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35 Chub, 2 Other

Great day on the river hard going unfortunately but managed a couple of chub and a 5 pound barbel
Fished this stretch a few years ago and loved it then still a great stretch but the swims could do with a bit of work for safety more than anything

1 Barbel, 2 Chub

Another delightful day by the river in social isolation...it's what we have to do! The only company was the local wildlife which was entertaining enough. A very tame robin sat on my bait box/rod/landing net on & off throughout the day; I now know that a little robin can swallow a 9mm. halibut pellet whole & come back for more. A kingfisher was fishing off a willow branch not 10 metres upstream from me , so close in fact I could hear the 'splash' every time he/she dived onto some poor minnow. Cock pheasants everywhere revelling in their extended pass this season, mergansers, goosanders, little grebes diving around the calmer water, moorhens running back & forth across the river, long tailed tits working the bank treeline & much more.
The other creatures working the river bank were Monty's troops on the beat above. On more than one occasion I caught large willow trimmings which tend to start off like a barbel bite but eventually pull your rod in. Probably my fault for not paying attention!
One of the barbel was a decent size & the other a 2lb.ish fish. Good to see the next generation coming through
Thanks again WUF for access & the chance to break the monotony of lockdown.
By the way the Woolhope diversion into Fownhope is much the best. I made the mistake of going via Brockhampton which is a narrow set of roads . You can end up in reverse quite often that way.

2 Barbel, 1 Chub

Conditions seemed perfect - 1 fish between two anglers dawn til after dusk, trying a number of swims and baits - this beat has been very productive for me previously this year - baffled - but such a nice spot - lovely day in nature.

1 Barbel

I'll be brief and to the point, frosty morning, too much water, no fish. Shame really as it was a beautiful autumnal day once the sun showed up.

Difficult conditions, river running high & fast, hard to keep position on bottom. Fished towards end of first field below the wood. One 8.5lb Barbel just before mid-day on 8mm pellet, one lost (hook pull), just before 5pm.

1 Barbel

Fished in field near woods gate I had15 barbel my mate had7 and again no vermin????????river rising

22 Barbel

Braved the hill in monsoon conditions and fished the first field after the woods. The river was tanking through but managed to find a decent slack and had a barbel first cast and lost one second cast. Then had a nice session around lunch time with a bite a chuck for 2 hours. 6 barbel to 8-9 but lost just as many in the fast flow. A cracking fishery.

6 Barbel

River high but steady, windy and raining most of the day. 2 barbel caught and 2 lost from swims below the wood using mostly meat hook baits.

2 Barbel

Tough conditions today with rising river, heavy rain and windy. Could only fish inside line but no luck for any of us. To make matters worse we all ventured to the second field - what a hike !