Feedback & Reports

Probably now unfishable without some rain. The river is painfully low and as a result almost still in places, where it does speed up it fails to cover your boots. Lots of fry in the water - caught one about the length of my thumb!

Avoiding the curious cows, who were also out and followed me round the fields, gave another dynamic.

1 Trout

Fished from the start up to the top calmer stretch mainly with heavy bugs (e.g. Golden Nugget); using a 'hybrid' Czech/ French nymph style in the faster water. But I struggled to make things happen, mainly because I'm more competent fishing off my right shoulder (this is left bank water) and, I was occasionally unsteady on my feet among the spicy wading. Did catch one small trout more by accident than design. Tried a dry also on the way up in a few spots but no interest whatsoever; which was frustrating because the river looked perfect. Finished the outing on a dry caddis in the top section of the beat and rounded matters off nicely with three immaculate Grayling, all of about 1.5lbs. I saw a fox, a cormorant, two Red Kites and received some odd looks from the sheep as I sweated my way up the steep meadow on the way back to the car. The deeper pool looks interesting for a return visit.

1 Trout, 3 Grayling

Fished fly from 4pm till 8.30pm. Complete blank. No fish seen rising, not even at dusk.

One fish lost in Slaughter Crib. Lovely fly water but very busy on the banks and canoes. No other fish seen.

3 small wbt returned. Weather hot and still, low water. Mist killed evening rise. Enjoyable afternoon.

3 Trout

Rainbow trout using a ledgered worm in the bay opposite the damn. Was a little annoyed at the picnickers throwing stones in near where I was fishing.

3 Trout

The river looked very low for this beat and it proved tough going. Sadly we had to leave early so missed the best part if the day given the conditions.

No Salmon seen or caught. River a 8", too low for fly fishing but we persevered anyway. Next time will take a spinner if the river is this low.

The river was low and clear, so we headed for the lower end of the beat where the fast water was (indicated in previous catch reports-producing fish). Lechmere's pool also showed signs of a good head of fish too but this was to be the back-up area if the lower beat didn't produce. To say the chub were jumping up the rod was a understatement! It was incredible, with lightening fast bites on banded pellet on swim feeder methods instantly. Fishing from 3pm until dark, the sport was fantastic on a truly awesome beat. Impeccably kept and a real jewel in the WUF crown. I want to pack in work and live there in the hut!

19 Barbel, 21 Chub

Caught 2 barbel in between the pillars from the first swim of the beat, both barbel weighing 7lb. The first barbel I caught I noticed there was someone's barbed hook still in the fishes mouth along with a trace and swivel. My barbless hook just came straight out with one finger but the barbed would not budge so lucky I had my forceps on me I managed to get the hook out, there was a bit of blood but the fish was ok. I gave the barbel plenty of time to recover. 3rd fish I caught was from middle of the beat, another barbel, this time weighing 6lb. 4th fish I caught was a small chub of about 2lb. I didn't weigh the chub but caught it a bit further up the beat.

3 Barbel, 1 Chub