Feedback & Reports

Very busy with canoes etc. Sunny and warm. Fished from 4pm until 7.00. Enjoyable few hours.

2 Barbel

Stunning scenery here. It’s great you can drive along the bank and drop gear off on way to parking area. Fished mid section and down bottom and eventually found some bites after a slow start. Had one Barbel 6 1/2 pound and 3 nice sized Chub. Fished simple feeder tactics with pellet and boilie. Would visit again.

1 Barbel, 3 Chub

One Chub 2lb and a 9lb 5oz Barbel from the swim nearest the stile, parking area side. Other angler nothing not a bite. Cows a problem, they chased us off the far field so we could not fish the favoured swims the far side of the stile on the beach area. Pleased with the 9lb 5oz Barbel of course, but the cows very aggressive

1 Barbel, 1 Chub

Only there a short time caught a barbel very quickly, early morning fishing.

1 Barbel

Between the two of us we caught nothing, not a bite. The cows were a nuisance, they had young bullocks in with them.
River quite low but was fishable the Pump station swim was un-accessible.

Leisure fishing with swim feeders

2 Chub

Early morning produced Barbel and 1 chub from to feeder and meat. Moved to a couple of swims above the island and float fished for no fish till the canoe traffic got too heavy, around 10.30.
Afternoon session from 4pm till dusk stick float fished meat over hemp, 11 chub, 2 over 4ld and one went 5ld 2oz. Really enjoyable evening in the chesties, river very low and clear.
I fished on the bank holiday Sunday and the weather was hot, I thought there was a huge amount of canoe traffic once the hire operators got going around 10am where I was. There is also public access to the river just below the island and because of this there were still a good number of boats and paddle boards around till 6pm. But I was still getting bites when they were around .
The “other” fish was an Eel!

1 Barbel, 12 Chub, 1 Other

Fished for only a few hours morning and evening - weather turned hot and canoe traffic became heavy during the day. Just the one Barbel of 7lb 2oz, to feeder and pellet tactics. Overall enjoyable day on a scenic beat, very picturesque at dawn and dusk.

1 Barbel

All fish caught on feeder. Barbel were 6 and 7 lbs. All chub between 3 and 6 lbs. Most caught in the morning and evening session with one chub in the afternoon.

Weather in the morning was overcast with a decent enough flow on the water - so good conditions. The sun and kayakers made 11am - 3pm tricky. The sheer volume of kayakers is quite something and along with swimmers, ruled out the island pool all day.

Had a spell trotting in the afternoon with meat and pellets. Very quiet with a few takes but no catches.

Great location. Really beautiful spot. Access was good. Great to see the salmon jumping as well. Definitely will return .

2 Barbel, 8 Chub

Thanks to the Fishers team for great advice and putting us 'on the fish'. Only fished a few hours in the evening. Tried a few baits but eventually luncheon meats produced. One nice barbel, chub and eel.

1 Barbel, 1 Chub, 2 Other