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Catch Reports Log

Mar 22, 2023

Upper Taw nr Coldridge

gerald

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

4

3

Other (add in comments)

Lots of water in the river but nice and clear. I fished a single nymph with a fluff indicator, I fished for 3 hours and caught 4 trout on a stinky nymph.

Mar 15, 2023

Tremayne nr Bridge Reeve

Chris

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

0

0

River high, fast and dirty,

Sep 29, 2022

Tremayne nr Bridge Reeve

Mark

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

1

1

Sep 28, 2022

Tremayne nr Bridge Reeve

Chris

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

3

1

Hares Ear

All on Gold Head Hares Ear, water clear and rising

Sep 28, 2022

Upper Taw nr Park Mill

Gordon

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

3

1

Other (add in comments)

Black gnat ( no. 12)

Sep 25, 2022

Upper Taw nr Hawkridge

Simon

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

0

Sep 23, 2022

Tremayne nr Bridge Reeve

Edward

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

1

0

Sep 17, 2022

Tremayne nr Rashleigh Wier

Mark

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

4

Grey Wulff

Nothing off the top ,all in fast water

Sep 19, 2022

Upper Taw nr Coldridge

Simon

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

3

2

Hares Ear

Sep 19, 2022

Tremayne nr Bridge Reeve

Chris

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

3

2

Elk Hair Caddis

2 on caddis one on gold head nymph, water low and clear

Sep 14, 2022

Upper Taw nr Coldridge

Mark

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

3

Parachute Adams

Sep 12, 2022

Tremayne nr Bridge Reeve

Edward

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

1

0

Other (add in comments)

Caught on a Hopper, no surface activity but I did have several splashy bites when ‘tweaking’ a large busy fly, Hopper, Sedge, through the surface film. I don’t think any off the interest we’re fish of any size as I wasn’t skilled enough to hook any.

Sep 11, 2022

Tremayne nr Bridge Reeve

Chris

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

3

1

Elk Hair Caddis

Sep 10, 2022

Tremayne nr Bridge Reeve

Edward

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

0

0

River still quite coloured and running fast. No surface activity

Sep 10, 2022

Upper Taw nr Coldridge

Simon

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

3

1

Other (add in comments)

orange-head nymph

good flow of beautifully peat-stained water

Sep 1, 2022

Upper Taw nr Hawkridge

Tim

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

2

0

Parachute Adams

Fished from 6.30pm until 8pm. Didn't see a single fish rise, managed to bring two small fish up (both c. 7 inches). Lots of weed in the river.

Aug 31, 2022

Tremayne nr Bridge Reeve

Chris

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

2

1

Parachute Adams

Not much showing water still very low

Aug 28, 2022

Tremayne nr Rashleigh Wier

Edward

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

0

0

Aug 25, 2022

Upper Taw nr Park Mill

Chris

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

4

1

Parachute Adams

Water like strong tea, still low even after yesterdays rain, lots of weed in Peters Pool. Dry little fly activity and no rises. Boy do we need a serious amount of rain!

Aug 24, 2022

Tremayne nr Bridge Reeve

Edward

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

1

0

Aug 23, 2022

Tremayne nr Bridge Reeve

Edward

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

2

0

Aug 21, 2022

Upper Taw nr Hawkridge

Simon

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

3

Jingler

Aug 20, 2022

Tremayne nr Bridge Reeve

Tim

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

1

1

Elk Hair Caddis

Aug 20, 2022

Tremayne nr Bridge Reeve

Edward

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

5

0

Parachute Adams

Aug 20, 2022

Tremayne nr Bridge Reeve

Chris

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

2

0

Elk Hair Caddis

Water almost back to mid July level, temp 20c, no surface activity at all ant not much of a hatch ( but loads of water spiders) Probably be best early doors or last thing.

Aug 19, 2022

Tremayne nr Bridge Reeve

Mark

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

3

Jul 24, 2022

Upper Taw nr Coldridge

Tim

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

3

1

Other (add in comments)

Size 18 silver tungsten 2.mm beaded nymph with sparkly purple body with sparse cdc wrap with two coq de Leon tail fibres.. I can’t really give it an imitative name but often works for me.

Jul 13, 2022

Tremayne nr Bridge Reeve

Chris

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

6

6

Elk Hair Caddis

Fished from 7.30 - 9.30 pm, temperature a bit cooler this evening and more fish activity, 4 of the six caught at taw/little dart junction pool (2 of these over 12 inches) would have liked to continue but light went.

