Feedback & Reports

CP and BS from London fished the beat from 10.00am to 12.00pm. Steady rain, cool and cloudy building up to hard rain. River level good; few fish seen. Began at the bridge/parking, and fished up river. No fish caught. Section was mostly shallow riffle, occasional deep pool, large woody debris consistently found along the entire beat.

A poor start to the day at Titley Bridge, unable to fish more than a few yards due to fallen tree with no way round. Attempted to re enter water further upstream but overgrowth too thick to penetrate. Restarted further down stream, greatly improved. Two trout caught, both rising fish 7in and 12 in. Water very low. An enjoyable days fishing.

2 Trout

Two 10 inch trout on nymphs. A few mayfly about but no fish rising.

2 Trout

Two 10 inch trout on nymphs. A few mayfly about but no fish rising.

2 Trout

I know the upper Arrow quite well but this was my first experience of Whittern. A first always presents challenges and on this occasion they were exacerbated by a continuous, strong downstream wind.

Throughout the afternoon there was a significant and prolonged Mayfly hatch. I watched as they bounced vulnerably on the water expecting the trout to latch onto them but it simply didn't happen. Only once did I encounter a fish picking them off but he was close to a shaded bank protected by low hanging vegetation as well as that annoying wind. I tried but failed.

When all my other tactics for bringing fish to the surface came to naught I resorted to trundling a heavy nymph through some of the deeper runs. This produced two (11-12") beautiful trout. Nice fish but I was left feeling rather frustrated. I'd failed to make the best of a day that seemed full of promise - I guess that's part of the enduring challenge and why we love the sport. "I'll be back!"

2 Trout

I know the upper Arrow quite well but this was my first experience of Whittern. A first always presents challenges and on this occasion they were exacerbated by a continuous, strong downstream wind.

Throughout the afternoon there was a significant and prolonged Mayfly hatch. I watched as they bounced vulnerably on the water expecting the trout to latch onto them but it simply didn't happen. Only once did I encounter a fish picking them off but he was close to a shaded bank protected by low hanging vegetation as well as that annoying wind. I tried but failed.

When all my other tactics for bringing fish to the surface came to naught I resorted to trundling a heavy nymph through some of the deeper runs. This produced two (11-12") beautiful trout. Nice fish but I was left feeling rather frustrated. I'd failed to make the best of a day that seemed full of promise - I guess that's part of the enduring challenge and why we love the sport. "I'll be back!"

2 Trout

Beaten again by the wind on the Arrow. A few fish rising between the bridges as I arrived at 3pm and one WBT 9" to hand on a mayfly pattern. Increasing wind seemed to put the fish down and all very quiet at 7:30 and didn't feel like a late rise was on the cards so called it a day.

1 Trout

I found this beat hard work as all the easy access is where fishing is prohibited leaving a lot of undergrowth and quite a bit of barbed wire to battle through. One trout on a shrimp pattern and a salmon parr on a PTN.

1 Trout, 1 Other

Fish 4-14 inches, mainly on GH-HE, less fish rising than on last visit. Two large 1lb+ fish from same pool, one sighted and caught from tail, one from the neck. Top half of beat fished. Some mayfly around, not much interest yet but it won't be long.

15 Trout

Nice day fishing, size of fish were about 6 inches caught on goldhead nymphs.

2 Trout