Feedback & Reports

Started just before midday on a mild and bright day and had a barbel 1st cast then just when you’re thinking here we go you’re brought back to reality and nothing happened for the next 3-4hrs ! Tried another swim and had another barbel then back to my original swim and a chub promptly snagged me up so moved all my gear back to the 2nd swim and in the last hour someone flipped a switch as I ended up with four barbel to just under 8lb and 3 chub to exactly 5lb as well as another big chub slipping the hook. So a good session had ! What I would say is check your hooklink every cast as the rocks cause damage. Definitely return. Good to meet the ghillie Mick. The bailiff has made a difference to this stretch regarding swims it’s a shame some other stretches don’t have that personal involvement

4 Barbel, 3 Chub

Arrived early morning in very foggy conditions. The river looked good with a bit of pace and good colour. Fished one peg only and caught 3 barbel of almost identical size 7lb 2oz, 2 Chubb at 4lb and 1 smaller.
Sun came out at around 12.30 and bites dried up but started again latish afternoon. A thoroughly enjoyable day.

3 Barbel, 3 Chub

Caught barbel after advice from a fellow angler on same beat, both caught on 12mm crab pellet , biggest 7lb , lovely stretch and ropes down to swims a great help.

2 Barbel, 1 Chub

2 Barbel, 4 Chub

2 Barbel

After reading recent catch reports we expected a cracking day but alas not to be. That’s fishing!!

2 Barbel, 2 Chub

1 Chub

Tough day 1 Barbel & 10 Chub

1 Barbel, 10 Chub

great days fishing and good fish as well...most came out on pellet feeder. nice beat and some great swims...

13 Barbel, 9 Chub

One of the two of us fished in the downstream field about 3 swims from the boundary. Somebody has put a hell of a lot of effort in making swims here and the one I fished had a shored up flat fishing area about ten feet by four feet cut into the bank opposite the wooded hillside. Fished bomb and meat around the swim to feel my way in and caught two chub one third across with no response closer in or right over. Put in 6 bait up feeders filled with mixed pellet and groundbait one third across and this set the swim alight. Finished with 13 chub and seven barbel. Best method was 2 banded 6mm pellets or one pellet and a bright coloured dumbell wafter on a short hair loop to a four foot hooklength of 10 lb drennan double strength. No monsters, best barbel 7 lb best chub 4 lb 12 oz. Brilliant day and many thanks to whoever put in the time and effort to create this swim.

8 Barbel, 13 Chub