Feedback & Reports

River was running clear but with a lot of water coming down from the reservoir. We fished alternately searching out the few deeper runs and pools with heavily weighted nymphs as there was virtually nothing taking from the surface. Between us we had 4 fish, best just under the 1lb,(we fished the beat in the afternoon after fishing the lower beat in the morning and late afternoon). With the heavy water, fishable pools/run were few and far between. Rain kept off (suprisingly) and not much wind to worry us. Wading was very difficuly over the stones, a wading stick being essential.

4 Trout

The stream was looking lovely with bluebells, wild garlic and pied flycatchers around. 1 very well conditioned brown trout of 1.5lb on a size 18 tungsten bead fished deep under a klinkhammer. Trout carefully returned after quite a batter on my 7ft 9inch 3 weight!

1 Trout

River running quite fast and a bit coloured, weather nice wading a bit tricky as you cant walk along the bank in most places no rises seen no fish caught but a pleasant spot.

Fished nymph, no luck.

Blank. River really quite rough and difficult to fish. Will return though as a real favourite.

A beautiful stream with lovely pocket water. Unfortunately not the best of days.

Fished the late afternoon and evening. Few fish showing and only a couple of small fish to show for my efforts.

2 Trout

Pleasant day till later. River very clear but still flowing nicely. Landed 7, all about 6/7" and missed a few. No sign of the larger fish, either on nymphs or the surface. The takers were all on small grey paras.

7 Trout

River clear but still flowing well. A few assorted flies hatched but no concerted response from the trout, so again I searched the water with paras. These sparked reasonable interest, of which I landed 6. 5 were in the 7 to 9" range, and one a real stonker at 15", on a para adams and who gave me a real fight on the light gear in the rapid water next to tree roots where he was lurking. Truly memorable!

6 Trout

Rose two, missed both, very to rough underfoot, wading staff a lifesaver! Not many decent runs, disappointing.