yeo, culvery and creedy

[paul]

these are a bit forgotten! I had a look at the Yeo below Fordton bridge for the first time today. All looked and felt dead- evidence of recent high water levels and the fishing was totally unproductive. The Salmon hutch downstram section was its reliable self- had eight- all small- but confidence restored.

[grhe]

I fished the Yeo yesterday just downstream of the bridge at Dunscombe.

It was very hot and, although there was some insect activity, it was mostly from tiny terrestrials, impossible to imitate. The fish weren't interested in them either as I saw no rise forms whatsoever.

Inevitably, the trusty goldhead GRHE nymph was tied on and fished across and down the pool. I caught one 4" inch brownie and missed at least 3 others. After sacrificing 3 flies to the tree gods and 1 to what must have been a monster fish(!) I called it a day.

Has anyone seen much surface activity on either the Yeo or the Creedy recently? Earlier that morning, the Exe at Exebridge had looked great - lots of insect activity and fish rising to it. I'm determined to catch a wild brown on a dry fly this season but the right conditions seem to be quite rare.

[Pete Tyjas]

Hi Jon,

glad you managed a few despite lack of rising fish. Do you ever fish the NZ method? This will double your chances and if the fish are consistently coming for the dry you can snip the nymph off.

If there is a lack of risers I tend to up my fly size a little to see if that will bring a fish up to have a look. Generally I go for a dry in size 16 to 20 but go up to a 14 if there is no sign of life at the surface. A klinkhammer usually does the trick ! We were on the Taw (F & H water) today and despite a lack of risers we had a few come and take the dry. This was even as we watched a few mayflies come down unmolested!

I know the Exe at Exebridge pretty well and there is some really good fishing just downstream of Bridgetown a little further up the river with some really nice grayling just to spice things up a little. Day tickets are available from Lance Nicholsons in Dulverton.

Pete

[chrism]

I have been fishing the Creedy and lower Creedy since April this year. I have yet to fish the yeo or Culvery.

Try using NZ method. I have had quite a bit of sucess with a comparadun (dry) coupled with a lightly weighted Hares ear nymph. So far this has proved a consistant method taking brownies up to 13 inches on both the comparadun and the nymph.