Feedback & Reports

Arrived at the river 6.30 to see the river flowing at a fast rate with a dark brown quality . (Didn’t think it was a good sign and maybe a hard day fishing) but nevertheless ended up to be a successful day with three Barbel caught between the times of 8am - 10am one chub at midday. Fish to 4 o’clock. Did lose a lot of tackle. But a successful day. Slight rain 4pm onwards..

3 Barbel, 1 Chub

With the river at 3.3m we took on the hill and found only one decent fishable swim. With the river so high we had to settle on three fish and losing a fish last cast that went off like a steam train. In the last hour before dusk, barbel were porpoising all over the swim which meant we left a little frustrated.

2 Barbel, 1 Chub

River in flood

River apparently 4.1 metres up, chocolate brown, and flowing about 100 mph! Weather was OK . Couldn’t hold the bottom with 120g feeder. We managed to find a place where there was some slack water on the bend and we could both fish. Had four bites between us and caught 3 Barbel about six pound and one 7lb all on meat. Will return when river drops, if only to retrieve lost feeders from the trees and bushes below us!

4 Barbel

Not even Storm Babet and the river at 2.3m could stop me taking on the hill again. Glad I made the effort as a steady flow of barbel came and finally finished with 10 up to 8lb 9oz. Groundbait and pellet feeder doing the business. It would be so nice if a tunnel could be dug through the hill though, as the walk doesn’t get any easier.

10 Barbel

River fining down nicely although still a strong flow out in the middle. Steady flow of chub, and rewarded by one barbel each.

2 Barbel, 12 Chub

2 Barbel, 11 Chub

1 Barbel

1 Chub

Bites though out the day . A bit of a surprise when a Barbel l thought l was playing turned into a 8lb Pike.
River in good nick and pellets used as bait

1 Barbel, 25 Chub, 1 Pike