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A disappointing end to the season - blank.

An overcast but not cold day we had planned to fish float and maggot until midday and ledger with big baits until dusk. We caught eight chub between us in the morning and six trout. The largest chub were close to 5 lbs. At about 12.30 debris started to come downstream. At first we thought this was clearance from an upstream bridge but it got worse. Huge islands over ten foot across with so much small debris in between that even float fishing became impossible. Ledgering was out of the question. It looked like a farmer upstream was clearing his fields of floodwater flotsam. We sat and waited until 4.00 and things had not improved so we packed up early and went home.

First time fishing this beat. Warm and bright summer like day. Wasted too much time walking banks and enjoying the weather. Blanked but two solid pulls. One fish showing reported by coarse angler.

River very clear, bright sun light all day, fished for pike in the morning lure and dead baiting. Water so clear deadbait was visible in 8ft of water. No luck with the pike so tried for chub and barbel in the afternoon, ended up taking 4 nice chub up to just under 5 pounds. These chub give such a good fight that 2 of them I thought I had hooked barbel, and that was on heavy ledger gear! All fish taken on h/pellet. Saw a mink on arrival by the car park, and 1 salmon showing a couple of times. Nice to meet and chat with the three salmon/trout anglers also on the beats. Whitney Court always a nice place to fish & round the season off on. Thanks Ian for all your help/efforts this season and will see you next season, thanks all at WUF booking offices and to Adam at MHC, and to Colin at Holme Lacy. Might sneak a bit of trout fly fishing in on one of the beats if I can get the painting & work done around the house!...any body like painting?

Spent a smashing day at Whitney Court. River ruunning quite clear on a largely bright day, but managed to land 7 Chub from 2lb 8oz to 5lb 2oz, all on cheese paste and all from the lower end of the stretch. Still not managed to catch a Barbel, but will return in the summer for another go! Thanks to Ian for meeting me early in the morning and pointing me in the right drection.

13 Chub up to 5lb on bread meat corn and pellets.Fished several swims and had bites in all of them.

Unfortunately I didn't make it onto the river due to work commitments but would like to say how helpful my contact Ian Boney was. Thanks.

1 10" WBT that took a 5" Flashtail Clouser, 2/0 hook, intended for pike. (Cleanly hooked inside the mouth.) So much for delicate dries and micro-nymphs:)

River was low and had a little colour, very sunny day and struggled for bites. One pike nearly landed on dead bait early, nice 5lb chub saved the blank for one of us caught on pellet.. Packed up at 2.30pm as we all had too much sun. Lovely day to enjoy the river and peacefull surroundings, thank you Ian for meeting us early on your day off.

10 chub, mainly on Sweetcorn with a couple on meat. Largest 4lb 2oz, one more over 4 but all over 5lb. Not a bad day all round.