Feedback & Reports

Being two years since I last fished Lyepole I was not sure how I would find the beat after the summer drought. I’m pleased to say the fish stocks seem healthy with Graying from 3inches too one and a half pounds and plenty of small oos trout which were all returned quickly. The river is still low and clear and in need of heavy winter rains

11 Trout, 14 Grayling

4 Barbel

Trotting with red maggots, no joy at all. Absolutely nothing happening. Cold Easterly got stronger through the day made packing it in at 1pm. Had a great chat with the landowner about many things, including the freshwater pearl mussels that are clinging on in the environmentally sensitive area on part of the beat. Every day is a school day!

4 Barbel

River very low and clear. Could see the bottom just about everywhere, spooked one fish and that was the only sign of life I saw( except the tiny one I did catch) maybe I should have fished the top beat as reports of a few fish up there. Very disappointed as this is my favourite beat and it appears to be empty!

1 Grayling

one brown trout on maggot and 2 Barbel, one lost and one landed right at end of play on sweetcorn.

1 Trout, 1 Barbel

2 Grayling caught on a size 20 olive nymph, river is low and clear, fished for a couple of hours. KM Hereford

2 Grayling

Opted for the trotting method today with moderate success. My 13' trotting rod was a tad oversized for this river, but I managed! Water was quite low so had to hunt for suitable runs which inevitably were short and sweet. Tested my depth management and overall control, needless to say lots of muddles and glitches but a very enjoyable first visit. I can see this could be a peach in May and June. All fish were 6 -8" and healthy.

1 Trout, 4 Grayling

River low and clear. Beautiful beat. A couple of pulls but unfortunately no fish caught.

Tough day river low and clear lost one good barbel to a hook Pull that was our only bite tried 5 swims venue looking great and the work done on the swims much appreciated