Feedback & Reports

Fished with two boys and OLIVER Burch. Fished all day. Mayfly evident and fish rising. Casting massively improved. Three small wbt takes and one victoriously landed. Water low but wonderful array of pools to be fished and beat free of serious obstacles. Thanks to Oliver Burch for well guided and patient day.

1 Trout

Fishing too low for salmon so fished evening for trout with a friend. Plenty of mayfly around so fished the woodstream with a mayfly nymph and hooked two fish to threequarter pound each. Ken fished sedge and haresear nymph with no success.
Plenty of rises but no takes for both of us in the last hour on white wulff and spent mayfly patterns which was quite strange. Lovely evening's fishing despite the last hour.
A salmon showed twice at the chine around 7pm. Not a large fish, around 5lb.

2 Trout

11 Trout

All fish between 3/4 and 1 1/2 pounds 10 on nymph, little hatching and river very low.

12 Trout

A warm, overcast day with plenty of fly life on the water throughout the day. However, the river was very low (some way below the bottom of the local gauge) so the fish were reluctant to show. Some splashy rises, but the fish were easily spooked and very selective.

2 Trout

Grey, overcast day. Warm afternoon. Fished in the evening. Fish rising though 2 Grayling taken on a nymph again.

2 Grayling

River very coloured, not possible to fly fish, spinning difficult picking up weed almost every cast, could not see lure below 12inches many fish showing but not taking, tried FC also Mepps packed up after 2 hours waste of time. River in urgent need of flush through.

A few fish rising in the morning, then very quiet the rest of the day. Water quite low, chilly wind blowing down river. Very enjoyable day despite only 1 fish which took a small green Klink. Hope to return for another attempt. Lovely beat.

1 Trout

Fished 1830 to 2130. Lots of mayfly, and lots of rises, mainly small but some bigger fish. Seven returned safely, and one, a 10 inch, taken for breakfast. River very low indeed, but this opened up some pools I have been unable to access before.

8 Trout

Mayfly weren't in abundance but sporadic this evening, I guess due to the intermittent drizzle or showers. Had a surprise from the better fish which hadn't given their position up and missed more than I hooked!
Finished the last cast with a 15 inch fatty. Fishing evenings is harder when you've been up since 3.30 for work!

5 Trout