Tresarrett

Tresarrett is a stunning section of the River Camel with six named pools that offer excellent salmon and sea trout fishing. It also has dry fly and nymph fishing for wild brown trout over plenty of varied water.

Smaller sea trout can be caught in the daytime on lighter trout tackle, and they respond well to green or black tungsten nymphs and bushy dries. The larger sea trout are much easier to catch at night, on classic and modern sea trout flies. The best salmon fishing comes during and after a rain spell, when the river is running fast and slightly coloured, and the Passport recommends a 9 to 10 foot single handed rod rated 6 to 9 weight, with a floating or sink tip line.

Brown trout fishing is most productive from mid May to the end of August. Trout commonly run from 4 to 14 inches, and the biggest brown trout reported by a daytime angler in a season was a 16 inch fish that took a small nymph in mid May. The sea trout fishing really starts in July once some water has come through the catchment and keeps improving, with September the best month in the Passport’s records. All rod caught Camel salmon must be returned. A day costs 5 Fish Pass tokens, booked through the Westcountry Angling Passport.