Feedback & Reports

Just after the bad weather day the water cleared up throughout the day and thought that fishing would be fine... maybe it was the fisherman. tried various nymphs and streamers with no luck.

Low water, not much movement. Needs another wet spell before things pick up.

Sunny ,low water, sparse fly hatches, hard fishing. Will visit again because we know the water is better than this.

Small fish caught, various nymphs, all released

4 Trout

3 rd time on this beat,,hoping 3 rd time lucky,but was not to be. 3 small fish,..French leader nymphs.
Cormorant fishing the pools on the upper beat behind White House ,also mink buy stone bridge.
Only seen 2 rise only.
Some lovely pools,runs and glides on this beat but after given up around 1.45 pm decided to walk back aprox 1 mile trying to spot fish from behind trees and high banks,as water was very clear.,,,and pretty much seen nothing .
Clearly spinning is active on this beat due to seeing lots of heavy mono line hanging from trees.
Think I need to find a beat with more fish.

3 Trout

Fished from 6 pm till dark. River very low! Good hatch but little activity and then only around 8pm for half an hour. Lovely scenery and thoroughly enjoyed the evening.

Very hot and bright day so waited until late evening and a full moon. Lots of insect life but few rises. Tried every technique known to man to land a fish and was finally rewarded at 10 pm with a 10 oz fighter! A truly magical beat.

10 Trout

Evening start at about 6pm. A few small fish rising in the very clear a low water. Sat on the bank and watched a few small part chase nymphs around the shallows, showing there silver flanks as they turn in and out. Decided to fish long leader with lightly weighted nymphs in the faster water and caught three smallish fish of between 7" and 10". Then plenty of missed takes that kept the interest level up. Around 8ish the bwo spinner fall began and the bigger fish started to show. After missing about 5 fish from the same pool I moved to find a solitary rising fish dead centre of a run. Initially I assumed it being another small fish until my semi circle spinner floated over it with my first cast and "BOOM" It took of full throttle up stream and screaming line. My three wt rod took a hammering for about 15 mins until I slipped my net under a very plump and firm 18" full finned fish. after I returned it still full fit I took another a few yards up, but about 8" smaller. Great evening

5 Trout

A recennoitre rather than a fishing session to get to know the river at the current extremely low levels. Walked and watched for a couple of hours intending to come back in the evening but didn't make it back!

Conditions good, low water, humid. No fish rising.