Feedback & Reports

A lovely beat, with clear directions and a good parking spot within easy walking distance to the river. Water level and flow good for short line nymphing, but only caught one - the rest came to dry (#18 black gnat). As with most other returns, I will be back.

5 Grayling

This is lovely piece of water but sadly water levels were too high to have any chance. Tried in vain for an hour but called it a day and headed home. My season seems to have been blighted by too much or too little water! Will definitely return here next season, looks a fine beat.

Having been washed off yesterday, I was hoping for a good day on this stretch of water. It was a cold day with a gale blowing downstream. I didn't see a fish or any insect life at all. Did look like a nice beat though.

caught 2 decent grayling nymphing

2 Grayling

Well this is a most welcome addition to the passport ! Thank you Colonel ! All fish in the 12 - 14 " range and feisty little buggers they were too ! A return visit is on the calendar for next season, well done WUF for securing this water.

10 Grayling

Great to be back in an area I know well from my younger days when I was a mountain bike guide in the hills and a competitor in the Man V Horse race. First time on this beat which was carrying a lot of water after heavy rain but most of the middle section was fishable with both nymphs and dries taking fish. Nothing big , up to 13", but all in good condition. When returning to the tail of a pool where I spotted a good sized Trout earlier I came across a young farmer lad and his girlfriend worming ( fishing that is ) the dilemma was do I ask them to leave, or knowing there is not much to do for youngsters in this area ignore it and and move on. This time I did the latter but the Colonel should be informed, We all had to start our fishing career somewhere.

6 Trout, 10 Grayling

Great new water. Arrived to meet the Colonel organising the repair of a gate. He has put in hard standing on the car parking
Had a fab day fishing, Al managed his best total so didn't want to leave in spite of the rain and the pubs being open.
We will be back to fish this beat again

1 Trout, 7 Grayling

2 Trout, 7 Grayling

Fished from 10-3....... 0.33 on the Abernant scale. I spent almost the whole time on the lower half of the beat which could be difficult to fish if the water was deeper and faster. 14 grayling between 8" - 13" and one small 7" trout , all on size 18 dries and most on a black gnat pattern. The middle slower section was very shallow and I couldn't make anything happen there at all. Fish were sporadically rising all morning but turned off around 2pm. I look forward to returning when the water is up a bit.

14 Grayling ..1 Trout

1 Trout, 14 Grayling

nice beat though water quite low so concentrated on the pacier water with duel beadheads and picked up 18 grayling the rest came from slacker water to size 22 midge pattern. a few trout also.

25 Grayling