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Barbel caught between 5-7lb

4 Barbel, 5 Chub

Bright and sunny day. Again water level same as yesterday.

1 Barbel, 2 Chub

Bright sunny day, water about normal. Fished one of the only fishable places on Church Stream Pool. Car parking and access to riverbank is good. This mile long double bank beat is supposed to accommodate 4 coarse anglers but I personally feel it is restricted to possibly 2 fishable spots both on Church Stream Pool. From Meadow Fence to Foy Bridge Fishery the bank is totally overgrown without any visible access to the water. I could not see where you could enter river to wade across to the island mentioned in The Passport.

4 Barbel, 1 Chub

A hot sunny day made fishing difficult and at times uncomfortable, but we managed a few chub and barbel between us. Church Stream is probably best fished early and late as canoes make life difficult during the day as they come right beneath one's feet. However, the swimmers stayed on well into the evening!

5 Barbel, 5 Chub

Great looking, peaceful stretch of river in the middle of nowhere. Conditions were near perfect, with good water level and a little colour. Had a nice Chub on my first cast, followed by 17 others between 2 and 3.5 pounds, with all but a few in mint condition (a couple had what looked like Cormarant or Heron stabs) and 3 Barbel with the biggest at just over 6lb. I also christened a new rod and reel and had my first (and second) centrepin caught Barbel :) All fish caught on Halibut pellets or Lone Angler Sausage sizzle squabs.
Will have to come back to this stretch :)

3 Barbel, 18 Chub

Pleasant day spent fishing the Church Stream Pool resulting in 5 barbel up to 6lb. Pellet baits did the trick again.

5 Barbel

Started at the lower end of the stretch, but no fish caught. Moved to the Church Pool and a swim near to the top of the Island. Caught fish almost immediately in the new swims. All fish came to pellet used with feeders.
Top of the stretch very over grown and steep banks making it almost impossible to fish, besides that a very nice beat.

4 Barbel, 22 Chub

Lost one fish.

With the level at Ross showing 0.53 and the river in perfect trim I was hoping for great things.
The top of the beat, right bank, is easy wading at this height being knee to waist deep and with just a little less water I could have made the crossing to the island too. Being able to get in the water and off the high banks is great for casting a shooting head right across the river and the prospects are high.
Not a sniff; fished right through with the fly in the morning, 1WBT of 1lb, and resorted to the spinning rod in the afternoon. Nothing, nada, zilch.
Did find that the last 300yd 'flat-water' glide is easy wading, packed with trout and will be great on a summers evening with a good hatch coming off. So I will be trying again.

1 Trout

Nothing caught in perfect conditions. Two fish seen or possibly one fish running.