Feedback & Reports

Quite a hard day, river high and running through fast. Fished the top swim,didn't use a swim feeder as I have lost plenty of tackle in this swim before. Fished fairly close in with Luncheon meat. All four chub were around the three pound mark. The biggest being 3lb 14oz. The bank was muddy and slippery. I was hoping for a better return, with mild weather for the time of year. Saw a Raven and a pair of Gooseanders. Bit noisey at times, with a pheasant shoot and a tally ho lot on the oposite bank, blowing their horns, shouting and dogs barking.

4 Chub

That was tough going - level on the up approaching 3.5 metres- but still an enjoyable day with weather very pleasant for a change. Just 1 barbel around 6lb and 2 chub

1 Barbel, 2 Chub

River up and coloured pushing through, three Chub all on meat .

3 Chub

Two chub on meat.

2 Chub

Tough day in high and very coloured water conditions . Normally good when the river is up but the water temperature was still very cold so a bit of a gamble and alas no fish today. Still a lovely place to spend a day on the river.

2 Chub

Caught a small chub about 1.30 pm on luncheon meat, at the bottom field. Half an hour later hooked a PB Chub of 5lb 11oz. Again on Luncheon meat. Really pleased. I have to thank the fellow fisherman who told me he was getting bites on large pieces of luncheon meat, saying he was after Barbel and thought it was small chub. So I went back to my swim and changed to luncheon meat. I started in the same manner, so I reduced the size of the bait, and made the hair shorter. It worked.

2 Chub

2 Trout, 24 Chub

First time on this stretch and started in top pegs by parking but nothing showing apart from a grayling and odd chub. Walked to bottom field and chub were feeding despite the frosty day. Caught on mixture of pellet meat and corn.

1 Grayling, 24 Chub

Blanked