Feedback & Reports

Lovely part of the world and lovely stretch. River still seems out of sorts. Combination of late spawning and really low water levels.

Fish together in large shoals so a lot of barren water.
Managed 8 Barbel on one rod but only two chub on the other. Fish in fast water.

Two blanks on other stretches in same trip for both anglers.

8 Barbel, 2 Chub

Fished 2pm - 7.30pm. 3 barbel to one rod, 5 the other. Biggest 9lbs 4oz, others between 4 and 7lb. Pellet feeder favored method.
River itself very low, only Poulston & Links worth fishing for barbel. With regards to the swimmers, as mentioned in previous reports, they are approachable and will move if you ask them.

8 Barbel

Caught one barbel in the morning down the bottom end on pellet to around 5lb, thereafter nothing. Very hard going due to low water levels and when a swim had enough water in it to suggest fishing, somewhere upstream they were weed cutting and large clumps of the weed meant that even the few areas that were fishable became impossible as bait couldn't be presented for more than a minute or two. So a return to the first swim surrounded by swimmers and dogs produced another 9 barbel to 10lb between 5 & 7.30pm, all on pellet. I will be back, but the whole river needs a push of water through it to get oxygen levels up.

10 Barbel, 1 Chub

One barbel of 7lb caught at 5.30am, and a 3lb chub an hour later. The feeding spells in the heatwave seem to be restricted to a couple of hours at first light, and the same late in the evening. Time now for anglers to learn a rain dance move.

1 Barbel, 1 Chub

A very nice stretch with easy access. Not sure why it is more expensive than others, particularly as in sunny weather the part below the bridge is unfishable due to the amount of bathers.

4 Barbel, 2 Chub

3 average size barbel and 2 chub, all caught in the first three hours of light or the last two hours in the evening. River now very low and the heatwave has reduced the likely productive times, considering night fishing is not allowed.

3 Barbel, 2 Chub

It was an extremely hot day with the sun blazing down, fishing with the pellet, we had no bites, then exchanged to sweet corn and caught chub. We both caught eels on sweet corn. We will be back when there is a little more colour in water. A fantastic venue.

9 Chub, 5 Other

Extremely hot and long day, great not to have to walk far from the car. Three barbel to 7lb between us. Got used to the canoes but the pack of Eastern Europeans swimming down stream was a bit unusual. A hard days fishing.

3 Barbel

Fished early and late, unfortunately with no success but a beautiful stretch apart from the swimming team. Will be back when it is cooler.

Same extreme heat avoiding approach followed as yesterday. Another good day's fishing, with 5 barbel to 9lb 9oz and a 4lb chub. River now in need of some rain. The barbel have still only just about finished spawning - a 7lb fish produced milt on the bank today.

5 Barbel, 1 Chub