Feedback & Reports

4 Trout

A cool day with just a few olives coming off between 12.30 and 3.00, no march browns. Fish were caught on size 14 olive para emerger, the largest was 16”. Other takes were missed or distant catch and released.

5 Trout

Fished from around 12:00 until 16:00 with two fish caught, one WBT around 15" in length and another around 12" in length, both on olive emergers.

If we had netted those that we missed , pricked or lost we would have had an exceptional day, a beautiful place to fish nonetheless, a nil return.

Poor conditions, heavy rain and sleet/snow throughout the day. No significant hatch. Managed two brownies, the first around the 12" to other 15". Both fish took a PTN and were in excellent condition.

2 Trout

I’ll return. Adverse weather conditions

Wind picked up during the day. I gave up after many tangles. Lovely beat but too pricey now.

A mostly bright, sunny day after a cold night but I'm not sure that justifies the nil return on a beautiful beat. I tried a wide variety of nymphs and spiders, occasionally a dry fly but nothing worked.
March browns were hatching sporadically in the early afternoon but no fish were rising. Lots of sightings of dippers and kingfishers and many otter prints, plus a couple of spraints.

5 Trout

After a fantastic day at Ashford House we had high expectations that the following day would be similar. Penpont is great, varied water and the MB started hatching as expected at 11:30. However, few fish rose for them. The day was warm and sunny, but with a chilly northerly wind. We had 11 between the 2 of us on dries mainly fished blind. Smallest about 1/2lb and larges close to 2lb. After the hatch finished we nymphed for hours but no takes. Strange day, but I have to say Penpont is a gorgeous place to fish.

11 Trout