Feedback & Reports

Being of reasonable competence when it comes to Trout fishing I dismissed the previous feedback reports of very few fish but do have to say in comparison to other small rivers there did seem to be a decided lack of Trout activity.
There was a consistent hatch of Mayfly all day but only 3 or 4 rising fish that could be attributed to a grown Trout rather than a parr. After sunset the spinners returned to the water in some numbers but again this resulted in few rises and even then they weren't what you would consider consistent. That said, the fish I would consider to be grown Trout certainly made an impact when they did rise showing that there are fish here of a good size even if few in numbers. I did manage 5-6 good takes to my fly but failed to keep a hook hold (or even prick most of them) finishing the day with just one Brownie in the net(a small but spirited little fighter about 12" long).
Nymphing would bring different results but I am a steadfast dry-fly angler when on the rivers.
For those of you who also decide to walk the full length of the beat, wear long trousers and long sleeves and be prepared to get nettle rash! At the top end of the river they were 6' high and even a day after my hands still don't feel right. Getting nettle rash is an occupational hazard.
I'd also suggest you don't leave your bag by the river. It's in a remote part of the world so it's unlikely to get stolen but the local cows do like a game of football with it!!! Apparently they also find the sleeves of a fleece jacket tasty as well. You live and learn.

1 Trout

3 lovely spotty fish caught on dry Greenwells. Fished 3pm - 7pm and didn't do the beat justice. Only picked out the likely looking spots and didn't do much prospecting. Easy access into river.

3 Trout

A bright, blustery day with the cool wind coming downstream. I spent about six hours on the beat and didn't see a single fish.

Brilliantly sunny for most of the day and much warmer than of late. Sporadic rises from the middle of the day onward proved to be out of season grayling, with one small fish falling to dry fly. An interesting beat with a mix of slow meanders and faster water.

1 Grayling

This is a lovely setting and was looking forward to a good day, however the weather conspired against me. Very windy, which always managed to be in the wrong direction for casting, and made casting very difficult or impossible. The river was slightly coloured after some recent rain. I hooked one fish, on a beaded Pheasant Tail, which came off almost immediately and did not see another fish all day. Which depressed me more than the contrary wind.

Windy but river OK with a touch of colour - only fished a couple of hours, 1 trout 1lb on nymph.

1 Trout

Water was very discolored saw no fish even though there were plenty of flies, insects around. Talking with a local he commented how the fish had disappeared from these waters over the last few years. A little disappointing.

Lovely day's fishing. Very pretty beat, with a mix of easy and challenging fishing. The trout though were not in abundance. Water still cool, no rises seen, pretty hard going.

1 Trout

The river was a little high, but unusually very coloured for most of the day (perhaps there was some river work further upstream?). The weather was clear and sunny, around 15 degrees, no wind. The water was still very cold and there was only a small hatch around the middle of the day, with no fish rising all day. The fish did respond to deep nymph tactics, with the best trout around 12 inches and a bonus grayling over 2 lb. Lovely day to start a late season.

2 Trout, 3 Grayling

Nice weather but the fishing wasn't so good. No fish caught, no hits or follows. Only saw one rise the whole time I was there. Very unusual for this beat as its normally teeming with fish. Maybe its the time of year?

Still had a good day out in the countryside and peace and quiet!