Feedback & Reports

Started fishing at dawn at approx 7am. Set up one rod to leger worm and had 3 fish within 20 mins. Had a few other bites and one further fish. Got very wet in the rain even though I hid under a tree. Nothing then for an hour and a half, although I could see anglers to my right catching but I did not want to intrude on their space. Managed one more by retrieving slowly to induce a take. Packed up at 10.45am because I was wet and cold. Despite the rain I really enjoyed being out in the fresh (and wet) air and catching is a bonus.

5 Trout

Arrived at dawn. River at 1.02m dropping slowly, colour just fishable. Had a few hours below bridge, saw 2 fish show well below the cables. Then spent a most enjoyable few hours with J.H. from Monmouth (a successful and very regular rod on the river) and osmosed a wealth of knowledge and tips from him.
Fished Rock for a few hours with just one hard pull on the dangle, but no other fishy contact. Thunderstorm dropped a pile of debris in the river. After hooking a leaf on six successive casts, retired defeated for a warming cup of tea with J.W.

High water, all fish on Czech nymph. Mix of mist, rain and sun. Biggest grayling 32cm.

8 Trout, 8 Grayling

Best chub 3lbs. Pellets and meat, no barbel showing.

2 Chub

Enjoyable day, very quite. 2hrs pouring rain and one lovely trout.

1 Trout

2 of us fished the island peg and had 1 chub between us all day. The other 2 anglers fished opposite the pumping station on the Courtfield stretch they had 1 barbel around 4 pounds caught on pellet no other fish were caught. River was surprisingly up compared to what recent river levels were reporting and it was full of colour, running through pretty quickly. Whether this had any bearing on the fishing not sure. Don't think we will fish this beat in the future. Also be prepared for a long walk to the start of the beat from the youth hostel car park.

1 Chub

12lb hen, single hook flying C, safely released. 2 others hooked and lost. Level 1.05m at Chainbridge.

1 Salmon

Arrived to find falling river after overnight rise. It was showing more colour than I have seen for a while so prospects looked good. Unfortunately, 7 hrs fishing resulted in 1 eel & little else. Love this stretch & will return soon.

1 Other

We hoped for rain before we came and we sure got it. We hope it was the rain that affected the fishing and not our inability to concur the elements. River up and chocolate.

1 Barbel, 2 Chub

Water very high and coloured. No fish seen.