Hollam
![evidence of previous coppicing work is evident on this shot taken in Spring 2014](/files/rsz_hollam_upstream_of_footbridge_approaching_top_of_the_beat.jpg)
At 2km in length Hollam is the longest of the DAA beats and with its variety of pools, riffles and glides it provides some challenging but rewarding fishing. Fishing is from the right hand bank (looking downstream).You should allow a full day to explore it fully from bottom to top. However you may choose to visit the dogleg pool at the bottom of the beat and fish back up to the footbridge (or vice versa). The dogleg pool looks very fishy and often holds rising fish. Further upstream is a ford and there are a couple of good pools between this and the remains of a weir. The glide above the weir often rewards the dry fly fisherman.
If you turn right over the footbridge and choose to fish upstream, you are first presented with a straight stretch of broken water below the road. This stretch can produce the odd fish to dry fly or nymph. However above this the river bends to the left and changes in character. Fishing upstream or walking up and fishing back down again, there are a number of pools which produce fish and reward those who enjoy exploring.