Feedback & Reports

Torrential rain the previous day and overnight (coupled with the opening of a dam in Wales) presented a river with a height and flow of Biblical proportions which even Noah would have found challenging. It had burst its bank at the bottom end of the beat with the field partly flooded but managed to find a single 100 yard stretch which was just fishable in the margin. The rest of the beat was totally unfishable. Managed to land 8 chub all on meat/meat pellet on the feeder.
Despite the rain very much liked the ease of access to this beat and the ability to drive its entire length.

8 Chub

Two small Barbel…and a few small Chub very windy and wet…hard going.

2 Barbel, 8 Chub

Wet day, had to go to far down river end of beat to be able to access the water (one member of party disabled) We obviously got it wrong but thought this was a much more easily accessed fishery than it turned out to be.

2 Barbel, 3 Chub

River quite low but caught a few chub, no Barbel though.

10 Chub

9 Barbel, 7 Chub

Despite the bright conditions, a low, gin clear river and guest appearances from the supporting cast from Rawhide I still had a stonking day on Caradoc yesterday.

All of the fish coming from the pretty bottom end, either in the morning or late afternoon. Starting early, I broke up my day by having a very civilised leftover prawn and spinach balti in the sunshine and a lovely chat with a delightful lady who had just completed her wild swim -something she does every day. She politely declined my offer of a bit of prawn balti on a homemade naan, and also wasn't keen on my request to go back in to find the two £5 Korum feeders I'd just lost.

Best fish of the day was a cracking barbel of around 7 lb on rolling meat - nothing beats being up to your nut sack in the water catching one of these pouty bewts.

Nice to meet Wally and Mike who were braver than me, setting up in what was obviously the herds favourite place to poo and wee.

5 Barbel, 15 Chub

2rods all day not very good

4 Barbel, 12 Chub, 1 Other

Only 2 anglers fished. A very enjoyable day, mainly spent at the bottom of the stretch and at the top.

5 Barbel, 18 Chub

Load of chub 2 to 4 pounds, a few smaller barbel but my son landed his first ever 10+ so a great day. I trotted a float down from the beach at the lower end of the beat and my son was on ledger. The forecast bad weather kept the kayaks and swimmers at bay, so largely peaceful too. Most fish caught on luncheon meat.

5 Barbel, 40 Chub, 1 Other

Got there at crack of dawn and was absolutely beautiful on the gravel beach area at far end of the swim. Not a sole in sight……until about 11am when it was apparent this wasn’t private land as I might have expected for £70 for me and my son, but in fact was the local splash zone for the locals. Gazebos, inflatables, dogs, swimmers.
Became un fishable. So thought we might aswell have s swim too- which was lovely.
Water was very low and clear. Car read 37 degrees!
We moved to another peg, but conditions were against us.
Barbel was 7 1/2 lb.

1 Barbel, 2 Chub