JBT - these are wild rainbows, one of a very few natural populations in the UK. They came over in about 1890 from America (possibly from a different catchment than the usual Shasta farm strain). After escaping into the river in 1909 they have bred wild ever since
Nice to see I was wrong Bop. I thought this was just another put-and-take water. Even the Test is these days. Good luck to you. You've got a beautiful fishery there
nice wee rainbow :)
connorjjg 4 months ago
Nice video i fish the Wye,Trent & Thames alot ,and the Wye is the best, outstanding river..Mike
miltmilt123 2 years ago
excellent vid , nice to watch!
GRAYLING14 2 years ago
Isn't there any natural trout fishing left ? A spot like this should have brownies, not rainbows. Disappointing
jellybellyterry 2 years ago 3
JBT - these are wild rainbows, one of a very few natural populations in the UK. They came over in about 1890 from America (possibly from a different catchment than the usual Shasta farm strain). After escaping into the river in 1909 they have bred wild ever since
bop98png 2 years ago
Nice to see I was wrong Bop. I thought this was just another put-and-take water. Even the Test is these days. Good luck to you. You've got a beautiful fishery there
jellybellyterry 2 years ago
Hey - no worries. It would be a bit ironic as I work for the charity "The Wild Trout Trust" ha ha ha.
bop98png 2 years ago
Excellent video!
atkinsscruggs 3 years ago