Feedback & Reports

Looking at other catch returns, it would appear I did rather well, although it didn't feel that way at the time. Lovely lovely beat. Very secluded once away from the house. Beautiful and varied water. Yes, access difficult and there are many parts unfishable with the fly. The pools and ruffles more than make up for it. Had a chunk of a trout using a gbhe in a deep pool, 2 grayling from the faster runs and a chub from a classic chub swim, under a tree... Where there were one or two much bigger fish present... But of course the smaller one beats them to it.

A very enjoyable beat with ideal weather, but low water conditions.

1 Trout, 2 Grayling, 1 Chub

Lovely day, river conditions were good. Water level was fine, and water temperature not too hot. however we caught no fish, though a good size chub followed a 'yellow daddy' that I was fishing with, for some yards, it didn't take.
The river looked in good condition with plenty of 'spricks' minnows, and tiny trout, the water was clear, and there was a low key insect hatch just before sunset. Both kingfishers and dippers were about.

5 Chub

Better access this time around. Good fishing and a nice trout on a hairs war

1 Trout

Lovely stretch of water but river very low and a hot sunny day - so just about as tough as it could get. After trying everything I could think of to spark some activity eventually had a few nibbles at a nymph, but nothing landed. I would imagine this is a fantastic stretch of water with some rain fall and will definitely go back when the conditions are somewhat more in my favour

Two caught on weighted GRHE nymph, one on dry fly (sedge pattern). Largest Chub ~1 1/2lbs, other two ~1/2 pound.

3 Chub

Some nice pools and riffles but as other reports say this beat is way overgrown. There were places I went into the river a year ago I couldnt even find. A nice spot but I won’t be back til it is improved. No fish showing. 1 grayling.

Nice day, but caught nowt!

River in perfect order, but very little fly life and no fish showing. This is a beautiful beat, with what looks like classic dry fishing, but much of it is severely limited by impossibility of access because of heavily overgrown banks

1 Trout

Quiet day. Few mayfly and ymd showing but trout not really responding. Encountered a few good fish in a pool close to the top of the beat, thankfully had the 7ft 6” in the boot of my car to make the most of the harder to reach spots. Fish took a mayfly Emerger pattern. 3/4lb-1lb range.

3 Trout