Feedback & Reports

Weather and water still unseasonably warm, so brown trout still feeding voraciously. Unintentionally caught 2, both released. Despite fishing deep on the bottom (losing many flies in the process) no grayling caught.

2 Trout

River starting to rise and getting coloured. Only fished from 12 till 15:00. 2 trout on nymphs.

2 Trout

My first attempt at trotting for grayling. Quite a few fish caught though mainly small - largest fish just over a pound.

13 Grayling

Small rise in levels(6") but still running clear. Barbel between 6 and 8 lbs on boilies/pellets. Very mild weather.

4 Barbel

John & I fished this beautiful beat on a less than beautiful day. We got very wet and cold but had a lovely time never the less. We didn't see or catch any grayling - our target fish, but we got some activity from oos brownies, including a couple of reasonable size.
We took refuge in the open Church close to the river at the peak of the rain which was a pleasant respite.
There was one GREAT moment when I was casting a fly at what I thought was a rising grayling only 6 feet away, when a Salmon the length of my arm leaped out of the water, 5 times, as if it was having fun, then disappeared. Fifteen minutes later John, who had been trotting a maggot about 600 yards above me appeared and said a BIG fish had broke his line. He didn't know what it was as he never saw the fish!!! A salmon taking a maggot?
As 'Arnie' said " I'll be back"

9 Trout

We fished the Abernant beat in bad weather conditions...most of the time some 'mild to heavy' rain. We fished most of our time the Lady Alexanders pool. We enjoyed seeing a lot of salmon jumping about, but could only catch two moderate sized graylings on a weighted nymph in the main chanel. I had one bigger fish on the hook for about 20sec. but this fish came loose in the end. Probably a trout.
I also tried to wade the 'stone catch', but it felt to tricky to risk too much. The bank (left side) of the "Abernant stream" was difficult to walk, so I fished only the end of this part without any sign of a fish.
There was no surface activity the whole day so we only tried to have some luck by nymphing and a few times a wet fly.
Loved the day, but fishing was a challenge.

2 Grayling

First time on this stretch. Best swim access we have experienced on W&U beats. River in perfect condition, weather wet windy and very mild for time of year. Barbel 4-8 lb on pellet and meat. Fish came steadily throughout the day. We now understand why this beat is so popular but perhaps doesn't present the same rewarding challenges as the wilder beats.
Thanks W&U, usual fab scenery.

8 Barbel

Hard going today very windy and wet although sticking with it paid off. 2 barbell, one at 5lb 6 and one at 9lb 15 +
one chub at 6lb. All on elips dumbells on a hair with a swim feeder.

2 Barbel, 1 Chub

River in perfect condition and mild conditions continuing. More swims to choose from now with a tinge of colour in the water. Great day in still, dark and misty mild weather. Thanks W and U for leaving this quite wild.

8 Barbel, 2 Chub

Mild, calm and overcast day. Water had a bit of colour and up a few inches from last week. Barbel at intervals throughout afternoon until dark on pellet and meat. Weights c.4lb+ to 8-9 and 9-0 lbs.

6 Barbel