Feedback & Reports

Really great to be on this challenging but rewarding beat again. Met the owner and she was so helpful and welcoming with great advice. Some tricky wading in parts... I prefer a staff.

Some lovely fish in this beat.

3 Trout, 10 Grayling

Two rainbows caught on bottom with worm.

2 Trout

4 Barbel, 8 Chub

3 Trout

1 Chub

In the end we only fished from 3pm to 6:30pm but were happy enough with the 6 chub we had. All caught on float fished or freelined bread. Lovely stretch of river, would love to fish in better conditions (more water).

6 Chub

After what feels like an endless dry summer, it was good to finally spend a few hours back on a River, thank you Edw. The river remains very low, although the water temperature was an encouraging 14°C, cool enough to fish with confidence.

Conditions demanded a tres cautious approach. The low, clear water meant every movement mattered, and I spent far more time creeping into position than actually casting.

A small but beautifully marked wild brown trout fell to a Hare’s Ear nymph, presented with a bow-and-arrow cast tight into the overhanging margins, and persistence finally paid off.

1 Trout

I started Fishing with a feeder and spam at the top end of the beat, casting a few feet past the middle. In two hours i caught 3 chub, and 6 perch with a shadteez from the middle. Later on at 08.40pm I moved to the second swim and caught another 3 chub with spam and finally a barbel at 09.15 on spam. Water levels are very low and temperature was 23 degrees. Enjoyed feeding some ducks during the wait.

1 Barbel, 6 Chub, 6 Other

The river is still very low and very clear, the catching windows today were between 9 and 11:00 in the morning on nymphs and between 7 and 9:00 in the evening on dry

6 Trout, 10 Grayling

Sunny day temperature 24C
1 no 20cm Trout which was put back