Feedback & Reports

Arrived at the lucky stones at 04.15am, the river was low but with a tinge of colour, although i fed regularly it was strangely very quiet for the first 2hrs but once the fish had located the feed it was a bite a chuck, the biggest Chub weighed in at 5lb 4oz a new PB for me, but disappointingly the Barbel failed to make an appearance?.

Thank you WUF and the land owners for proving us with great access to a great river with all the nature that comes with it.

I'll be back soon!

20 Chub

The access to this beat has become appalling, the swims at the shed end are accessible but purely by use from dog walkers etc. the two fields below the wood nothing has been done, apart from 2 swims directly below the wood which i suspect visiting anglers have cleared. Then the wood section! The path from the bottom end has become as dangerous as the path from the top end, particularly carrying gear. A couple of hours with a chainsaw and a spade could make the most dangerous places a lot safer.
Chub not in the usual numbers on this section and sadly no sign of any barbel, the Otter has been busy on this section 4 fish carcasses on the rocks so maybe why.
TH 34 chub
RL50 chub

84 Chub

20 Chub

Enjoyable day at the ‘Lucky Stone’ after navigating the precipitous path through the woods. River still very low but flow and pace through the river was very manageable. Circa 45 chub up to 4.5lbs. Catching from arrival to departure on a variety of baits including corn, meat and krill pellets but alas no Barbel to show for our endeavours.

45 Chub

Chub, chub, chub, I gave up counting! Two eels to break the sequence and no chub of any significant size, 4lb 4oz the biggest. Weather hot, river low and brown, banks overgrown.

30 Chub, 2 Other

River very low and coloured. Access to fishing pitches was non existent with high grass and foliage to waist height which we thought was pretty poor. The stretch owner could easily have strimmed and revealed the most obvious swims. It felt like you paid your day rate and good luck to you.! It was a minor landscaping clearance project just to get to the water safely. All in all a disappointing, hot and uncomfortable experience. Chub were varied in size with largest at around 4lbs. Majority on float using corn due to water levels being very low.

15 Chub

Huge rise in level due to more snowmelt, didn’t get the rods out! Will be back in the summer !

River in Flood, unfortunately no fish and no bites

Zero

4 of us fished this beat for the first time. Conditions were tricky - cold and lots of debris in the water . That said, we all had a great days fishing and all caught, something we’d all have dealt on given the weather. All fish fell to feeder tactics close in the slacker water. Barbel around 7lbs. Chub around 4, one nearly 5lbs.

2 Barbel, 6 Chub