Feedback & Reports

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

Great looking beat with good access all the way along with Plenty of accessible swims. The day it's self was a disaster 3 anglers already there when we arrived and by 10AM nearly every swim had people swimming in it. So we called it a day by midday.
I know that nothing can be done about people swimming and canoeing but the other anglers, I bet they didn't pay what I paid for the day for 2 rods.
VERY DISAPPOINTING

2 Chub

Expectations were high but it turned out to be a very slow day ????‍♂️

3 Barbel, 2 Chub

Took advantage of after 5.00 pm booking. Never really had a lot of luck here but access is so easy decided to give another try.
Beautiful hot evening down on the "Bondi"beach stretch towards the bottom of beat.
Ladies frolicking around in bikinis made for a if .."CARLSBERG DID FISHING!!!" ....moment!!!
After this wet and wild show the fish seemed to become excited as well..
The witching hour was quite prolific with barbel coming one after the other. All coming to cheesy garlic boilies on ledger tactics.
Some good chub on the float made for a very memorable few hours!!!

6 Barbel, 10 Chub

A day’s fishing to remember 10 beautiful fish

4 Barbel, 8 Chub, 1 Other

2 Barbel, 2 Chub