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No bites forthcoming - believe water temperature too low for barbel. River otherwise in good condition. Legering meat, boilies & pellets to no effect.

The water was very cold 5 degrees and running quite fast though reasonably clear. Tried many slack areas with deadbaits for pike. No joy. Baited up with a few pellets and sat on them later in the day for Chub & Barbel. No Joy.

Cold so hard day. 2 of party targeting barbel, 1 after pike. Pike only fish of the day. Nice beat, keen to come back when it warms.

1 Pike

River fast, coloured and high, though falling a little during the day. Weather mild, overcast and calm. Settled into a swim where there was some protection from the fastest current. Some bites from chub all through the afternoon, though not easy to detect due to movement of the rod tip by the current and debris in the river. However I finished with three nice fish up to a bit under 4lb, with two lost. Eventually came an unmistakeable barbel bite and a good fish which gave fought strongly in the heavy current. Was very pleased to weigh it at 9lb 5oz, my best of the autumn.

1 Barbel, 3 Chub

The river was up a fair bit but was ok to fish. We started at the lower part of the beat, with one barbel caught, 5lb. We moved downstream and had a 6lb barbel and a chub. Two barbel were lost and not bad for the condition of the river. My only grievance is a shooting party turned up in numbers they drove all over the grass (anglers get kicked off the beat for doing this) they started shooting and we had to stay by our vehicle until they had finished. Would visit again in better conditions.

2 Barbel, 1 Chub, 1 Other

Mackerel dead bait. 1 pike weighing 17lb 10oz.
River water levels were high

1 Pike

The river was up 4 feet or so and looked spot on for a few fish. Unfortunately the barbel had other ideas! 1 bite resulted in 1 chub. Thanks WUF.

1 Chub

River pushing through with a little debris, but conditions pretty much ideal. Expected to be into more fish than the one 4lb splasher that I took on halibut pellet, but was not to be.

1 Barbel

River 3-4' up and coloured but falling. Warm and overcast. All fish to meat baits. Best barbel 9.4 with 6 over 8lbs.

12 Barbel, 1 Chub

9 Barbel