Feedback & Reports

Blank for salmon. A stiffish upstream breeze when starting soon turned into a proper gale which seemed to be coming from three directions at once, none of them the right one. My casting went all to pot. The shad have turned up though, as others have noted, and a pair of large females banged into the fly. Despite the cold spring, they are right on time.

Another very cold day, with a ferocious downstream wind. First time on this beat, and very promising it was. Apart from the relentless wind, which made casting difficult, the only other challenge was getting up and down the steep muddy banks. Wading otherwise straightforward. To the fishing: all caught in streamy water, all to the nymph. Best just over a 1lb. Couple lost to a klinkhammer. Steady hatch most of the day of olives and midge. A number of fish rising but very hard to cover given the wind.

4 Trout

At about 20.00hrs a small but very active salmon of less than 10lbs caught on a small pink/silver flying C with one ounce extra weight 18 inches up line to hold deep. Caught 20yds below little willow and hooked midstream. Released off the single barbless hook in the water and fish swam away fast.

1 Salmon

10 wbt to 1lb all caught on nymphs also one grayling at around 1lb. This was a very windy day I was nearly blown into the water off the rocks into a deep pool (scary!!).despite the strong downstream winds there were plenty of good fish to be had . The wading is tricky at times and we would recommend if your fishing this beat then leave your hip flask at home! We would all fish this stretch again it was fab!

10 Trout, 1 Grayling

Saw fish show in Windmill and Maddox but did not
connect with anything. Finished early because of
the strength of the wind.

Not even a bite, the river was quite low, try all sorts of different flies. Beautiful place and thoroughly enjoyable day.

No sign of fish. Top half of beat needs paths cutting through bankside vegetation for better access.

Dry flies: grey Wulff and Adams.
Wet fly: orange partridge.

16 Trout

First time for me at this beat. Good flow to the river but conditions very difficult (cold and windy) still managed 5 fish to dries (klinkhammers), one to pt nymph. Rising fish in pockets with a late afternoon hatch. Approx fish size 1 x 14-15 oz, 3 x 8-10oz 2x 4-6oz. Good fun so will be back again hopefully in more favourable conditions. Some good fish rising in some unreachable parts of the beat.
KP Gloucester

6 Trout

No fish caught,very windy.