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12 Barbel, 14 Chub

12 Barbel, 14 Chub

Fished Whitney Court mainly as we were camping with friends near locksters pool and didn't want to be disrespectful and not buy a ticket. Very nice stretch but reputedly difficult for trout this time of year so no catch for us.

Plenty of large fish splashes and two really good pike showed their backs whilst we were at the water and a third that came to check out my friends leg whilst wading in middle. Probably better for coarse fish or salmon right time of the year. Nevertheless, a beautiful river no matter what beat you're on.

Harman & Hutch

We fished the end of beat 4 where the river really begins to pick up the pace, using heavy feeder tactics and long hook lengths. We all fished pellet and for a while attempted trotting. We had a fair few bovine fans, including old chainy (watch out for her), and a constant stream of canoeists - the vast majority of whom were very courteous - the odd few however were utter morons. We also had quite a bit of attention from the infamous swan on that stretch called Psycho Sid. He had a pop at one of us when fishing from the gravel island - be warned - he loves a loaf of bread! We had a small chub of 6-8oz and a better fish of 3lb 14oz on feeder. We all lost fish as well - they felt like chub. We saw barbel jumping on the stretch (bizarre!) and also a fair amount of trout activity in the evening. We also had two foul hooked minnow to add insult to injury! But it made us laugh. It was a beautiful day and this is a lovely venue. It's just a shame that the fish weren't on the feed.

2 Chub, 2 Other

Saw lots of rises and salmon jumping but no catches

Fished on beats 4, 5 & 6. Barbel about 8 ounces.

1 Barbel, 4 Chub

Fished 1pm - 9pm. Started in Loxters pool, beat 5 right bank - nothing doing so moved to beat 4 left bank. Had 7 chub and 1 barbell, 2 - 5lb, mainly to rolling meat but also pellet feeder. Lovely beats, great wildlife. A kingfisher almost perched on my rod!

1 Barbel, 7 Chub

Small black and white dry fly , sunny and windy, river quite fast.
Caught the fish near the bank on beat 2
Fish returned

1 Trout

River perfect, falling and clearing after much needed rain. I took my ten year old nephew barbel fishing for the first time: 4 barbel none of them under 8lb, the largest pushing double figures, 6 chub up to 4lb. Method open end feeder with banded pellet for the barbel, pek for the brassies. All fish top notch, great day cheers

4 Barbel, 6 Chub