Feedback & Reports

Sunny all day river in good condition however extremely difficult to get bites in spite of using several methods.

2 Barbel, 3 Chub, 1 Other

River in good condition after early morning mist the Sun came out the temperature rose rapidly creating a very warm day . Barbel caught on pellets and Luncheon meat.

9 Barbel, 3 Chub

We fished beat 2 a great venue easy access to all the the river, with deep sections and fast flow gravel runs well worth a vist we are looking forward to a return visit.

3 Barbel, 1 Chub

River in good condition although now running clear,we tried hard all day but found it almost impossible to get a bite high volume of canoes especially up to lunch time it gets worse every year.

2 Other

Fished beats 3,4,5. Beautiful stretch of river. 2 chub to 4lb, 2 x 3lb 1 at 2lb and the other all under 1lb. On pellet or meat. Roach and dace every chuck on the float. Didn't find the Barbel, but did lose one decent fish that was fighting harder than any of the chub I caught.
So glad I came here today, rather than back to upper Canon bridge, access to the river is great, and plenty of spots to choose.

10 Chub, 10 Other

4 Barbel, 4 Chub

A nice day at Whitney Court. River was in good condition carrying a bit of extra water. Fished several swims for one small and one decent chub. Should really have done better.

2 Chub

Indian summer on the river bank. Fished late afternoon & early evening & every swim produced. All the fish were in tip-top condition with hardly a scale out of place; One louse on the head of a chub (removed)! Regular swan flypasts which looked spectacular against the blue sky,they wanted to be on the wing for some reason today. Spam & pellets again but static baits were accepted with no interest in trotted baits.

Thanks once again to all concerned for our annual holiday & battery recharge.

8 Barbel, 7 Chub

Everyone caught fish afternoon & evening.Had peregrine falcon fly directly over us & then stoop on some poor bird the far side of the field. Kingfishers kept us entertained. River still up a little bit but very clear. Pellet & spam did the trick again. All barbel pretty much the same size bracket of 5-7lbsish. Do they shoal up by age group? Why don't the smaller & bigger fish take during a session? Need to find out more about the natural history of the barbel; Any good references WUF?

Had a pleasant chat with the Himalayan balsam squad going about their job. Whatever you say about the balsam if you spend a few minutes next to a patch the insect life they attract is quite spectacular..particularly the white bodies bees & hover flies (and personally I think the balsam looks & smells pleasant ). I know it's an invasive species , but isn't everything if you go back far enough...even us!

Wonderful day again ; What more could a man want? Thanks to all concerned that make these magic days possible.

8 Barbel, 10 Chub

As above.

8 Barbel, 10 Chub