| River Avon The Avon Fishing Association has made a beautiful stretch of the river available to visitors through the Westcountry Angling Passport scheme. The beat is located between Loddiswell and Aveton Gifford where the river runs through lowland farmland. There are wide open stretches and more challenging fishing between enclosed tree lined banks. The Avon is Paul's "home river" where he developed roll cast variations to deal with the problem of catching 'spooky' trout in tree-lined rivers, more .... We are delighted to be able to revive teaching fishing and fly casting on the Avon which was begun in 1919 by Mr J.B.S. "Jack" Notley who was born in Diptford Rectory in 1893. Mr Notley taught on the river until shortly before his death in 1988. He described the Avon as "one of the finest Trout streams in the West Country. Little known and little fished, a grand fly river and no short risers. I have fished it over 40 years and much prefer it to any of the numerous rivers I have fished including the Kennett and Lambourn." Paul has been pitting his wits against the Avon's trout for only 30 years but agrees with Jack Notley's sentiments. There is a webcam located by the bridge at the upstream end of the beat. |
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