Feedback & Reports

This is a really great fishery, great location, scenery and plenty of fish in lots of sections of the beat. Although I landed 4 fish (2 no. 8-9" and 2 no. 10-12")I was having one of those days. I hooked over a dozen, the rest of which all came off the hook before netting. I kept the line taught, checked the hooks (barbless); they were sharp, I changed the flies and still the fish kept coming off! I was obviously doing something wrong, perhaps striking away from the fish but they all stayed on for a while before un-hooking themselves... Very tricky conditions today, windy with strong gusts, this beat is quite exposed, making casting a 4# with a team of spiders an a 16' leader tough and managing the line / detecting takes difficult.

4 Trout

A bright sunny spring day and a joy to be on the river. There was a strong cold wind all day and lovely but unrelenting sunshine. Very few fish showed on the surface (to be precise 4 rises all day) I was fortunate to catch one, a 2lb strong fat fish (how quickly they get into condition). Another fish came to a nymph in fast water. There were a few LDOs and even fewer grannom stuttering off in the middle of the day. Most curious event was a chaffinch flying down and grabbing my dry fly of the river. Luckily it didn't impale itself and flew off the wiser.

2 Trout

Lovely spring day though casting tricky at points in the gusting wind. Two small trout and four Grayling, one a good size. Little rising but six fish caught plus others missed. Signals the river is gearing up.

2 Trout, 4 Grayling

Good day on this lovely beat. Water low and clear, cold start but warmed up later with blustery upstream wind. All fish taken in the morning on a heavy hares ear nymph prospecting in the pocket water. Plenty of flies hatching, LDOs, Grannon and March Browns, but few fish rising. I put this down to the bright conditions and blustery easterly wind. Still a great day on a lovely beat. All fish between 8" and 12".

7 Trout

Tough day, very bright with a strong gusty wind that wouldn't settle in any direction. Picked up one 3/4 pound brownie with a Bibio on the point, using a sink tip and fishing from the Dam. Was disappointed to find a lot of litter about at Beacons (probably as its easily seen and accessible from the road), two young lads turned up to fish with a bubble float and spinner as well, but were sent on their way.

1 Trout

Hard weekends fishing due to strong winds making most of the lake impossible to fish. Only fished the Saturday although we booked the Sunday too due to the weather. 4 fish caught in total all pretty small of about 3-4 inches. One caught on mayfly, two on a black gnat and one on a gold headed hairs ear.

4 Trout

Lots of water, so wading out of the question downstream. However, upstream, had great fun 3 rods caught 6 between us. Also some trout parr under the bridge. Lovely stretch of river.

6 Trout

Full sun. East wind. Very little fly about. Very few rises. Two trout 9" each. Two grayling 11". All returned.

2 Trout, 2 Grayling

VERY hot day - and VERY low river. needless to say no fish although there were some large fish idling around mid-beat before the river turns. Some Otters seen also.

Fished throughout beat, one spinning, one on fly, but no sight (or sound) of any salmon, (or even any trout, pike, shad, chub etc. which often fill in when the salmon don't show). Why, when I'm barbel fishing, are there salmon jumping all over the place, scaring the life out of me, when there's not a sniff on days like this? Goodrich Court is a beautiful stretch of river and looks so fishy - but not to be today.