Feedback & Reports

Escaped for a couple of hours late this afternoon after being stuck at home due to a heavy mornings rain and a stint on the wife's job list. Managed to fool 5 of various sizes all on black klinkhammers, all safely returned. Missed loads of takes I think it's my age. What a joy to find easy parking and a lacking of barbed wire.

5 Trout

Fished 10am-2pm. After initial rain shower, the sun quickly dried things off. Quite a muggy day actually. No fish see rising, so on with the duo and winkled 5 lovely spotted brownies out of runs that were accessible. LOTS of trees across the river recently fallen by the looks. No option but to climb out of the river and back in the other side....not an easy job! WUF: Any possibility of hauling these out? They are willows, so growing vertically and will get harder to shift therefore.

5 Trout

Blanked. Plenty of great habitats but many stretches inaccessible. Absolutely poured down most of the evening. So not a great day but hope to return sometime.

Lovely couple of hours on the river. Overcast and breezy but plenty of fly life on the river. Didn’t see many trout, just a couple rising once, and couldn’t tempt either. However nice stretch of river and will be back to fish again.

Late afternoon visit & first time on this beat & so really worked out how to get at the fishing & from which bank to get in. As I walked to the weir at the bottom I saw several fish rising & taking various upwing species. Sat down & put a fly on & they all knew I think; Only saw two more fish rise in the next 2 hours. Missed one caught the other. He was a fighter too but went back safely. We are so lucky to be able to isolate on such beautiful stretches of British countryside. I shall be back ,earlier & with a better plan of action .
By the way the not-so-little spider who lived behind the felt in the lid of my Wheatley fly box had obviously had enough of playing 'jack-in-box' & had planned his escape; As soon as I opened the box he shot out like a bullet ,down my wader leg & off into the long grass. I suspect he was quite hungry having been in there for some months. I shall miss him though.

1 Trout

Nothing rising, showery but two nice fish to nymphs in likely lies. Fallen trees evident in most parts of the beat.

2 Trout

Lovely evening. Mayfly out and some rises but not takes or catches.

High wind, and persistent rain brought a real change in the weather, and made for a pretty tough day. Hardly any fly life today - a solitary mayfly and a couple of large olives, and I saw only one fish rise all day.
Managed 2 trout by persevering with very small bead-head PTNs fished upstream, both fish in fine condition and both safely returned.

2 Trout

Two on small green nymphs - nothing rising, but occasional flash from grayling shows they are there! Hot days meant success only at first and last light. Will be back.

2 Trout

Nice water but challenging- reasonable access. Not many rising fish despite abundant mayfly hatch. Lots of fallen trees - would be an easy job to clear them and more of the bank.

1 Trout, 1 Grayling