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Really hard day. Fished mainly the upstream fast water with pellet and meat. 2 bites between all 3 resulting in one large chub 5lb 12oz.
Bonus was the weather.

1 Chub

8 Barbel, 6 Chub

4 Barbel, 2 Chub

Tried the fast water opposite the Wier moved three times, not bite. Moved down to the deeper water further round.
Finished up with 5 chub biggest 5lb 4oz on meat.
Couldn't find the barbel

5 Chub

Quality chub and barbel all on 14mm pellet.

1 Barbel, 3 Chub

Had to remove heras fencing from the approach road to the fishery, 12 panels had blown onto the road...when I finally arrived to the river it was a good level and clarity was good, temps still low so decided deadbaits in deeper slow water would be the main approach for the day. Quite mild for January however the wind was horrible and squally.

Worked all of the downstream deeper areas with deadbaits but no interest, tried off the bottom and on it plus leaving for an hour. Also moving it everything few minutes but nothing could tempt a take. Tried lures in the deep areas but nothing doing.

Made my way back up to the Weir Garden area at 3pm then the wind decided to stop. Put the deadbait gear in the car and decided to try the fly. 3rd cast in the boat house swim and had this mint 14lber, saw her take the fly...brilliant!

Perhaps if I had fished the top area for longer I would of had more success as its alot more sheltered. Thankfully the fencing was still up when I made my way home.

1 Pike

1 Chub

Tough days fishing. We managed 2 x nice size Chub in the deeper section.

2 Chub

1 Grayling

All fish came from garlic flavour meat barbel came from middle of stretch

2 Barbel, 10 Chub