Feedback & Reports

Plenty of chub to start with and barbel in the evening all on pellets near the island in the fast water. Nice beat, will book later in the season. Many thanks.

4 Barbel, 10 Chub

14 Barbel to 10lb, 9 Chub to 6lb. All caught on halibut pellets or meat with feeder. Probably would have caught more if it was not for continual canoeists coming down the river in groups preventing fishing. Great days fishing anyway.

14 Barbel, 9 Chub

This is an eye-watering beautiful stretch with so many fishy-looking places it was hard to know where to start. I had a 4lb barbel first cast which got my hopes up, but sadly the rest of the day was a bit of a struggle. I tried a few swims and had a few small chub, 3 eels (including one 2.5lb+), and the smallest barbel I've ever seen (about half a pound). I didn't try the bottom field, as it was full of caravans (and will be all summer apparently). One of the caravaners was under the impression that he could fish all along the stretch.
A wonderful stretch and I'm sure I'll be back.

2 Barbel, 4 Chub, 3 Other

Fishing difficult due to large amount of weed. Not many swims cut.

2 Barbel, 3 Chub

Fished an evening session and bagged 5 chub. River is looking low and needs some rain. Nice beat which I would fish again.

5 Chub

Be prepared to take a walk on the wild side, the path to the beat is chest high with vegetation, not wishing to trample the crops I ploughed through it and was soaking wet by the time I reached the bank (be warned). Not much flow despite recent showers. Two good size Barbel early on in the slow water and some Chub furher down where the flow speeds up past the Island. The walk down to the beat would put me off booking again. I understand there is a footpath behind the church, could we not use that?

2 Barbel, 4 Chub

Fished lower beat in fast water opposite Island but it could not get a bite on luncheon meat or pellet from early a.m.to late a.m. I think I need another crack at this venue looking at recent catches on trotted bread flake in slower water on other side of the river..

Started off trotting luncheon through fast water by the side of the island and had three chub in half hour all about 3lb. Then the canoes came, one after the other for 5 hours so switched to feeder and picked up 5 more with the biggest two 5lb. Moved to top of beat for last knocks and picked up a lovely barbel nudging 10lb. Lovely beat if you can tolerate the canoes and the huge amount of weed that follows them. Saw a few huge carp in the slower water late on. Also two eels the one about 3lb, the other about 1.5lb.

1 Barbel, 8 Chub, 2 Other

A very pleasant hot, sunny day and a low river so fishing was slow. Fished with trout pellets, sweet corn and luncheon meat. Not many bites but a very enjoyable day all the same.

1 Barbel, 4 Chub

Superb stretch with easy access and many fishable areas! Sadly we picked the wrong day with BG scoring 2 chub, and myself a blank. However we will definitely try the Creel again and would heartily recommmend this beat.

2 Chub