Feedback & Reports

Tough day. River was really too high and coloured. Should be better tomorrow.

2 Trout

Fished from 6pm until 8:30pm, dropping in to likely runs where the undergrowth allowed, which was helped as the grass has been cut along the margins for part of the beat. Plenty of fly life, but few fish rising. That said, I did catch 4 of the trout to the dry, with shadow mayfly or elk hair caddis dry as part of duo. All others caught on the gold head pheasant tail nymph. Slight tinge of colour and still quite low.

5 Trout, 4 Grayling

River high and coloured but levelling off from spate when I arrived. Started getting takes on a Toby as soon as the river began dropping around 3.30 but first two came to nothing. The third was a beautiful fresh run fish of around 13-14lb which gave me a merry dance for almost thirty minutes in deep and fast water before coming to the net at the third attempt.

1 Salmon

4 Trout

Weather overcast but dry. River slightly coloured after the recent rain. Good hatches of flies of varying types but only the occasional fish rise. Caught 4 beautifully marked small trout. Two on a Gold Head Pheasant Tail and two on an Parachute Adams - all fish safely returned. Lost the biggest trout (1lb?) on an Olive Klinkhammer, after it jumped clear of the water and dislodged the fly. It looked like a fine specimen! The new styles and gates make for easy access to the beat, but it is very difficult to get access to the river at the top end through the wood. Overall a great day out.

4 Trout

A quick evening visit on the way back home and river was rattling along nicely with a freshet from the recent rains and also carrying a fair tinge of colour and the bed where you could see it has had a nice flush out. Could be good this week I guess !
Nothing much moving on top but some huge olive spinner clouds buzzing around over the river and the swallows and swifts where revelling on them. A size 14 clownshoe caddis got me the one fish so was happy with that.

1 Trout

After previous nights heavy rain the Arrow at Titley was showing slight colour which got worse as the day went on.My client returned a brownie of about half pound and missed a couple more on dries but by lunch time the river was too coloured for dries.

1 Trout

Intermediation course at Gliffaes. Lots of rain lead us up the system in search of clear water. We found it.

17 Trout

Managed a couple of hours mid morning before the height got too much. First time out for salmon this year, hopefully not the last.