Feedback & Reports

Tough going during the day fish only starting feeding around 7pm. Timebomb method with a variety of hookbaits.

5 Barbel, 3 Chub

Having fished this beat 2 years ago we were looking forward to our first session from late afternoon having driven up from London earlier. We were disappointed to find two anglers set up with their platforms stationed in mid river, fishing the deep water close in to our bank in the swims we had planned to fish. They left after a few of hours so my fishing partner was able to fish one of the swims and landed 3 immaculate Barbel to 7lbs 3 Chub and an eel. I stayed in the first swim by the line of trees and caught a nice Barbel around 4lbs later on. We were booked in the next day for a full session on the beat.

4 Barbel, 3 Chub, 1 Other

Hard to fish, very rocky, croys poor condition. Lucky stone swim had two barbel anglers on the far side so a long walk for nothing. Tried fly and spinner nothing.

Hard to fish - very rocky, croys poor condition. Lucky stone swim had two barbel anglers on the far side so a long walk for nothing. Tried fly and spinner nothing.

7 chub in swim next to hut. Long walk to lucky stone swim was a waste of time as people fishing on the far side.

7 Chub

Fished this as part of LAFA's Tenkara day on 5th July. There were four of us on this beat and I saw the other chaps heading upstream from the parking point as I approached so I opted to walk down the forestry track to the bottom of the beat.
Saw a rising fish in the first pool and he grabbed my black Klinkhamer but didn't stay on. That was the only riser I saw. It's a pretty beat with easy wading as it is shallow. There was a deeper section just downstream from the holiday cottage but a squall blew up and it started raining. I hadn't brought a wading jacket so sacked it and walked back to the car.

I was in the area so tried the Honddu for the first time.
After sheltering under a tree during a thunderstorm for the first half an hour I started around 1pm.
The river was running very low and under a dense tree canopy I found it quite dark and difficult to read the water. Managed 3 trout between 6 and 10 inches from the faster runs on small weighted nymphs.

3 Trout

LAFA Tenkara day. Very informative and excellent guiding, but sadly no sign of fish on Titley beat. River down to its bones. I know this beat and it was the lowest I have seen it - should have headed further downstream.

Conditions interchanged quickly between torrential rain to bright and clear. This made fishing more difficult especially at midday. Nevertheless fish were caught, the highlights being a 14" trout and 12" grayling caught on spider patterns through the pools lying off faster water.

7 Trout, 6 Grayling

Good day,well organised. I made a mistake by fishing the Inn beat and not going with other participants, missing out. He ho live & learn (hopefully) river low thunderstorm stopped play( lightning! Used Barretts bane, copper john & ptn. Think fish were hiding! Please let me know of other Tenkara days.