Feedback & Reports

1 Barbel of 8lb 12 Oz and 3 Chub to J, P recorded 2 Barbel and 2 Chub, one of double figures. Honours on the day went to S with 15 Barbel including a specimen of 11lb 6oz and 2 Chub. Most fish fell to fusion dumb bell boilies. Last of 4 excellent days on The Creel, many thanks to W.U.F.

18 Barbel, 7 Chub

A day of showers on the Creel but the fish fed well. A managed 10 Barbel to 8lb 12oz plus 4 Chub. Son J had 7 Barbel plus a very good Chub of 4lb 11oz. L bringing up the rear as his favoured angle had 2 Barbel and 2 Chub. Fish came to feeder tactics and of a variety of pellets and boilie baits.

19 Barbel, 8 Chub

Second day for our party on The Creel. S managed 3 Barbel to 8lb. L, after a struggle on Backney managed 15 Barbel to 9lb and 2 Chub. Pride of place however went to P with 8 Barbel including a cracking specimen of 11.5. All fish taken on feeder tactics with a variety of Pellet and boilie baits.

26 Barbel, 4 Chub

Second day for our party on The Creel. S managed 3 Barbel to 8lb. L, after a struggle on Backney managed 15 Barbel to 9lb and 2 Chub. Pride of place however went to P with 8 Barbel including a cracking specimen of 11.5. All fish taken on feeder tactics with a variety of Pellet and boilie baits.

26 Barbel, 4 Chub

Weather grey and drizzly all day but fish feeding. S. caught 6 Barbel to 9.2. and a Chub, J. had 7 Barbel to 9.0 plus 1 Chub and A. 6 Barbel to 8.5 and 7 Chub to 3lbs, all to a variety of Pellet and fusion boiling.

19 Barbel, 9 Chub

Bright sunny day from the off, so we were not expecting to much, however the fish did feed on and off during the day, mainly when there where moments of cloud cover. 20 Barbel and 8 chub was far more than we expected, with the best Barbel at 11.4 lb.

20 Barbel, 8 Chub

River looked perfect but fish were either hiding or not feeding. Fished known 'hot swims' with various baits but no bites. Did manage 3 barbel of around 6lb each in quick sucession from a previously unfished spot and then nothing. Occasional chub kept our interest up but a challenging day.

3 Barbel, 5 Chub

River quite low, weather very hot but it had bad thunderstorms the night before, caught lots of chublet's from the start, fished every field but ended up behind church and landed on the barbel biggest 8lb smallest 2lb, caught on meat and corn. Good stretch would have fished better if slightly cooler. Thanks WUF

14 Barbel, 20 Chub, 3 Other

River was pushing through more than normal, overcast and cold. Still managed to temped a few Barbel best 5lbs on pellet. Fishing lower section near Backney beat. One of the Barbel about 4 lbs had a sore/infection on its anus.

6 Barbel, 5 Chub

Second visit to this stretch, river was relatively clear but not too low so we were cautiously optimistic. A small Barbel second cast on pellet helped but that was all the action we had until after midday and a change to meat produced a few small Chub with a better fish about 3lb. From 3pm until 45 minutes from the end again no action before the best fish of the day an 8lb 14oz Barbel which went some way to help what had been a somewhat disappointing days fishing up to then!

That said this stretch is set in some really beautiful countryside so it is a pleasure to be there, however purely from a fishing point of view we will be giving a different stretch a go next year.

2 Barbel, 7 Chub