Feedback & Reports

Sadly, no Barbel to report… Lost loads of gear to snags and end up spending most of my time re-rigging!
Finished the day with 4 Chub but should have done better (given the favourable conditions). Just couldn’t find Barbel!

4 Chub

No salmon caught. Plenty of coloured fish showing though in Vanstone, Corner Tree and Dog hole pools.
Access to the pools was very good. So thanks due to Mick the ghillie for efforts in keeping paths and steps jungle free.

1 Chub

Excellent conditions Friday covering all of the beats. Plenty of Salmon showing on beats 6, 5 and 3 but sadly no takers. A good lift of water followed over the weekend. River now back to a very good height for us and weather forecast is good so we are ever hopeful.

2 Trout

Poor weather conditions, nothing from 10.30am till 5.30pm. We caught everything in the last hour, 3 Rainbow Trout caught on a spinner and one on worm. 2 others came off the spinner.
Roads surrounding the reservoir in dire need of repair, some pot holes would better be described as craters.

4 Trout

Lovely day on the river, but water a bit low. The egret is still around - spotted above the bridge. Lots of birds including Kingfisher and Ravens, but no fish caught. Managed several rises to various flies but no takes. I suspect the rising fish were mainly small and not trout.

River slightly ip 8 inches. Fine sunny day, all trout caught on dry flies. No fish taken.

8 Trout

9 1/2 lb salmon on Sunray tube

1 Salmon

8.5 lb cock on fly

1 Salmon

2 Grayling

River level dropping and getting clearer.
No fish showing all day. Fished the duo with a gold head nymph taking the fish.

6 Trout, 2 Grayling