Feedback & Reports

3 Trout

Conditions perfect and plenty of fly life, but a lack of fish. All fish taken on small caddis pupa imitation. Fish between 10 and 14".

5 Trout

Beautiful part of the river. Feeder and float used. I caught 40 chub and two barbel the first day, 35 chub and 5 barbel the next. My friend caught the rest. The hill is a killer.

14 Barbel, 103 Chub

First time on the Dee and loved it. Fished Bishops Run and had 4 x Browns on flashback nymph up to 2lbs. Overcast and a bit windy.

4 Trout

Came back to the Church Stream Pool for the second day. Caught a few chub to 4 lb from the start at 9 am, then the wind got up bringing a very large branch crashing down into the water. This made stately passage through the swim and killed action for a while. Like the previous day, the barbel took a while to appear, finally arriving at 12.30. Then caught 5 on pretty much consecutive casts (only interrupted by a chub between barbel nos 3 and 4. The biggest was a nice fish of 8 1/2 lb. Moved upstream to the Church field for the final couple of hours, where had a bite a chuck fishing across towards the far bank - every one a chub. Lost a few in the weed, but ended up with a dozen from this spot. All fish took 11 or 12 mm pellets, even an 8 oz tiddler. This beat certainly produces fish, but beware of the steep banks if you are not that agile.

5 Barbel, 20 Chub

River at 0.25m on EA Ross gauge with remains of 2” freshet and water at 68°F / 18°C, with a dirty orange brown colour (algae bloom or potato field wash off?) making visibility less than 12” – with thin layer of silt on all the gravel. Needs a good flood to wash it clean.
Four experienced anglers fly fished from early until late with all types and sizes of flies and methods, but no success. Saw many (30+) fish of all sizes in all the main pools throughout the day, both residents and travellers, but could not tempt them.

Cloudy and windy day on the bank. River was low but carrying some clour so hopes were high. Majority of the fish taken in the mid morning to swimfeeder and pellets, barbel to 9lb and chub to 4lb. Fished from 7am to 8pm and would have fished later but had a 3 hour + return journey. Still one of my favourite beats.

6 Barbel, 6 Chub

River low and brown colour which was odd as no rain for ages.
Conditions not a great after hot weather, bit cooler and overcast with wind. Dosh caught on pellets. Pegs either side of row of trees, other pegs tried but no fish.

6 Chub

Only one rod fishing. 10 Chub and 2 Eels, ledgered luncheon meat. Weather overcast all day, WSW wind, temp 19 degrees. Normal summer level but water very warm and coloured following on from heat wave. Enjoyable day at a lovely quite spot!

10 Chub, 2 Other

Disappointing day river looked good with some colour despite recent hot days. Fished to the right of car parking area. Two barbel 7.5lb and 5.25lb. One chub around 4lb.

2 Barbel, 3 Chub