Feedback & Reports

Difficult downstream breeze made presentation of dries and nymphs difficult. Plenty of different fly hatching including a few mayflies. Lots of missed takes without connecting. Also fish shedding hook quickly. I fished from mid day to 8:30pm. However, between 3 and 7 was dead with no movement. Not a lot rising but fish would come up to dry but were suspicious. All fish to hand were smallish the best perhaps 10oz. Lost one much better fish on a nymph. Still on the learning curve!

5 Trout

Tough day fishing with the water being low and clear. Saw several fish moving but managed to spook most of them.

2 Trout

Wet fly - small trout - returned to water - clear waters, good flow. Cold NW wind.

2 Trout

2 Trout

Caught on worm, fish in good health, estimate 2lb average in size. One undersized brown trout released.

5 Trout

Hard fishing on the upper part of the Middle Escley beat. I fished the bottom half last week and just had to return. Great hatches but I didn't see a fish rising until I reached the pool by the pub at the end of the beat. I caught the two (small) wbt on a parachute Adams and missed a couple more.

2 Trout

Spent a great 4 hour session on this lovely little river. Many wild trout eager to oblige and plenty of mayfly coming off. Best fish was over 11". Will definitely fish this again next year.

11 Trout

A late afternoon session on this favourite beat produced 9 fish fairly rapidly, then all action ceased and despite the amazing amount of fly life on the river, the fish were nowhere to be found. Having decided to call it a day and head off for the Crown inn for some good beer and a fine evening meal, surprisingly caught one more trout on the last cast. Still a favourite beat!

10 Trout

Water running away a bit now but this beat has produced for me at this height before. Tried all the likely spots for this amount of water but could only find shad and trout.

3 Trout, 2 Other

Unfortunately I developed a migraine and had to retire hurt. Nil return.