Jul 12, 2022

Tremayne nr Bridge Reeve

Peter

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

2

0

Other (add in comments)

Green Drake Wulff (size 16). Both hooked at very front of mouth, missed a few splashy rises. A few mayfly on the wing but not much activity before I left at 1800.

Jul 10, 2022

Tremayne nr Bridge Reeve

WTT

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

5

1

Elk Hair Caddis

Black ant also successful

Noted algae covering the ranunculus

Jul 8, 2022

Upper Taw nr Park Mill

Gordon

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

4

1

Grey Wulff

Mainly smaller fish active in the riffles on a very hot day

Jul 11, 2022

Upper Taw nr Hawkridge

Chris

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

2

2

Elk Hair Caddis

Fished below the bridge between 8.30 & 9.45pm, very warm and humid (still 20c at 10pm) fish just started to rise as the light was going, only 2 today but both were close to 12 inches. I think it’s going to have to be early mornings until it’s cooler

Jul 7, 2022

Tremayne nr Bridge Reeve

Craig

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

2

Elk Hair Caddis

Low water only fished for 2 hrs in afternoon, very little activity.

Jul 7, 2022

Upper Taw nr Coldridge

Jo

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

1

1

Parachute Adams

1 z 15" fish so I stopped! Very low and dirty water. Still good number rising. Prolific dragon/damselflies

Jul 7, 2022

Upper Taw nr Coldridge

Chris

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

5

3

5 fish, 5 different flys. Fished lower part of best below the bridge, water very low and not much in the way of rises

Jul 4, 2022

Upper Taw nr Park Mill

Chris

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

7

6

Fished above and below the bridge for 2 hours. All fish caught on grey or brown drake. Water clearing and now strong tea colour. Not much in the way of rises but a good mayfly hatch still going on

Jul 1, 2022

Upper Taw nr Hawkridge

Chris

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

8

7

Fished for 3 hours, 1 below the bridge and 2 above. Water very dirty but levels hardly moved, surprisingly all fish caught on bushy white mayfly.

Jul 1, 2022

Tremayne nr Bridge Reeve

Craig

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

0

Water very murky with no trout rising, should have tried upper beats

Jun 23, 2022

Upper Taw nr Hawkridge

Jo

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

2

1

Elk Hair Caddis

Took a guest for their first trip fishing. Loads of rising. Warm and overcast. He raised about 10 but didn't hook them. I landed a couple to show what they looked like!

Jun 27, 2022

Tremayne nr Bridge Reeve

Chris

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

7

4

All caught on bushy white mayfly best fish just over 12 inches

Jun 26, 2022

Upper Taw nr Coldridge

Mike

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

7

1

Parachute Adams

Jun 25, 2022

Upper Taw nr Hawkridge

Simon

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

2

1

Other (add in comments)

sedge emerger.

Jun 25, 2022

Upper Taw nr Coldridge

Chris

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

2

1

Parachute Adams

Fished for an hour heavy rain stopped play!

Jun 23, 2022

Tremayne nr Bridge Reeve

Craig

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

3

1

Elk Hair Caddis

Fished for 2 hrs water quite low and little rising

Jun 21, 2022

Tremayne nr Bridge Reeve

Chris

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

12

7

Elk Hair Caddis

Lots of rises, caught 12 on caddis or bushy mayfly (caddis on the slower deeper water) 7 over 9 (3 fish were over 12 inches) unsure whether one was a sea trout (very pale markings) See picture on what’s app. River still holding colour but very low.

Jun 21, 2022

Upper Taw nr Coldridge

Gordon

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

7

3

Other (add in comments)

Bushy mayfly with yellow hackle and wings. Several spent mayfly on the river towards evening. Water temperature around 15C. Access above and below Coldridge Bridge at river entrance locations challenging due to undergrowth.

Jun 19, 2022

Upper Taw nr Hawkridge

Jo

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

6

1

Elk Hair Caddis

Water dirty after yesterday's rain, but lots of fish rising 5-6pm

Jun 16, 2022

Upper Taw nr Coldridge

Simon

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

2

2

Other (add in comments)

upstream wet

Jun 16, 2022

Tremayne nr Bridge Reeve

Jo

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

9

3

Elk Hair Caddis

Warm and cloudy. Not t ttuc

Jun 15, 2022

Tremayne nr Bridge Reeve

Chris

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

4

1

Elk Hair Caddis

Fished for an hour before bank day, not much of a hatch but a few rises, . River very low and could do with a good flush

Jun 12, 2022

Upper Taw nr Coldridge

Chris

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

8

5

Parachute Adams

Fished for 3 hours, caught 8 but missed loads, must be getting old!. River clearing to tea colour, not much of a hatch today nor surface activity, but all takes were very splashy.

