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3 Barbel, 20 Chub

River low. Good to see weed returning.
All fish from lucky stone.
Quiet day.

16 Chub

Only managed 3 hours at the lucky Stone, due to unforeseen circumstances. All chub to meat both float fished and feeder.
I noticed for the first time that at least half of the fish were infested with a number of lice. I am not sure if that reflects the current quality of the water or due to other factors.

15 Chub

Fish taken about even stevens on meat and bread, meat ledgerd and bread on the float. All save two taken from the faster water in the wooded area, hard to find a bites anywhere else. The other was a rather handsome Eel, if you like that sort of thing. The Barbel continue to be elusive at Fownhope.

68 Chub, 1 Other

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

Fished the lucky stones on a warm day with the river level very low. Had constant chub up to 4.5lb throughout the day, most falling to hair rigged spam. Towards the end of the day 3 barbel graced our with the biggest going just over 6lb. It’s a bit of a trek to the lucky stones through the woods but well worth the effort. Great day.

3 Barbel, 62 Chub, 1 Other

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

22 Chub between us at the lucky stone

22 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