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3 Barbel

First time on this beat, so walked the length first. With the river low and clear, there looked very few pegs that would hold more than the odd fish. Settled on a peg with fast, but fishable water and was rewarded with a barbel first cast. Fish came steadily all day with about 10 fish lost. A number broke with very little pressure and the hook length looked cut through, so can only presume that there was a sharp snag in the swim.One barbel must have thought is was a salmon, jumping clear of the water twice and throwing the barbless hook on the second leap. All fish came to 12mm pellets. No monsters, but all of the barbel were between 6lb and 7lb 4oz.
The bonus of the day was to be able to sit and watch a pair of kingfishers on the opposite bank having an equally successful day with their fishing exploits.

19 Barbel, 15 Chub

Cardiac hill still there to get over if yr fit

7 Barbel, 9 Chub

Blanked linited swims.

Very nice beat, fished the stretch just up from the hut, as I'm sure most people do - going further down requires a bit of commitment - took a break in the middle of the day to have a look in the wooded bit . some tasty pegs in there, but don't be tempted to take a short cut - the wall of mud is completely impassible with fishing gear.
This stretch was stuffed with salmon crashing about - and a few barbel as well, had five and a few chub, quite tricky fishing with a very snaggy bottom. Great place to spend a day, plenty of fish about

5 Barbel, 4 Chub

I didn't fish this day as the previous day had been so good (on the same beat) that I didn't fancy a downer!

River low and clear. Weather warm and humid with full cloud cover and a gentle breeze. The fishing was incredible. Most of the bites were immediate and violent. I fished for 4 hours. After landing my 8th specimen barbel I walked up the hill and picked wild cherries for the preserving jar to calm me down. 8 barbel 8 Chub.

8 Barbel, 8 Other

Beautiful part of the river. Feeder and float used. I caught 40 chub and two barbel the first day, 35 chub and 5 barbel the next. My friend caught the rest. The hill is a killer.

14 Barbel, 103 Chub

Another great day on Fownhope 5 , always worth the trek into the woods .
SG fishing in the woods managed 31 chub, 5 barbel , SM fishing one peg upstream had 18 chub.
MH fishing mainly the upper field had 16 chub and 5 barbel.
most of the chub caught were still spawning.

10 Barbel, 65 Chub

6 Chub