Feedback & Reports

Although the weather forecast was unsettled, I chanced my arm and headed (for the first time) to Hergest Court. It was well worth the gamble. It really is a lovely stretch, especially the first (downstream) half of the beat. It becomes more difficult to fish as you proceed upstream. For a couple of hours after lunch the sun came out and with it a significant hatch of olives. This brought several fish to the surface. The river in places barely covers your boots but there are some good holding pools. I caught 2 WBT of about 6-8 inches on a klinkhammer. Using a 6.5ft 3# rod at times lacked the guts to punch through a tough downstream wind; so I fished a nymph with my Klink to make it easier to cast! Others will catch more but a combination of my early season tangles and the monsoon at 4pm meant I dashed for the car early and wet, but wanting to return.

2 Trout

This is a lovely setting and was looking forward to a good day, however the weather conspired against me. Very windy, which always managed to be in the wrong direction for casting, and made casting very difficult or impossible. The river was slightly coloured after some recent rain. I hooked one fish, on a beaded Pheasant Tail, which came off almost immediately and did not see another fish all day. Which depressed me more than the contrary wind.

A steady stream of insects hatching, one or two trout rising. Managed to land three and lose one. Flies used were Copper John, Baetis nymph and F-fly.

3 Trout

It was a very hard day, windy, rainy and also with hail in the middle of the river. At least one brown trout 6".
lovely spot and lovely beat. I started fishing with 13ºC and I finished over 7ºC (very cold indeed). Catch and release of course and I caught it with a dry fly
(one March Brown).

1 Trout

River up a bit and again looking good, was expecting a little colour but that was good too. No salmon seen or touched though, even with a fish coming from Courtfield in the morning. Still a joy to fish the best bit of fly water I've found on the lower river. Many thanks again Don, will be back for another go soon.

The fishing was extremely hard with lashing rain and wind no fish caught not even a bite. The start of the beat is tricky in places to wade however it gets easier after the first bend. I would like to return in more favourable conditions, no fish seen rising.

Sporadic hatches enabled eight fish to be taken on dry with only one on nymph - hatches came in bursts over most of the day. Several more came off hook including a superb fish that gave its all. Probably could have had more had we not retreated from the wind and rain to The Star for a warming pint.

9 Trout

Short session to get some idea of the stream. 1 fish caught on dry/wet, very spirited fight.

1 Trout

A short visit and only covered bottom of beat. I enjoyed fishing for rising trout for once.

2 Trout

Plenty of splashy rises and a single fish in about 1 1/2hrs fishing. I just wanted to get a flavour of the beat. It was great.

1 Trout