Feedback & Reports

2 x trout around 10 inches each. I have to comment that I'm finding these days which begin with a frost and then go up to over 20 degrees after lunch with a bright and merciless sun illuminating every inch of the bottom of a slow-moving river, rather tough going to put it mildly. Plus there are the non-angling walkers you meet on the bank who invariably say: "What lovely weather! Must be great for fishing I suppose!" You feel such a grouch if you reply: "Absolutely not; this kind of weather is the last thing we want." Anyway, wherever you go fishing it's a chance to explore the river bed - knowledge which will come in handy sooner or later. This day was saved by a brief and rather sparse hatch of march browns after lunch. I missed about six takes and got a modest brace on spiders - Woodcock and Hare's Lug.

No fish caught. After about an hour canoes started coming down the river and all chance of catching anything disappeared! Don was very useful and helped finding the right lies etc. A lovely place to fish.

Nil return. Lots of trout seen.

Beautiful weather and scenery. The only thing lacking was fish!

3 trout, largest approx half a pound. All returned. Fantastic fishing and I only lost one fly!

River very clear and low. So low that I actually managed to wade the whole of Upper Rock pool.
Plenty of grannon and a few olives hatching and the fish really switched on from 12 until around 1.30. Between us we brought 13 to hand including 5 over a pound (best around 1.75lb). All fish taken on very sparsley tied #14 waterhen bloas. Lovely fishing

No fish caught, low water.

Nothing on the fly rod beyond a couple of pulls early morning, but two small well-mended kelts while spinning deep water. Very hot and bright by midday, and some more water in the river would be very welcome.

A bright sunny day but the breeze was cold at times. There was no hatch of any significance from 10:30 to 4:30 and I was unable to conect with a fish. A number were seen but they were very easily frigghtened and the one fish that I did manage to creep up on ignored my offering completely before swiming off into the deep. The clearance work undertaken at the end of last year is clearly visible and the beat is very pleasant and easy to fish. Thanks.

1 very large kelt.