Feedback & Reports

Excellent evening fishing, walked to the downstream start of the beat, first cast and a beautiful male Grayling. Very overgrown, weather was warm and no wind. Lots of very deep holes and had to climb up the bank to get to the next pool in some places. Will return to fish again now I know what to expect from this excellent beat.

3 Trout, 1 Grayling

Water cloudy. Tried nymphs and wets to no avail. Lots of beat was un-fishable due to steep banks and undergrowth. Only small section capable of wading.

Cold and wet. River in great condition but no fish showing in fairly miserable conditions. One beautiful trout of probably a little over 3/4 lb on klinkhammer.

1 Trout

Pleasant days fishing even though mixed weather conditions.
Unsuccessful when spinning but took three rainbows on inflated worm.

3 Trout

No fish caught. Day started wet but settled with intermittent sun and a breeze. Used a nymph to start with but changed to dry later in the day. Saw a couple of good sized rises in the run just below woods but they weren't taking. Tried grey Adams olive, and gold heads and wet pheasant tail. Still had a lovely day on a beautiful river however!

6 x trout 8-12 inches, 3 x out of season grayling 8-13 inches, Deer's Hair Emerger. A dry fly morning under grey clouds, warm rain drizzling off and on. The rain has raised the river a couple of inches and put a little colour into it. A few olives trickling off, but no spectacular hatch.

6 Trout, 3 Grayling

Drizzle and cool, not promising but the river did yield 4 WBT (6 - 9inches - all safely returned) to deep gold head nymph. An interesting new beat and a lot of river for your money. I did see one swallow. Looking forward to returning when the fish are rising.

4 Trout

Eleven trout, 10-16 inches, at least the same again on/off long range releases. Down stream wet fly. River coloured in the morning but clean by 1pm. Very little fly life or rising fish. Last fished this water about 30 years ago - the river has changed very little! Discovered the odd boulder mentioned in the beat description but failed to make a detour - had a 'dunk in the drink'- luckily just as I was about to finish for the day. A good Spring day's fishing.

11 Trout

First time Fly fishing and hooked something late afternoon but failed to recover. This is a perfect location for me and looking forward to my next return. Thanks to the advice to another fisherman, unfortunately I didn't get his name.

A great beat just a bit to much water running (not helped by the showers). Fished a day and a half. Two salmon moved at Vanstone, 1 x 3/4lb brownie on a BT Rapala from the middle of Maddox and a 6lb pike from The V on a Red Flying C.

1 Trout, 1 Pike