Feedback & Reports

First time on the Dore and what an amazing river, it's got just about everything you could wish for. Very good conditions today, generally overcast with little wind, but very little fly life and just the very occasional rise. I went for a small DHE tied with a pheasant tail body and got 7 lovely fish to the net ranging in size from 6" - 12". I only fished the first half of the beat as I came a cropper at a pool that was too deep to wade through, maybe 150 yards before the bridge. I'm sure that people who are familiar with the beat will know the spot. Having hacked my way through the undergrowth to get above the pool, I was just getting back into the water and my boot caught on a tree root and I went in head first - hey-ho, you've got to laugh - fantastic day though !

7 Trout

Fished 4-7pm surprisingly low and very clear. Fished lower half of beat, only saw three rises.

3 Trout

Very tricky conditions, low levels with minimal flow and the least amount of fly on the water I have ever witnessed. Even the reliable midge were in small amounts. the odd bwo and crane fly also and literally a few late mayfly. I opted for size 16 cdc bwo and brought 10 to hand from wherever there was a little flow. The other 3 took size 20 bead head nymph at the head of a deeper pool including a grayling of twelve inches and the largest trout at thirteen inches.. the remaining trout were all between 7-12 inches more around the 7 inch mark than the 12. The bigger fish were well hidden away today.

12 Trout, 1 Grayling

Arrived at 5pm. Fish rising in all pools. Caught 5 small WBT from the lower end of beat on cdc emerger. Then had a nice 10" fish on a home dressed cdc emerger, my first catch on my own fly!! Wonder how many anglers remember that moment?? Feels good... A further 3 good sized fish to a size 14 Adams before all went quiet at about 8.30. First time on this beat and loved it tho you do have to duck n dive under the canopy to get the best out of it but that's half the fun for me!! Also had a brief chat with the owner who seems a nice chap and full of good info.
Big thanks to him and WUF for another great place to spend a few hours trying not to catch branches..
Only managed lower half so will be back soon to explore upper section

9 Trout

6 Trout

Perfect conditions, fished from lower half to the bridge. Dry fly all afternoon,just couldn't catch....one of those days. 4 trout to 8".

4 Trout

Fished the lower half of the beat from the the start to the road bridge half way up. All 25 trout took olive cdc duns fished in the faster water between 11.30 am and 3.30pm . there were a good amount of mayfly on the water but not a single rise to them. On leaving at 3.30pm the trout were just beginning to hit midges in the slacker water at heads of pools and at the tail of pools

25 Trout

Excellent days fishing. Tricky casting as at Abbey Dore Court, started slowly but got going after lunch. Best fish was 14". All taken on Grey Wulff. I am staying at Garway Moon Inn, I can highly recommend it.

9 Trout

Sunny no rain. fished from 10am - 3pm. Intermittent hatches march brown, olives, mayflies. 11:30 12" WBT on size 15 Grizzled Mink. In next half hour played and lost 3 of similar size - all shook the hook as coming to hand. 2:45 in pool by bridge 14" WBT on winged dry march brown #16.

2 Trout

3-4 hrs on the river,fished from the bridge up stream. 3 trout to 12" 1 at 8", all on size 16 wt nymph.

4 Trout