Feedback & Reports

Good morning. Although the area is stunning we had some pretty poor conditions. The temperature was 27deg plus and the river was very very low. We both used dry fly throughout. The largest of the 3 was about 3/4lb, the other two were appreciably smaller. The river temp was quite high and the few fish we saw had little cover and were very skittish. Saying that the fish caught were in very good condition.
We will try again later in the season and hope for better conditions. Regards.

3 Trout

River low & clear: 3 small trout on upstream nymphs by my fishing partner.

3 Trout

Very strong downstream wind made any upstrem method very difficult. None the less a nice stretch of river.

10 Trout

With the wind blowing and the rain a constant feature we explored this stretch using various nymphs either as a duo or with a French leader. Upstream of parking produced a cracking brown trout in the morning! At the faster water down from the bridge, 5 big trout were hooked but only the little ones were coaxed into the net! Frustrating as each bite was worked hard for! All in a great beat with some good features to fish to! Would like to return when the spring is no longer confused with Winter!

8 Trout

4 trout caught 2 returned. All caught on klinkhammers. 2 salmon spotted very close to bank on house side but not interested in anything.
Water low which meant great wading. An excellent beat with great directions. I look forward to returning. The whole booking process couldn't have been easier.
Spotted a mink on the far side of the bank.

4 Trout

Tough days fishing with the river low and clear. rose several fish but failed to connect with most. Finally hooked a good fish of around 3lbs, caught on a PTN fished NZ style.

1 Trout

No fish caught in the morning, raining continuously. Much better afternoon between 2 and 6pm with 10 fish caught to 12 inches. All New Zealand style in the top half of the beat. First time on this beat and very impressed.

10 Trout

River had cleared slightly since yesterday. 15 degrees C blustery with showers. Caught all fish on upstream bead head nymph and saw very few rising fish. A bit of a rise to small olives at 3.00pm but couldn't catch them on dries.
A lovely beat with varying character and will definitely come again and hope for more settled weather. Plenty of fish anyway - biggest 14", others averaged about 8-10".

12 Trout

Cool start but olives hatching and we caught fish. Sun burns though clouds olives stop and we stop catching, hard from then on. Nymphs caught but it was slow and hot, this weather of ours? More fish to olives in evening but temp dropped big time and the rise stopped. Nice fish caught, all returned, will fish this beat again. 12 fish returned.

12 Trout

Fish rising in the morning to olives but activity declined during the main part of the day. Fish became much more active in the evening when the two best fish of 2 lb and 2.5 lb were taken. Flies were an emerger olive and a Dogsbody variant. Bright and sunny during the main part of the day. Olives and Mayflies main hatches. A challenging but ultimately very rewarding day on a beautiful stretch of river.

22 Trout