Feedback & Reports

A nice surprise early this morning with a lively coloured hen caught at the top of the beat. She’d been in the river for a little while but was in good condition with no sign of any fungal lesions. Netted briefly and quickly returned.
The river is starting to clear slightly but at 6.30am spinning was perhaps the only option.
1’8” on the gauge. The fish came to a black and gold FC in the Rock Pool. About 11lbs.

1 Salmon

Hen fish around 8/9lb from the tail of the Rock Pool on the Rectory on a black and copper flying C. Single hook fell out in the net. Fish went back strongly. River quite coloured, but not dirty and too high to fly fish.

1 Salmon

No sign of a salmon at The Rectory today.

Height of water / temperature/ overcast conditions all perfect . No Salmon seen or any pulls albeit 1 x trout .

Covered the top half of the beat well , surely they have to be somewhere and more being caught up on the higher reaches with the recent lift of water . Unless they are ploughing through the beat and not stopping .

Fingers crossed for next time out .

1 Trout

Nine hours fishing today, covering the beat with fly and spinner. 1’7 on the gauge and a dark peat like stain to the river.
No salmon caught or seen.
The access to the upper pools is much better since the banks had a haircut. Middle beat access is ok. The lower part of the beat is another matter. The catches below the hut are only accessible in a few places. As the island is completely overgrown, a slippery , tricky wade was needed in dirty water to access the Neck of the Rectory and the Rectory pool. I’m not a shy wader, but at this river height I didn’t risk it. The overgrown vegetation at the waters edge further down is an accident waiting to happen and great care needs to be taken if you are unfamiliar with the beat so that you don’t end up in the river after stepping on what appears to be solid bankside.

1 Trout

River levels to high to fish

A quick note, it looks like Himalayan balsam has taken hold at the Rectory this will become a massive problem if it’s not eradicated.

1 Trout

1 big trout

Will be claiming wash-off

River unfishable and unsafe

lost a fish in neck of rectory pool