Feedback & Reports

4 Trout

My son and I had an excellent day on this idyllic stretch of the Arrow. There were lots of mayflies and sedge hatching throughout the day. The river was in great condition and relatively clear. We spooked and missed a few good fish - this was my 8 year old son's first try on a stream, but he was thrilled to bits after catching a very good trout on a dry mayfly pattern. The other two fish were caught on PTNs fished NZ style. All our fish were carefully returned.
We were given a very warm welcome on arrival by the farmer, who looked after us throughout our visit and couldn't have been more helpful. I can't praise Arrow Mill enough!

3 Trout

Poor fishing in the middle of the day, not enough shade and water slowing down too much as I got closer to the big downstream weir. The Motley wood beat is better in that respect, more shaded & with more flowing water upstream of the 1st weir.

4 Trout

No fish. Fish seen at the bottom of the Vanstone pool

A good few hours showing my friend some techniques as he's new to fly fishing.
River was carrying a little colour early in the morning but by the afternoon was clear and fishing very well again. Pheasant tail nymph was fantastic as always!
Landed some nice fish and hooked into a really decent trout, but in the end he wriggled his way free (sigh). My friend brought his drone too for a quick snap of the river.
All in all a lovely day.

5 Trout, 7 Grayling

Trout between 8-10 inches on may fly, lost a good one which didn’t take well to the may fly attached to my rod and decided to race around in all directions!

4 Trout

Two trout caught, 14" and 9". Another larger trout lost. All caught on nymphs under a dry fly. Some fish rising sporadically. Beautiful stretch of river.

2 Trout

A beautiful afternoon to be out here - almost summer. 10 trout to 15", all to PTN aside from the fish pictured which took a DHE during a very short lived spell of fish taking emergers. Mayfly around but not many obviously on the water and nothing taking duns in the afternoon. It's not the easiest fishing but there are fish in there - I probably lost another half dozen or so, including one pool near the bottom where I had at least 4 takes from different fish in quick succession but only managed to land one. I stayed at the Bell and at 9.30pm there was a cracking rise going on, although I wasn't getting a rod back out after dinner!

10 Trout, 1 Grayling

Brian Woolley had a nice 9.5 lb silver hen fish ???? on a black SHFC from a croy near the hut. It gave a good fight and recovered well and swam off strong. Fish was caught about 6.15 pm.

1 Salmon