Feedback & Reports

Cool, cloudy day but with not much wind. Steady hatch of yellow mays, medium sized olives (BWOs?), and tiny olives until about 6.30pm. A decent rise throughout, though very selective fish (one spat out the fly three times before I eventually got him). A size 14 Jingler seemed to work to an extent, as representative of this variety. 9 fish, including big ones of 18" (2 1/4 lbs), 19" (2 3/4) and 20" (3 1/2). Lost a bigger one through incompetence, as he ran between my legs. The rest were 14" down.

9 Trout

First time to this beat and fabulous location and setting. Sunny intervals with a cold, stiff wind made the fishing challenging at times. 5 fish caught and returned - 3 around 12" to a mix of dry fly (smallish CDC brown sedge) and various nymphs. Plenty of fish rising through the day but very picky.

5 Trout

2 Trout

Plenty of fly life and feeding fish. Fish hard to please.

2 Trout

Two trout to the net and safely released. Both on dry a Adams Klinkhamer patter.

2 Trout

Quite a decent rise all day, but the fish were being very picky, quite often spitting out (and thus missing) the fly. Got 2 on a Jingler (14) late on, but the consensus seemed to be that a very small emerger or BWO (eg. size 18 Klinkhamer) was the best bet.

2 Trout

A memorable first visit to this wonderful beat. Insects hatched and fish rose all day. Best fish were 17”, 16”and 4@15” with most of the rest 12-14”. All on dry fly and nearly all targeting rising fish.

14 Trout

Perfect fishing conditions, so no excuses. A lively hour around lunch time saw many decent sized fish rising, most of them too crafty for me, but lots of fun. Mainly stuck to the Ashford Bend. Wonderfully peaceful, plenty of bird life and a delight to be on the river.

3 Trout

2 to the net on dry fly.

2 Trout