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1 Barbel

Excellent conditions cloud cover for most of the day river still about 2 feet up with good colour and a water temp of 12 deg,4 Barbel 2lb, 3lb 8oz, 4lb 12oz and 9lb 15oz meat for the 3 smaller fish and boilie for the larger one combined with ground bait and pellet feeder.

4 Barbel

River falling but still pushing through at considerable pace and coloured from recent rain so made for a challenging day. Mostly overcast with a few sunny intervals sprinkled throughout the day.

A multitude of birds noted - Red kite and buzzard overhead, wren and robin close by. A great fly-past from a heron and literally hundreds of pheasants around all through the day. Pride of ornithological place goes to two beautiful Kingfishers who provided wonderful entertainment - they definitely caught more than me. Birdlife was very enjoyable (other than a cormorant).

Managed to find a fishable seam with some slack water and duly tempted a chub (2.5lb) and a barbel of 5lb 12oz.
Lost what seemed a very good fish in the near side vegetation. Nothing whatsoever I could do to prevent its powerful run to the near side bank and all its submerged shrubbery.

1 Barbel, 1 Chub

Quite difficult to find three pegs as the river was so high. Will return after a spell of dry weather.

5 Barbel, 1 Chub

We had a great day on Thomas Wood despite our fears with the very high water levels. The river was around 3.5m at Ross, though falling, the field was partially flooded and we had to walk/wade to our swims. We managed to find a few areas with slightly steadier water close in, however it was still torrential and chocolate brown. We all fished feeder or bomb meat or pellets. We had 20 barbel between us in the day, the biggest going 9lb 8oz with a good average size around 7lb.

20 Barbel

River rising managed 3 lovely barbel on 20mm boilies and heavy feeder

3 Barbel

Did not fish, river in flood, too hazardous. Very disappointed!

Conditions looked perfect river at a nice height with good colour started at 07-45 and had two barbel 2lb-4oz and 7lb-8oz in the first hour then nothing more in that swim.Moved swim and had another small barbel at 2lb and a 5lb 10 oz chub left at 5-30,groundbait feeder with pellet and meat on the hook accounted for all fish.

3 Barbel, 1 Chub

3 Barbel, 1 Chub

First time on this beat, the fishing was hard. Tried 4/5 swims but did manage 2 barbel, biggest 6lb. No swims fishable until the dead tree swim. Then 4/5 in the meadow. Tried first swim in the woods but didn’t venture further. Will try again.

2 Barbel