Feedback & Reports

Our first time here, having driven over the beat on the bypass to other places so many times! First impressions were very good with the river at a lovely height and relatively clear after weekend rain. A warm day with an upstream breeze - and very heavy rain later in the day (which called an end to proceedings). There is a lot of fishing on the beat, with lots of variety just as described.
There was a rise in the late morning about 11-12. Lots of surface activity with plenty of offers to dry flies and three fish taken to rusty klinkhammers and small red Wulff, of up to 15 inches. After that more difficult but there was interest all day and a couple more fish were taken on small upstream nymphs, with PTN the most successful.
Lots of great offers missed and certainly less rusty anglers would have walked away with a bigger bag. A great place to fish and I expect will become a firm favourite. Highly recommended beat.

6 Trout

Perfect water, fish in almost every pool. Knew I didn't have a chance of a fish without Magic Mick but a lovely day.

4 Trout

Fished the lower end of the stream in changing weather. Water clear and some limited hatch, the odd fish rising. Managed to catch one trout right at the lower end of the beat. Lovely part of the river, had to leave when the heavens opened.

1 Trout

Trout responded well to nymph, sad to see mink in abundance, never a good sign. River in great condition, with sporadic hatches through afternoon but few fish responding yet.

10 Trout

What a difference a week(day) makes. I sense a song coming on!!! At 22deg, 0.6m and balmy (humidity was 90%), I was expecting a good day. Not so!! A brief blizzard of gnats heralded frantic acrobatics from my accompanying Grey Wagtails, but no rising trout, so I went down the Woodstream with spiders and nymphs.No offers.
Decided to fish the Rock pool, and one trout rising caught my eye.
Tried March Brown, Yellow May Dun, Tupps, and Wulff dry flies with no offers. Reduced size to 14 Dark Olive which produced an instant take and a fish of half pound. This proved to be my only fish, as a succession of thunderstorms, and heavy rain, curtailed the day. So disappointing after last weeks bag of 10 in much inferior conditions.
That sums up fishing!!!

1 Trout

Most trout came to the nymph. Some nice trout up to 12 inch. Also this beat has seen some clearance work, thanks to WUF.

15 Trout

Arrived at 10am and fished till 12.30. The river coloured a bit as the morning went on from the overnight thunderstorms. Best fly hatch I have seen this season although the fish weren't impressed with no rises seen. Fished with 8 foot Tenkara rod and small Tungsten bead nymph.All fish caught in the heads of the pools.

6 Trout

Only had half a days fishing, Mick the Ghillie once again put me on the fish in both the Island and Vanstone but no luck. The fish that showed in the Vanstone was very big, I liked to be around when he takes. Once again great day.

1 Pike

Enjoyable days fishing, only fell in once. Small hatch in the am which slowed by 11.30am but a slight rise in levels and a bit of colour helped the nymph fishing. All fish released best 1 1/4lb.

5 Trout