Feedback & Reports

Had a very enjoyable day on The Creel. After the recent storm, I was told by a dog walker that the river was about 2m up on normal levels. While I was there, the river dropped about a metre and this helped the fishing. While 4oz feeders struggled to hold bottom at start of day I managed to hold bottom for three barbel,to 8lb between 11am and 1pm. Fished pellet and boilie. I am looking forward to returning in the summer.

3 Barbel

Regrettably I booked the same day as Dorris arrived and was greeted by a river about 10ft up and waves nearly as large

The river was not only unfishable and I have plenty experience fishing rivers which are in flood it would have been dangerous to even contemplate fishing

Fantastic day. Will back next season.

16 Barbel, 10 Chub, 1 Other

3 barbel,all caught on feeder and pellet.

3 Barbel

A nice days fishing in spring like weather. 3 chub to 4lb caught on bread in the bottom field but a switch to fishing for barbel failed to raise a bite there. A move upstream to the church field brought 3 barbel late in the afternoon to bomb and pellet, best about 5lb. It was a pleasure to witness the other angler fishing having a very good days fishing close by, he certainly knew his stuff.

3 Barbel, 3 Chub

Tough day on the bank. River up and running fast taking 6oz feeders to hold bottom. Weather mild but water was very cold. I had 2 barbel one mid morning and one right at last light both scrapped brilliantly. My dad lost 2 fish in a snag that the flow seemed to direct them into and I lost a chub in the same area.

2 Barbel

Arrived at about 10 o'clock to find the river at about normal winter level and running clear. Mild and overcast with a bit of rain in the morning, so was hoping for some Barbel action which never came (water temp still a bit low maybe?). This was made up for with a Grayling in my first swim and 5 Chub (lost another to a hook pull) between two other spots. Most fish fell to feeder fished pellet and maggots, with one of the Chub falling to trotted maggots.
Nice peaceful day by the river :)

1 Grayling, 5 Chub

Arrived around midday to a fogbound very cold day, fished feeder as previous day in same swims, no bites or fish landed...quite bizarre given my previous days results..!

Postponed a planned early start due to thick fog and a very hard frost, arrived about midday with the intention of roving with deadbaits, having proved unsuccessful and with no pike located a switch to pellet feeder for the last hour or so resulted in 6 quickfire chub to 4lb, a really enjoyable mid winter afternoons fishing.

6 Chub

1 Grayling, 3 Chub