Jun 11, 2022

Upper Taw nr Hawkridge

Jo

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

3

Other (add in comments)

Home tied olive dry. Lovely hour 5-6pm) on the river. Lots of fly life, but few mayfly. Several rising fish.

Jun 9, 2022

Tremayne nr Bridge Reeve

Craig

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

5

1

Winged Olive

Jun 9, 2022

Upper Taw nr Hawkridge, Upper Taw nr Park Mill

Tim

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

11

7

Other (add in comments)

Had a trout par on a hares ear nymph and the majority of the rest were on various parachute style flies of different colours. One on a greenwells glory and absolutely none on any upwinged mayfly pattern despite a few mayflies rising.

Jun 8, 2022

Upper Taw nr Brushford

Chris

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

6

Elk Hair Caddis

Despite rain river still very low and carrying colour. Hard work today with wind and caught just as many tree fish! Not much in way of rise but lots of insect life, had to work hard for my fish today!

May 30, 2022

Upper Taw nr Park Mill

gerald

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

8

4

Other (add in comments)

Fish caught on a spent May.
Only fished for an hour or so, beautiful bit of water.

May 27, 2022

Upper Taw nr Coldridge

Richard

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

6

2

Other (add in comments)

Fish caught on a May fly Dun and cripple. Very sad to see the state of the river below the cattle crossing.

Jun 2, 2022

Tremayne nr Bridge Reeve

Craig

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

5

1

Greenwells Glory

Fished for a couple of hours from 8.30am, some rising fish but had to move around to find them.

May 31, 2022

Upper Taw nr Hawkridge

Gordon

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

0

Plenty of fly life but little rising. Hooked and lost sizeable fish!!! Electric wire strung across Peters Pool.

May 31, 2022

Tremayne nr Bridge Reeve

Chris

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

9

5

Elk Hair Caddis

Water chocolate in colour but plenty of fly life largest fish was 14 inches and in excellent condition

May 26, 2022

Tremayne nr Bridge Reeve

Gordon

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

0

Fished 11.00 to 14.00. Windy, overcast, little fly life and less rising. No mayfly hatch. Water 15C and turbid/muddy after rain. Nothing tempted by a range of dry flies. One of those days! Gordon

May 26, 2022

Upper Taw nr Coldridge

Chris

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

9

6

Grey Wulff

9 fish all in excellent condition 6 over 9 inch of which 3 were over 12 inch and plump. Not much surface activity but plenty of fly life about.

May 25, 2022

Tremayne nr Bridge Reeve

Tim

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

3

1

Other (add in comments)

Largest fish on a detached body mayfly with some CDC. Other two on a green drake pattern. Strong cold wind this evening but still a few fish rising.

May 24, 2022

Tremayne nr Bridge Reeve

Craig

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

9

3

Good hatches of mayfly made for easy fishing

May 24, 2022

Upper Taw nr Coldridge

Gordon

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

5

5

Other (add in comments)

Fish of 9, 10 11, 11 and 12”. First two on March Brown and Grey Wulf para. Last thee on large
mayfly patter with yellow hackle
and wings. No action For first hour until nearly 1pm.

May 23, 2022

Upper Taw nr Brushford

Jo

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

0

0

An evening fishing in pouring rain abandoned to watch 3 otters playing instead for 45 mins. Magic

May 21, 2022

Upper Taw nr Hawkridge, Upper Taw nr Park Mill

Jo

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

6

2

Other (add in comments)

Partridge mayfly variant

May 21, 2022

Tremayne nr Bridge Reeve

Chris

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

10

6

Elk Hair Caddis

10 fish all on different mayfly imitations, lots of fly life few rises

May 21, 2022

Upper Taw nr Hawkridge

Simon

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

6

3

Other (add in comments)

Blue Upright

May 20, 2022

Upper Taw nr Park Mill

Simon

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

4

1

Parachute Adams

Fished for a couple of hours from about 3. Showery, water a little discolored. A few flies in the air, and clouds of midges. Most rising fish were just below the bridge.
Largest was just 10”

May 18, 2022

Upper Taw nr Park Mill

Gordon

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

4

4

Greenwells Glory

One lovely 15” trout which is my best fish on club waters.

May 9, 2022

Upper Taw nr Coldridge

Tim

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

4

1

Parachute Adams

Lots of fish rising until about 7pm when I had to pack up.

