East Dart (Dartmoor Fishery) Fished downstream of Bellever. 17 brown trout to 10", all on dries. Great day.
23-06-2012
Essebeare (Beat 5) 11 fish all on same fly, Adams Klinkhammer. Best fish 1/2lb.
23-06-2012
Tregeagle (Beat 39) 20 x BT between 2 anglers. V. small, biggest 6".
20-06-2012
Druxton (Beat 17) 30 trout to 12in.
19-06-2012
Champerhaies (Beat 3) six browns to 14" + a chub.
19-06-2012
Treburtle (Beat 21) 12 fish to 10in.
19-06-2012
Treburtle (Beat 21) 12 fish to 10in.
19-06-2012
Treburtle (Beat 21) 12 BT to 11".
19-06-2012
Ham Mill (Beat 20) 1 7" grayling, dry fly.
18-06-2012
Essebeare (Beat 5) 15+ trout 6-8" mayfly. All returned.
17-06-2012
Essebeare (Beat 5) hooked 23 brown trout 4-8" upstream dry fly. Black klink, mayfly. Awesome.
17-06-2012
South Yeo (Beaat 13) Some mays about. 12/ 15 fish all on dries.
17-06-2012
Wiggaton (Beat 22) 11 brown trout to 10oz on copper john.
17-06-2012
South Penquite (Beat 33) 20 bt to 7".
15-06-2012
West Dart (Dartmoor Fishery) 800m downstream of Weak Ford up to Hexworthy Bridge. Missed the fish below Weak Ford (three takes) and moved back via Huccaby stretch. Trees have been cleared which makes for easier access and casting, but removes some of the lies for fish. Two large Sea trout moved in the tail of one of these pools, much bigger than the peal seen earlier in the week.
13-06-2012
Cowsic (Dartmoor Fishery) Main rivers rising still, so fished the Cowsic. Moorland stretch was delightful, missed numerous smaller fish, caught a good number of fish in the 10 - 15 cm range. Very spooky fish, needed to crawl and side cast, with short casts essential to avoid spooking other fish. Excellent sport and beautiful quarry. Finished the afternoon fishing the pocket water between Beardown Farm and the moors. Hard going over the rocks but great sport and slightly larger fish. Three landed, best nudging 20cm.
12-06-2012
Upper Teign (Beat 14)Nil. Rain stopped play.
12-06-2012
Downacarey Lake (Beat 41) This fishery has the potential for some quality bream/ tench fishing! Superb flora/ fauna (peaceful)!
12-06-2012
South Penquite (Beat 33) 6 x brown trout from 4 - 6" on klinkhammer fly (dry)
11-06-2012
West Dart (Dartmoor FIshery) River Swincombe confluence to Princes Hall Hotel. River clearer but rising, sustained heavy rain. Several fish of small size caught, generally when casting to sighted larger fish - many of which were seen. Particularly fertile stretch of river, uncharacteristically weedy with good fly life - nutrient runoff from the Dairy farm perhaps? Definately holds good numbers of larger fish along this stretch but much harder fishing today - combination of conditions, bad angling and spooky fish.
11-06-2012
Upper Teign (Beat 14) 5 brown trout to 10", 3 brown trout to 5", klinkhammer dry.
10-06-2012
West Dart (Dartmoor Fishery) Dartmeet to Weak Ford. River coloured but falling, some drizzle.
Caught five brown trout, four estimated at 15 - 20 cm, best fish just over 30. Lots of small trout seen plus a good school of peal - approx. 1 dozen.
09-06-2012
Lane Barton (Beat 10) 4 browns, coloured water but still fished - FANTASTIC!
09-06-2012
West Dart (Dartmoor Fishery) 6 brown trout to 1/2lb.
East Dart (Dartmoor Fishery) 3 brown trout to 1/2lb.
09-06-2012
West Dart (Dartmoor Fishery) 10 brown trout to 3/4lb.
East Dart (Dartmoor Fishery)17 brown trout including a giant of 1 1/4lb. Absolutely superb day! All rivers seem very healthy. A privilege to fish.
09-06-2012
Upper Teign (Beat 14) 3 brown trout, dry fly = grey duster (biggest brown 7")
07-06-2012
Boyton (Beat 16) 3 trout to 10"
06-06-2012
Ham Mill (Beat 20) 6 brown trout, 1 grayling.
06-06-2012
Ham Mill (Beat 20) 6 brown trout, 1 grayling. Sedge and mayfly.
04-06-2012
Wiggaton (Beat 22) 3 brown trout to 9" - klinkhammer.
04-06-2012
Boldford Bridge (Beat 28) 13 brown trout, best fish 8", all returned, all on grey wulff. Many thanks.
04-06-2012
Druxton (Beat 17) one 8" in brown trout returned. Caught in wooded section above first two riffles. Weighted black montana with flouro.
03-06-2012
South Yeo (Beaat 13) 4 trout on CDC mayfly - the odd real one still hatching.
03-06-2012
Wiggaton (Beat 22) 6 trout 2 grayling, ptn.
02-06-2012
Witheridge Mill Bridge (Beat 6) 5 brown trout 4 -8" in an hour in a gale. PTN New Zealand Style, Tups dry fly.
02-06-2012
Hayne Bridge (Beat 25) 10 x BT 4-6" mayfly patterns.
02-06-2012
Upper Teign (Beat 14) two browns, approx. 6" on black gnat.
01-06-2012
Westons (Beat 1) Challenging day saved by a grayling - 1lb+.
01-06-2012
Westons (Beat 1) 4 brown trout, l large grayling - dries.
01-06-2012
Gortleigh (Beat 9) 3 fish, 2 no. six ins, 1no. 12 ins. All on dry fly.
01-06-2012
St Leonards (Beat 23) 2 brown trout 6 yo 7", nymph.
01-06-2012
Ham Mill (Beat 20) Several trout 6-8" with 1 at 13". Klinkhammer grey.
31-05-2012
Essebeare (Beat 5) 12 trout 5 -9" on dry fly. 3 on BWO rest on mayfly with decent hatch pm. Teeming with fish.
31-05-2012
Westons (Beat 1) Caught approx 25 browns & lost/missed as many again mainly on Grey Wulf dry #14.
Best Brown 11 1/2”, 6 at 9-10”, rest around 5-6” fish plus 1 unexpected Grayling of 15 1/2”
A superb day thank you from this very small deceptive river which showed no evidence of being fished lately, not a single footprint in the bank.
A few mayfly coming off but not many natural rises in spite of this, although fish came freely to what I offered.
My advice for anyone following this is to go alone, on an overcast day & fish as lightly as you dare !
30-05-2012
Upper Teign (Beat 14) 29 brown trout 5-11". All on a black klink.
30-05-2012
Gortleigh (Beat 9) 2 x 10" BT elk hair caddis. Mayfly about but fish not interested.
30-05-2012
Milford (Beat 26) 13 fish to 10". All caught on elk hair caddis. A few mayflya hatching around noon. I feel that fishability should be 2**. Fish moving in shaded areas.
30-05-2012
Ham Mill (Beat 20) 22 fish in total, about half brown trout half grayling. Best brown trout 12", best grayling 9". Green klink and brown klink. Excellent 10 quids worth!
