Feedback & Reports

An amazing start to a fairly chilly day. I caught eight good fish over a pound a couple pushing 2lbs and all in the first two hours of fishing (9-11am). All took a well weighted large gold headed hair's ear fished kiwi style under a Klinkhammer. When the sun came out there were sparse hatches of march-browns (I think, though my fly knowledge is poor) which encouraged some fleeting and fitful rises. By lunch time the wind picked up and I lost a good fish who I'm afraid carried away my nymph with him. Much as I tried, my clumsiness must have angered the fishing gods as I couldn't find the fish and the wind was causing me all kinds of anguish. I headed for home around 4pm, tired and content. All fish returned to their friends and family.

8 Trout

3 Caught on worm. Find bailiffs very friendly and informative. Love fishing on this reservoir.

3 Trout

Early hatch of granom and good hatches of LDO and March browns later. Windy conditions made presentation upstream difficult. Fish to just below a pound.

9 Trout

River low and clear. Bright sunshine after early rain, and a strong, cold downstream wind. Modest hatch of LDOs and one or two March browns which bought a few fish up to rise sporadically. They seem to be getting fussier, or perhaps the wind made presentation tricky. 4 good fish caught, but many more refused or slashed at the fly but not hooked.

4 Trout

Temperature 10c lower than previous day, chilly wind, river pushing through nicely. A trickle of olives of various sizes along with the odd March brown but not sufficient to tempt the residents up. Klinked and dinked for the most part resulting in two skinny, wintered trout, 8" and 12".
Easy access, easy wading and nestled in beautiful surroundings. There are several trees down, and whilst this provides good trout habitat, it's very difficult to get a decent drift for your fly in and around these trout holding areas.
Lovely to be back on the water.

2 Trout

Caught on worm.

3 Trout

Despite a steady trickle of olives hatching all day; the feeding activity was sub-surface. All fish caught on beaded pheasant tail nymphs fished upstream into the deeper, faster runs.
This is a lovely stretch but not for those who don't like casting into the south-westerly wind; which always accompanies my visits here.
The road works to the beat have now been completed.

6 Trout

3 rainbow trout caught on spinners, 1 from car park near dam wall and 2 from far end near river entrance.

3 Trout

With a gusting downstream wind all day I spent a lot of time sitting on the bank disentangling myself, the river bank & my line. Arrived at about 10am with a wall to wall Grammon hatch, with the beasties crawling all over me as I frantically tried to tie on a suitable match; Needless to say it was nearly all but over by the time I made the first cast but managed 2 fish before all went dead. Persisted with the dry fly trying to induce a rise but in the end resorted to a weighted nymph to tempt a few more fish from the 'riffly' water.
Thank you W&U for another day far from the madding crowd.

8 Trout, 1 Grayling

Very tough day, very windy and downstream too! Sporadic hatches of LDO and March browns. Most fish very caught using nymphs, as the emergers and duns did not stick on the surface for long.

20 Trout