Feedback & Reports

Water high and pushing through all the debris from yesterday’s storm. Virtually impossible fishing conditions, all manner of trees branches logs etc coming down river dragging the line, huge numbers of leaves. So despite me walking my gear downstream as far as i could to get out of the worst flow I abandon fishing after 2 hrs. Usually i say a bad days fishing is better than a good day in the office but today challenged that statement.

Greeted by a frosty and foggy morning river looked in great condition after the recent floods. Found the chub halfway down the stretch tight to the bank. All fish caught on meat and straight lead tactics.

7 Chub

3 Barbel

Tough day today in high water conditions but avoided a blank all fell to feeder tactics with various hook baits in the middle sections

3 Barbel, 1 Chub

Fish were caught all along the beat in various swims, to keep moving seemed to pay off. Pellets and meat catching all the mentioned fish. Raining and river rising all day.

5 Barbel, 3 Chub

2+ metres on the river meant the upstream swims were really barreling through, much more inviting at the lower end of the fishery. Had one and lost two in the big, obvious peg in the second-to-last field, then found a shoal just on the crease 30ft out on the last field. Had 'em lined up by the end of the afternoon, but the driving rain had me chucking it after fish number 7.
Really good, if soggy, day.

7 Barbel

Tough day with the river rising over 2m overnight. Managed to find a couple of swims which were still fishable half way down the stretch. Lost a couple of chub early on to paste baits - the water level was so high there were sunken bushes we couldn’t see. After moving further downstream we found some barbel and had 3 takes, landing 2 both around 7lbs - again to paste & feeder. Take care with the track - we were ok as we have a 4x4 but anything less and you would get stuck. A great day, hard work but look forward to coming back.

2 Barbel

We arrived about midday. Weather was terrible with constant rain throughout the afternoon, causing the river to rise and push through very hard. There were only a couple of fishable swims due to high water and slippery banks. Thankfully, we managed to find a bit of slack water and bag 3 barbel up to 10lb 4oz on meat.

3 Barbel

Good day. River dropped a little, 5 barbel up to 9lb

5 Barbel, 1 Chub

River falling, 2 metres down from Sunday. Very slippery and accessible swims limited. Two nice barbel to 7lb12oz and 3lb Chub. Only one swim producing.

2 Barbel, 1 Chub