to a tube fly on a sink tip from chapel catch. Was half tempted to just stay at home, what with all the weather warnings etc but glad I didn't. Very windy and blustery in the afternoon but river had decent clarity and I was just about able to get a decent line out. Bring on next season!

1 Salmon

We had been looking forward to this day as it was our first day on a Fishing Passport beat. Sadly we picked a day of a hurricane and the wind blew gale force all day straight down river. We stuck at it because we were there but really we were wasting our time. It hasn't put us off we will be back to try again another day.

First time on this beat and caught it with the water just right but unfortunately no fish caught or seen . Lovely beat to fish though with a good hut which is a great facility to have, other beat owners should take note as most beats that I have fished so far other the angler nothing but fees are still rising !!
Certainly will be back to fish this one.

Lovely beat and great hut, 2 grayling & 2 BT on gold heads, will be back

2 Trout, 2 Grayling

Only fished the last few hours in the end. One proper barbel each. Two at 7lb 12oz, and one at 6lb 8oz. Plus half a dozen very small barbel.

9 Barbel

Very windy conditions. Leaves bit of a problem. Couldn't quite get to end of beat because river just high enough to make it risky especially as had son with me. Fished just below bend son had 3 and me 1 . Wind picked up more so moved below hut were I had 3 more and lost 3 and my son lost 2. Son had his fish on pellets with groundbait feeder. I had 1 on pellets and others on boilies. Lovely stretch and will be back .

7 Barbel