Feedback & Reports

Big disappointment after traveling 4hours to fish a so called prolific stretch. Maybe recent frosts didn’t help but tried a range of baits and methods to no avail. Pretty stretch but bank work needs addressing, not a place to go if mobility is a problem, not likely to return as a lot of money for 1 chub.

1 Chub

Weather was the corporate this time. Cold and raining but still managed to catch from the same swim as yesterday. Only fishing a 3rd of the way out

2 Barbel, 2 Chub

Much better day today, catching a barbel with the first cast after baiting a swim the day before. Finally found a clear swim opposite a willow tree and and a small 10ft by 12ft wall on the opposite bank to the right of the big house garden

Biggest barbel 8lb
Chub 4lb
Great condition

4 Barbel, 2 Chub

Hard fishing today, the flood a few weeks ago has really washed away most of the swims and created new ones in places. The bottom seemed littered with debris and between me and my fishing pal we lost 10 feeders. We cut out new swims by doing a bit of gardening hoping the next 2 days would pick up

1 Chub

Fishing very slow again. One barbel between three of us. Real shame after the long trip down from Manchester.

1 Barbel

Incredibly snaggy stretch. Lost a lot of gear due to unseen snags.
Fishing very slow, wasn't helped by the fields having some kind of powder spread on them (chemical smelling) that was everywhere and the property on the other bank burning leaves (i think it was leaves) all day. Had to leave early as the smell was so bad and it was affecting breathing.
Booking Office Note: The powder was probably Lime - farmers often apply this after a crop of potatoes.

1 Barbel

5 degrees and felt colder with the fog which didn't lift until after midday. A hard slog with very few bites in spite of trying several swims. 1 barbel around 7lbs, 2 chub and a trout all on meat.

1 Trout, 1 Barbel, 2 Chub

Definitely fewer fish present than other stretches we’ve fished this week. Perseverance paid off late in the day. 1 barbel early and 4 really late on.

5 Barbel

First time on this beat, and the beautiful scenery did not disappoint. Due to the flood days earlier, couldn't drive down to the bank, which left a bit of a walk - best to travel light.
Water levels were back to decent levels but conditions were tricky with fast water everywhere and lots of debris coming down, managed one barbel of 6lb and another was lost.
Enough accessible swims on this beat to make it interesting - will definitely be back.

1 Barbel

With the gauge at Belmont still showing over 2.5m of extra water, I decided against the 5 hour each way drive, and didn't even set off, let alone fish!!