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Was really looking forward to this best but it turned out to not be a great day. Given the river levels are so low, much of the beat was simply inaccessible. In fact the first half down to the gardens had no access. We fished 3-4 swims opposite the botanical gardens, feeding up swims ahead of fishing but barely had 2 feet of water. Various methods and baits but not even a twitch. The weather was pouring with rain and blowing a Gale.

Would try again but when levels are higher. We both blanked which was a real disappointment given the previous days excellent catches from How Caple Court.

A tough day, stretch seemed a bit lifeless for much of it. JC caught a couple of barbel to 6lb, a chub, a 2-5 perch and an eel. BT managed a solitary chub. Several swims fished during the day from the pool on the bend down to deeper swims in the next field but just picked up odd fish here and there.

2 Barbel, 2 Chub, 2 Other

Struggled with conditions and felt the best bet was to bait and wait. 2 chub was the result.

2 Chub

Fish caught down stream towards the end of beat.

1 Chub

Ledger/Pellet

2 Barbel

1 Chub

2 Barbel

Wading and float fishing———not one fish

4 Barbel, 5 Chub

5 Chub