Feedback & Reports

Fished for about 3 1/2 hours on a mild sunny day. Not many flies about apart from gnats and only two fish seen rising. 9 trout caught, 6 on a beaded nymph and 3 on dry flies.
Fallen trees made access difficult on parts of the beat and the vegetation/overhanging branches made casting tricky as well.

9 Trout

Nine+ to hand in the short time I was there. All small, up to 9 inches. First time on this beat and it is a struggle to fish due to the amount of fallen trees and vegetation. To look at nice... to fish very frustrating.

9 Trout

Fished this beat on intro to wild stream fishing. Catch for me was nil on the day, but had 5 on that did not come to the net.
I would like to thank all involved on the day, for making it such a wonderful experience. Should there be a similar event next year I would definitly attend if possible. Hope so!

Despite a very cold cloudy day, and rivers generally, still very much in flood I ventured to Hindwell in the hope that this section may have falling water levels and a degree of clearing water. Although the water was still high it was wade able in places and gaining in clarity. I saw no fish rises but worked my way up from the lower end. Eventually, on a pheasant tail nymph I felt that welcomed take. It was a brownie of about 12 inches who gave a really fearsome account of itself on my light tackle but eventually throwing the hook when at my feet!
The upper section of the beat is almost inaccessible, due to a combination of overgrowth & barbed wire fencing, which I found disappointing. Very pretty beat generally but access will be even more challenging as growth builds up on the bankside trees.

1 Trout

Took a chance on the Hindwell fining down faster than the Lugg. Was not the case! Still attempted trundling heavy bugs through steady pools, but no luck. Lovely couple of hours though to be on the water.

CP and BS from London fished the beat from 10.45am-1.45pm. Bright morning sun gave was to scattered clouds/overcast. Fished from the lower end of the beat at the confluence of the river with the Lugg. Fishing was a mixture of dry flies and, in some sections, weighted nymphs; fish were caught with both. Size 16 pheasant tail nymphs on faster water, and Czech nymphs deeper in the pools; both caught fish. Fish came on about 12.00pm. 6 wild brown trout and 5 grayling, 12” largest of each.

6 Trout, 5 Grayling

Started cloudy sunny by mid day. Did not see a rise all day and observed no fish in the stream. Stream seemed cloudy with white sediment. Very over grown and a lot of the upper beat under dense canopy and dark. Water level low. Did see a kingfisher. Have had better days fishing. No fish caught, although I am sure there should be some trout in the many deep fast pools. A real challenge for casting!

WUF note: we will look into the cause of the white sediment, thanks for letting us know

TENKARA DAY. Excellent informative day. Good course.

I fished from 11am to 4pm catching 7 trout. I got off to a pretty bad start tearing my waders on a barbed wire fence hidden by masses of Himalayan Balsam at the start of the beat. With full sun, dense undergrowth and the river very low it was a struggle for the first few hours with things picking up a bit when it became cloudier after 1pm. Not many flies about and only 4 rises seen all day. 3 trout about 6-10 inches caught on para adams/cdc dry flies and 4 trout 5-8 inches on beaded nymphs.

7 Trout

No surface activity other than gnat! One 9 inch brown caught on beaded GRHE. Wild stream fishing day. Fished for four hours without sage words of advice so I left no more competent than I was when I arrived! I realise there was a lot of ground (or rather, water) to cover but maybe the expertise was spread a little too thinly?
Thank you WUF for a pleasant day out though.

1 Trout