Feedback & Reports

Slightly colder air & water temperature with quite a brisk breeze today , whipping up a few waves on the water. Sunshine & very clear water all made things difficult . When the wind dropped at about 5pm we had a few bites with one decent barbel of about 9-10lbs.
An extended lunch break was called for & what a beautiful place to have it. Swans were in good form with regular RAF style fly pasts, Kingfishers busy in the sheltered 'backs' & still a flock of Sand martins doing the circuit. There was a good hatch 5pmish when the wind dropped & even a couple of trout rising. We saw a cormorant very,very high up suddenly go into a 'stoop'-type dive, twisting & turning as he fell, down to the far bend in the river; I didn't know they could enjoy themselves...they always seem to be slowly flapping from A to B looking rather depressed.
Good day all round despite the lack of bites early on. If I had a memory I would have remembered the strand of barbed wire stretched across the top of the exit gate; Difficult to see in the dark & things do bleed as you get older.
Thanks all once again for these opportunities.

3 Barbel

River low and clear. Wide range of baits tried on feeder but did not get a knock. Lovely spot to spend an afternoon and there were always the cows for company

River low and clear, blustery day of sunshine and showers. Lots to go at on these beats, beautiful countryside

4 Barbel

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

Despite fishing hard for 5 or so hours, float and leger, different spots, different baits......not a touch!
Beat 3 and 4, honestly, quite disappointing and too much to pay, says £20 and then you get the admin' charge of £3??
Really quite pretty, but fishing has become expensive and the lack of spontaneity by having to book in advance all needs to be addressed in my opinion if this system is going to be sustainable.

Fishing Passport Note : Booking in advance is not required. You can book on the day providing there is availability. There are many other cheaper and less exclusive club fisheries to choose from if affordability is an issue.

4 Barbel, 4 Chub