iGhillie 2 - Booking Office Beat 8, The Castle Hill Estate Fishery, River Bray, Devon

These virtual fishing guides, know as iGhillie guides, provide some invaluable insider tips to some of the beats available on our Westcountry Angling Passport scheme. Dave Chapman, Angling Development Officer at the Westcountry Rivers Trust, says, “We have created 10 short film clips with each film following a ghillie around a beat. The ghillie will discuss how best to approach the beat in question, the best techniques to use and the main areas to concentrate on. The aim is to give prospective anglers the feel for a beat and some confidence in how to get the best of the fishing available."

This beat comprises just over 2km of double bank fishing set within the Castle Hill Estate. The beat has only been lightly fished in recent years and is quite overgrown in places although tree management works are ongoing.

The River Bray derives its headwaters from the slopes of Exmoor, as such the water quality is good and benefits from fast flows. The beat is easily accessible from South Molton and Barnstaple, and comprises a number of pools and glides interspersed by riffled sections.

It has a good head of brown trout up to 12 inches and provides a good chance of salmon and sea trout given adequate water, particularly give the recent fish passage works that have taken place downstream. Last year was its first in the Passport and it was lightly fished. Nevertheless, 98 brown trout were recorded with a best of 1lb.

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Видео iGhillie 2 - Booking Office Beat 8, The Castle Hill Estate Fishery, River Bray, Devon канала WestcountryRiversTV