May 9, 2022

Tremayne nr Bridge Reeve

Craig

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

5

F - Fly all tiddlers

May 3, 2022

Upper Taw nr Hawkridge

Gordon

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

4

1

Greenwells Glory

Nice 13” trout. River colours due to several cows in the water. Water Temp 13C. Gordon

May 2, 2022

Tremayne nr Bridge Reeve

Simon

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

4

2

Other (add in comments)

Fished for 2 hours. A little colour in the water, after overnight rain. Few bugs in the air and very little surface action. All fish were on nymphs in faster runs. No consistency in what fly worked.

Apr 30, 2022

Upper Taw nr Park Mill

Tim

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

3

1

Elk Hair Caddis

1 of about 15 inches. Very low water. Also unusually clear - could see the fish refusing the fly!

Apr 23, 2022

Upper Taw nr Park Mill

Simon

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

5

2

Hares Ear

cold wind this morn and better fish were deep

Apr 21, 2022

Upper Taw nr Coldridge

Gordon

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

3

0

Grey Wulff

Good level of fly life but water low and very little rising. Water still relatively cool at 14C.

Apr 21, 2022

Upper Taw nr Coldridge

Simon

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

0

Apr 21, 2022

Upper Taw nr Coldridge

Craig

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

6

2

Other (add in comments)

Olive Klinkhammer

Apr 21, 2022

Upper Taw nr Hawkridge

Peter

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

3

1

Hawthorne fly

Apr 20, 2022

Tremayne nr Bridge Reeve

gerald

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

8

6

Other (add in comments)

All fish caught on a dry fly called a Jingler.

Apr 20, 2022

Upper Taw nr Brushford

Chris

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

4

1

Spider

Good hatch but no fish rising, tried several sedge patterns but no luck, swapped for a soft hackle spider and bingo 4 fish within 300 metres, 1 a good 10 inches the others tiddlers.

Apr 20, 2022

Upper Taw nr Hawkridge, Upper Taw nr Coldridge

richard

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

0

0

More cattle than fish in the river 1/2 mile or so up from Hawkbridge. Their smell dominated this first section.

Tiddlers rising sporadically (made contact with a few) above Coldridge Bridge.

Apr 19, 2022

Upper Taw nr Park Mill

Simon

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

6

1

Hares Ear

Apr 15, 2022

Upper Taw nr Coldridge

Simon

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

0

a significant hatch of small sedge but no rises

Apr 17, 2022

Upper Taw nr Hawkridge

Chris

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

4

1

Winged Olive

4 today, lost loads, fish seem to be taking just below the surface, may try an emergency next time!
River is low with lots of weed like green algae, Stretch below Hawkridge Bridge very murky. Could probably do with a spate to clear it out

Apr 15, 2022

Upper Taw nr Park Mill

Jo

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

2

1

Other (add in comments)

Lots of fly life but few natural rises. Fish rose well to the fly though. Lost 4 as well as the 2 landed. All on dry french mayfly variant.

Apr 14, 2022

Tremayne nr Bridge Reeve

Chris

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

7

1

Winged Olive

Significant hatch around 3pm and pretty lively rises for about 45 mins, all caught on size 16 Dark Olive and all on lower stretch below little dart

Apr 14, 2022

Upper Taw nr Hawkridge

Simon

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

1

Parachute Adams

Apr 9, 2022

Upper Taw nr Coldridge

Chris

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

2

1

2 Today 1 on turquoise nymph 1 on a spider, late hatch but no fish riding

Apr 8, 2022

Upper Taw nr Park Mill, Upper Taw nr Coldridge

Gordon

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

0

Fished a small olive pattern. Almost no rises but some fly life mid afternoon. Water cold at 14C. River looked clear and quite fast. Gordon

Apr 6, 2022

Tremayne nr Rashleigh Wier

Gordon

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

1

Other (add in comments)

March Brown size 14

Cold windy day with no obvious hatch or fish rising.

Apr 3, 2022

Tremayne nr Bridge Reeve

Chris

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

3

2

Elk Hair Caddis

River low and clear, bit of a hatch around 3pm so swapped nymph for caddis and got 2 on dry 1 on pheasant tail nymph.
Cattle now in second field.

Apr 3, 2022

Upper Taw nr Coldridge

Tim

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

1

1

Hares Ear

Apr 2, 2022

Upper Taw nr Park Mill

Simon

# Caught:

# Over 9":

Fly choice:

Comments:

1

1

Hares Ear