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2 Barbel, 2 Chub

Really hard going lots of foam coming down the river which seemed to switch the bites off ,still not many swims available for this time of year
There was 3 angler’s on and it was near impossible to find a swim each

3 Chub

Fished 1230-1730. River was 1.7m up but slowly dropping and a lovely milk chocolate colour. Only one fishable swim in upper field. Two fishable swims in lower field and I opted for the first swim right by the car parking area. There was a nice slack a couple of rod lengths out that looked ideal and was snag free. I actually started and ended the session with the same feeder and hooklength which can't happen often! Fished groundbait feeder with hemp and a few small pellets mixed in, with 14mm paste wrapped pellet on hair. Had a 3lb chub first cast that slipped off at the net. Another similar chub came shortly after. It then went a bit quiet so I put a few balls of groundbait in and had a sarnie. Switched to spicy meat on the hair after lunch and had a decent chub (4lb ish). Next cast the tip absolutely slammed around and I was into a fesity little barbel of around 4lb. The second barbel came at around 4pm to paste wrapped pellet. An absolutely fin perfect 7lb-er that fought like a lion in the flow. It was a stunning day with buzzards wheeling overhead, a kingfisher buzzing around, and a huge v shaped formation of geese. Thanks WUF.

2 Barbel, 3 Chub

Great day ,but was lucky to get a swim as river was up couple of other anglers were not so lucky

1 Barbel, 1 Chub

Hard days fishing, river was very high and fast flowing . But we still managed to catch a few nice fish , luckily we bagged the only acceptable swim along the stretch

1 Barbel, 2 Chub

5 Barbel, 2 Chub

Fished the rubbish tip swim only today rather than roving along the stretch. River looked superb, nice tinge of colour, decent pace. I fished a mix of groundbait feeder and straight lead with paste wrapped pellet and boilies. Fished from 1130-1830. First bite came after about 15 minutes and frustratingly resulted in a decent barbel lost at the net. The next bite came shortly after and I was very happy to slip the net under a cracking barbel of just two ounces under 8lb (a PB). The sport then slowed just as I was wondering if I might be on for a red letter day. I managed three chub (the best was 5lb 4oz) for the rest of the session. The last hour was stunningly beautiful and felt so right for another bite. Alas, no such luck. I like this stretch but it is pretty weedy.

1 Barbel, 3 Chub

Had good day fished top field
Really four swims fishable
Had fish out of all lower field water needs to be lower to access water

5 Barbel, 5 Chub

Fished the rubbish tip swim and one next to it for a few hours. Dad had a chub second cast. I lost two barbel in the same snag before landing a chub. I moved to a swim near the top end of the stretch that I had prebaited and had a barbel. Dad stayed put in rubbish tip swim and had three barbel in a productive hour or so. I returned to the swim next to him around 4.30 and had a couple more chub. Three barbel around 7lb mark, one around 5lb. Two clonking chub of 5lb+. All fish caught on fishy groundbait with pellet. We didn’t look at the lower stretch of the beat. Around 4-5 fishable swims in upper section but was a bit slippery at times. Great vehicle access to the upper section of this beat. I’d fish here again and would certainly have a look at what’s left of the fork next time. Thanks WUF. A decent day out. Oh, and I saw an otter.

4 Barbel, 6 Chub

4 Barbel, 4 Chub