Feedback & Reports

Day 1 of a 2 day trip. Arrived at the river for first light, knew from looking at the river levels online that we may be in for a tough day. Didn't get on the fish until around 10 o'clock. I had 3 barbel from 1 swim all around the 4lb mark, all falling to pellet feeder tactics. CB managed to winkle out a nice 4lb chub. Canoe traffic was a real problem, multiple groups of loud kids and few novices who couldn't even steer the things to avoid my line. A very tough day, would love to come back and give this beat another crack when there is a bit more water in the river.

3 Barbel, 1 Chub

A hot day with a low river level. Unfortunately we didn't catch what we were after (Barbel) but were able to get some sport from small Chub (on maggot) and some fairly large eels on luncheon meat. Lovely spot. After our dawn start we decided that the day wouldn't get much better so retired to a pub rather than wait 'til dusk. May go back when conditions are move favourable.

4 Other

River was low. I still had a good day. I also caught a small eel.

1 Chub, 1 Other

July 2014: This beat has had 8 new swims opened up along the top half of the beat totaling more than 15 in all. This section is worth the walk as it offers some excellent faster water where good barbel can be found, not to mention some excellent salmon prospects with much of it wadable over gravel as well as croys to fish from. Please visit the beats gallery for more information.

Heavy rain but river clear and rising. 7 brown trout to 11". 4 grayling to 17"

7 Trout, 4 Grayling

16 x trout 6-10 inches, Rusty Klinkhammer. An early morning visit on a cooler day than lately. Given that we are at the end of a hot and dry month, this one is holding up reasonably well, better than I expected in fact. All the Forest streams still have a reasonable flow. Several aggressive 10 inchers in the bag and a strangely coloured, almost black fish, otherwise healthy enough, from the top end.

16 Trout

Good ripple on the water and overcast. Trout feeding well, first time trout fishing for a 15 year old visitor and after a little instruction on the gravel of beat 4 he took 5 small trout and 1 chub all on traditional nymph. Well done!

5 Trout, 1 Chub

Gave up all hope of a salmon as the river was so low. Switched to trout fishing and caught 5 to half a pound ish. Size 14 gold heed orange tag nymph and black pennel fished down and across.

5 Trout

Very good day, a total of 38 fish caught - Salmon Parr, Trout, Chub & Grayling. Style:- Dry fly/Nymph/Czech nymph/high sticking method of fly fishing with nymphs. Great guide with Kim Tribe.

10 Trout, 10 Grayling, 1 Chub, 8 Other

First time on the stretch and a really nice looking fishery. Good access to the river. Fished the quicker water at the bottom and top of the beat to no avail. Trotting corn and ledgering pellet. Packed up about 4.00 pm. From looking at other feedback this may have been when bites would start but we had given it 9 hours and enough is enough. One bite to ledgered meat which turned out to be an eel.

1 Other