Beat 21: Netherbridge

Important notice – Due to high water temperatures (exceeding 18c) and its impact on fish welfare, we’ve made the decision to temporarily close this Beat. We’ll be assessing conditions over the coming weeks and will open this Beat when safe to do so. Apologies for any inconvenience caused by this. One of the most popular beats, Netherbridge offers 900m of RHB with good access and a healthy population of brown trout, Grayling and the chance of a Sea trout or Salmon given sufficient water. This is a classic stretch of the middle Tamar, with long runs and large pools. Netherbridge generally experiences a prolonged and plentiful Mayfly hatch, with notable Caddis and Midge hatches too. The brown trout and Grayling respond well to most Dry and Nymph techniques, but methods such as euro-nymphing and streamer fishing provokes the bigger trout. The Salmon and Sea trout fishing is at its best from June onwards, Salmon anglers should consider using a heavy single-handed rod to fish this Beat. Spinning and float fishing is permitted, please read the 'Info & Restriction' section for more details. Anglers will quite often wade this Beat, and it’s recommended that full chest waders and wading staff are used at all times, this is due to the turbidity of the water and the slipperiness of the rocks. We also advise anglers to be vigilant of unstable, undercut banks, this is especially the case after a strong spate. The 2021 season saw plenty of Grayling caught with a considerable quantity of 12” Graying landed this season, some large Brown trout in the 13-15” Range have also been landed with a number of Sea trout caught late on in the season, the best being a 14” fish.