Feedback & Reports

High, but clear water after a floods from Storm Katy and a generally cloudy day made for good conditions. A nice 18 lb cock springer. Taken on a gold body Willie Gunn fished deep.

1 Salmon, 1 Grayling

2ft 3" 4ft vis and dropping very slowly. Warmish sunny afternoon with a few LDO's and Grannom on the wing. Had time to trawl a monkey through likely spots in Bridge, Gravel catch and Rock to no avail. Don't like fishing sunk line, often find myself feeling it isn't deep enough over the lies and then it inevitably hangs up on the inside. Oh for a few weeks time when the sink-tips and size 8's can come out.
Left river when water levels inside waders had equalised with the water level on the outside them!

3 Trout

Fished a relaxed afternoon session in low clear water. Leaves starting to drop but the weather was still quite warm. No fish seen other than a lively trout. I wish the salmon well over the next few weeks and here's to continued recovery in 2016.

1 Trout

Beautiful day on a wonderful beat. Didn't see a salmon, but a couple of takes from WBT near prime lies caused some excitement.

2 Trout

Rectory neck - pool ("Just around the corner").
12 Noon. 12lbs Hen - slightly coloured, high condition. No.8 Long-tailed Thunder (Franks). Floating line. Water surprisingly clear. 52°F. 1' 2". Bright/ light showers

1 Salmon

Fished before and after work. In the morning, lost a good fish after long first run that took at the top of the Mill stream, then in the Rectory pool, at the end of the old croy a steady tightening turned into a clean 10lber that had been in a couple of weeks.
After work, fished the same water. 2 separate fish moved to the fly on the far side of the Mill stream before, about 30 yards down, a 4.5lb grilse took solidly. No further action in neck of Rectory or the pool itself, but 3 fish hooked and 2 others moved in 3hrs fish fishing is pretty good!

2 Salmon

Fished dry fly for rising fish. Good hatch in the afternoon evening. Used olive, Adams and black klinkhammer. A lovely day with the river to myself.

3 Trout, 1 Grayling

River on the lowside, was told it was on "compensation water", fished the fly on the Rectory pool,one fish showed, looked clean enough, but not interested in what I was offering, also fished the Rock but alas with no success, I`m sure I only fish because I like coffee and sandwiches, hopefully better luck next time I visit, the lady in the booking office was very helpful as it was my first visit to the foundation, explained all the ins and outs of the system/tickets etc, and I think it was Simon? was very helpful in showing where best to fish, lies etc, I`m near sure he guaranteed me a fish so maybe get a freebie next time,hahaha!!but I had a really nice day on the river, thank you.
Gordon Simpson.

Lovely beat. Jonathan [Morris] is a fantastic instructor and a wonderful companion for a day on the water. He helped me fish with confidence and I felt we were fast friends by day's end. I will be back to fish your impressive resource. Did not touch or see a salmon. PMB.

2 Trout