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Lower Yarrow Farm beat

Lower Yarrow Farm beat

Looking downstream towards County School bridge in June

Lower Yarrow Farm beat

Lower Yarrow Farm beat

The flow deflectors introduced here a few seasons ago are still working well, scouring the bottom and exposing good gravel

Lower Bintry beat

Lower Bintry beat

Early season high water on Bintry. Early May and the willows are almost in leaf

The Mill Straight

The Mill Straight

Looking upstream to the mill at the beginning of the season

County School improvements

County School improvements

The new gravel beds are now producing good catches of trout and have already attracted significant numbers of wild fish.

The County School beat

The County School beat

This stretch is due to be completely remodelled over the winter

Clearing the County School beat

Clearing the County School beat

Last summer (2021) we cleared the overgrown willows which were taking up much of the channel on the County School beat and causing excess silting. The next stage will be to look at ways of raising the bed, scouring the gravel and increasing the flow in selected areas.

Goff's beat

Goff's beat

Goff's is the lowest of the four beats on the fishery and contains some of the deepest water as well as some of the largest trout. It is not as easily accessible as the other beats, but stile and bank improvements over the winter should make it easier to get to. It's definitely worth the walk.

A spawning redd

A spawning redd

This photo shows a classic gravel spawning redd, cleared by trout ready for spawning. Anglers should take care when wading early and late in the season to minimise disturbance to such areas.

Clearing County School

Clearing County School

Heavy machinery was required to clear the willows which had grown into the river bed and virtually obscured some parts of the channel.

Classic chalk stream

Classic chalk stream

The upper Bintry beat showing a classic chalk stream with gravel runs and ranunculus beds.

The Yarrow Farm beat

The Yarrow Farm beat

This photo shows the lower section of the Yarrow Farm beat from County School Bridge up to Yarrow Bridge.

Kick sampling

Kick sampling

Kick sampling to survey small fish, insects and invertebrates in the river is a valuable way of measuring and monitoring fly life in the river. It provides early warning of pollution and water deterioration.

Downstream of County School bridge

Downstream of County School bridge

Probably one of the most prolific spots on the County School beat is the section below the bridge. Good casting is required, but trout are usually there to be caught

Increasing the flow

Increasing the flow

The clearance work at County School has resulted in a good stock of large woody debris which will be used to create flow deflectors like this one on the Yarrow farm beat. They will speed up the flow and hopefully scour out new gravel areas.

Classic dry fly fishing on a chalk stream

Classic dry fly fishing on a chalk stream

It doesn't get much better than this on a summer evening.

Bintry Mill in April

Bintry Mill in April

Early April and the first week of the season. The daffodils are fully out and the beautiful wild flower meadow along the Mill Strait is just beginning to show.

Fly fishing on the Yarrow Farm beat on the River Wensum

Fly fishing on the Yarrow Farm beat on the River Wensum

Bintry Mill Trout Fishery, casting for a rising trout below Yarrow Bridge

The lower Yarrow Farm beat

The lower Yarrow Farm beat

Pristine chalk stream trout fishing on the Yarrow Farm beat

Chalk Stream fly fishing on the River Wensum

Chalk Stream fly fishing on the River Wensum

The Bintry Mill Trout Fishery on the River Wensum in Norfolk

Yarrow House

Yarrow House

The Yarrow Farm beat below Yarrow House

The Bintry beat in summer

The Yarrow Beat

The Yarrow Beat

An aerial view of the Yarrow day ticket beat on the Bintry Mill Trout Fishery in Norfolk

Trout fishing on the fly in Norfolk

Trout fishing on the fly in Norfolk

A wild trout coming to the net at the Bintry Mill Trout Fishery in Norfolk

The River Wensum in early summer

The River Wensum in early summer

Looking upstream from the Chairman's Bench on the Bintry Mill Trout Fishery

Another fine 3lb wild fish

Another fine 3lb wild fish

All wild fish must be returned safely and with the minimum of handling

Wild Wensum brown trout

Wild Wensum brown trout

A nice Wensum wild brown trout

A fine Wensum brownie

A fine Wensum brownie

The Wensum holds some very fine native fish

A young wild trout

A young wild trout

The Mill Straight in high summer

The Mill Straight in high summer

Due to the high banks this stretch is best fished from in the river

Gravel bottoms

Gravel bottoms

Yarrow Farm beat

Yarrow Farm beat

The Yarrow Farm beat, below Yarrow Bridge

The Yarrow Farm beat, below Yarrow Bridge

Bankside vegetation on the Bintry beat

Bankside vegetation on the Bintry beat

Below the picnic bench

Below the picnic bench

Wading is possible here, but care should be taken to avoid scaring the wild fish here

Wading at the head of the Bintry beat

Wading at the head of the Bintry beat

Just above the confluence of the main river and the mill stream,

Downstream from the mill

Downstream from the mill

This is the upstream limit of the fishery

Classic chalk stream

Classic chalk stream

Damsel

Damsel

There is a large population of damsels on the river

Caddis

Caddis

A cinnamon sedge. At certain times of the season there can be very good hatches of a range of caddis flies

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