Feedback & Reports

First fish with a New Zealand strike indicator set up on a copper John point fly. Fish soon started rising to MB’s and good hatch of LDO’s so the dry fly rod claimed the second and third fish on various jingler patterns.

3 Trout

1 Trout

Caught 3 on a floating line with a green damselfly. The others were caught on a worm at the bottom

8 Trout

Afternoon started well with nice 10” brownie on first cast on PT nymph, but that was it, or at least the only one hooked. Changed to dries on seeing the very occasional rise & missed a few takes from very fast & probably very small fish. Got out shortly after the fallen trees, now just passable with care.

1 Trout

The first time I have had a 'duck' on this beat. Water good - no activity. Otter prints!!!! Good ranunculus. Much better access on upper section - thanks W&U! BUT: bluebells, wild garlic etc. and dozens of sand martins also steak sandwich and pint of cider at the Riverside.................who needs fish?

Bright and breezy day with the odd brook dun and a sporadic trickle of yellow mays appearing. Never quite enough hatching to get fish rising happily to the adult duns, but fished dry fly anyway and managed a few mostly to emerger patterns. Couple of rods fishing the opposite bank.

7 Trout

Evening session nothing caught

Got to river later than I wanted, fished the fly down the rock pool and bang into a fish yes, but we parted company when it screamed straight at me. .
Shad are now present

3 Other

Morning session 10 to 12.30. 5 WBT on nymph. No significant hatches and no rises seen.

5 Trout

Afternoon session 1 to 4pm. A couple of fish seen rising but all fish caught on nymph.

4 Trout