Feedback & Reports

A good days fishing 5 x trout for me 3 x trout for my brother, the two largest 12 inches, the rest 6-9 inches.

8 Trout

Grayling were great on the top today, 19 & 20ins fantastic specimens! This beat does produce big fish. All on D/H sedge.

2 Trout, 6 Grayling

River low and clear, all fish on various pellet baits.

5 Barbel, 1 Chub

Inspired by a previous report of many grayling, the day was enjoyable but somewhat disappointing. A lovely place to be but the fish were rising only very sporadically. Concentrated therefore on duo and Czech nymphs taking 4 fish in the middle part of the day; 3 grayling to 16" and a solitary trout of about 13", all to the duo nymph. The fish were in the tails of the fast water. River very low and clear and dropping air pressure may have played a part.

1 Trout, 3 Grayling

Nil return. River very low, hardly clearing the falls at top of the beat, but also a bright day. Plenty of salmon par, but only encountered one trout rise, fish size less than 50mm. Lower part of beat best, due to the growth of brambles, it was necessary to wade long distances (lack of exit points). Slight interest in an Adams but gold head best.

Low and clear river but pleased to end the day with 9 well conditioned barbel taken on pellets.

9 Barbel

14 of the fish caught with 1 rod in the fast flowing
At the start of the beat (waders needed). All fish
caught on halibut and feeders. This is a long walk
and don't like the fact that Courtfield is opposite.

16 Barbel

Weather was hot and sunny with a slight breeze, river was slow to medium flow and was approx 3ft deep between the road bridge and cottage. Using a small fly rod and black gnat fly, caught three trout in a small eddy (L/H/S WITH FLOW) and caught my grayling at the bottom of a small rapid. All fish weighed approx 1.lb to 1.1/2lb, all fish were retuned unharmed and immediately. Had a fantastic days fishing, sorry its taken so-long to reply as I did not realise I had to report my catch. Many thanks. Trout were brown.

3 Trout, 1 Grayling

A pleasant day spent nymphing, but no fish. One or two good sized fish observed from the bank, but not in places that it was possible to get in position for. Rose one small fish to a dry.

1 Trout