Feedback & Reports

Fished 5 swims, mainly further down the beat, using a cage feeder and meat or pellet on the hook. The largest chub was 5lb 5oz. There was one baby barbel around 2lb which was good to see. The others came throughout the afternoon, with 1 over 5lb, 3 over 6lb, 3 over 7lb, and the largest were 8lb 2oz and 9lb 4oz. Thought I'd bagged my first double but will have to return. A real red letter day - loved it, even having to wade in and save one fish that got wrapped round a large branch floating downstream.

10 Barbel, 3 Chub

Lovely morning till the freezing cold wind turned up and the bite’s stopped

1 Barbel, 3 Chub, 1 Other

2 Barbel, 2 Chub

Another great days fishing on this stretch. Moving around to find them was key.

Biggest 10lb exactly.

Just 2 anglers fishing

8 Barbel, 15 Chub

River level dropping.
Weather fine.
Method used - maggots, pellet and ground bait.

3 Barbel, 4 Chub, 1 Pike

Weather has been fine and bright and river level dropping. Method used - Ground bait , pellet and maggots.

2 Barbel, 6 Chub

Beautiful sunny day, but I fished swims with tree cover providing shadow. Water had some colour and a little bit of weed coming down, but pretty easy to fish. Used a caged feeder with groundbait, hemp and pellets, with either pellet or meat on the hook. 7 chub to 4lb 4oz and 6 barbel from 5lb 7oz up to 9lb. Barbel came from 3 different swims and throughout the day. There were quite a few swims at water level which were very easy to get down to, with plenty of room to fish and cast from. Brilliant day so will be back soon.

6 Barbel, 7 Chub

Methods used for fishing - groundbait feeder pellet. Conditions dry and river level dropping.

3 Barbel, 4 Chub

Ground bait feeder and pellet .
River conditions - river level dropping.

2 Barbel

5 Barbel, 10 Chub