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4 Chub on maggot. Hard day again both rods roved around all day and found some fish at the end of beat 4.

7 Chub on bread and cheese paste. Missed a lots of bites on cheese paste. Time to start striking instead of letting barbel pull the rod over.

Not a bite all day and little showing. River up, cold and coloured compared to last week though it dropped a foot during the day.

Winter arrived on Friday, with a cold northely wind. Clear water with lots of leaves turning in the currents. Chub to 5.5lb and a beautiful 18.5lb pike. A great day but I had to work hard to get the bites.

River high and running fast although colour not too bad. Difficulty holding bottom. Managed to catch 2 nice Chub, one of 5lb, Lost 2 other fish one of which felt quite big. Access road has a number of big potholes which need some remedial work.

1 foot 10" falling, a bit of colour.
Having fished at Whitney since 1964, I just tried the most likely places. Very overgrown but still able to get the fly where it mattered.
Salmon caught at Old Court on 2.5 " Willy Gunn, a hen 6lbs.
Next fish moved under the Oak Tree, followed a stripped fly but didn't take. Left it for about half an hour then put over small Silver Stoats Tail, 3rd cast, another hen fish, 5lbs. Both released in the water without touching except with long nose pliers.
A super day, thank you WUF.

A beautiful sunny afternoon but found the river high and coloured. Managed 3 chub : 1lb, 3lbs and 4.5lbs using bread and luncheon meat.

3lb chub caught on ledgered halibut pellet but no show for the barbel. Hooked a large fish but it became a story of the one that got away! Access to the river was easy and levels were up a couple of feet. We moved several times to try to locate the barbel but to no avail.

2 Small Barbel and 4 Chub in 2 days fishing. Very disappointing results for all the effort we put in. I wouldn't recommend the beat to anyone who doesn't like LONG walks and STEEP banks. The Boat Inn down the road does a wonderful steak!

5 chub 3lb-5lb and 2 barbel 3lb, all legered pellet fishing until lunchtime. Many thanks to Ian for his advice and help. Hope to get back later in the Autumn.