Feedback & Reports

Low & hot

2 Chub

A peaceful day on Lower Canon Bridge but interrupted by a violent thunderstorm and very welcome splash of water..
We were not disturbed by any boat traffic or fish...
A lovely beat but we kind of have the feeling the fish are just not here in this current state of river.
But no complaints we enjoyed the wildlife and view of the manicured garden on the opposite bank and appreciate the efforts made to make this a great stretch to fish.

Beautiful beat but conditions are awful. No water. Hot. Bright sunshine. Flotilla of kayaks. I had a four day trip to the Wye planned but have cut it short and travelled home lunchtime today as I don't think these are conditions to fish for barbel - it won't do the fish any good. But will be back to this beautiful beat.

Water level very low and clear fished early morning and late evening,one chub 4lb 8oz in morning session and 2 chub 3lb 7oz and 3lb in evening session.Hooked 1 barbel in evening but hook pulled at net.Fished with pellet and fish meal groundbait in feeder.

3 Chub

Water very low in places due to persistent hot weather. No barbel or chub seen or caught. 1 eel graced my net unfortunately.

1 Other

We last fished this stretch almost 20 years ago so it was nice to make a return.
Vehicle access is slightly different to what is illustrated on the map, but clearly defined so no chance of going wrong.

Unfortunately, the barbel didn't want to know. I had one small chub on the float early on and another around 3lb on the feeder later, while my fishing partner didn't have a sniff.

Still a very pleasant evening in lovely surroundings, but this is a stretch I won't return to until this abysmal weather breaks and we get more water.

2 Chub

Roasting hot and with the river being very low blanked, we bought a ticket to the elevated river gardens opposite to get a better vantage over the beat and saw a shoal of chub at the end of the bend, tried for them when we got back to the swim but to no avail. Stunning setting none the less. Thanks WUF

Fished this beat a few times, and it’s a stunner. Much better access under the current ownership! As expected conditions were difficult. The river was low and clear, with little flow. We managed 1 stunning Barbel of 9lb 4oz and a big Chub. On the whole a great day.

1 Barbel, 1 Chub

One of our favourite beats. Cleaned lice of all fish. All unhooked in the water, no need to take them on the bank.

Evening spell was best.

8 Barbel, 6 Chub