Feedback & Reports

Very hot and bright day. Didn't find the walk from the parking area to the bank too bad. Or on the way back but the length of the beat seemed longer than anticipated and a little bit of a struggle over stiles, narrow footbridges and gates, unless travelling very light indeed.
Conditions still wet and slippery under foot and a bit of a struggle to get down steep banks to the available swims. But a very beautiful spot.
Fished the bottom end of the beat in the morning but no sign of life, possibly due to very bright conditions.
Moved to the top end and faster shallower water just down from the croy where the chub appeared. All had on meat/meat pellet on the feeder.

10 Chub

On a low clear river with bright sunshine it was always going to be hard. A dozen chub between us all caught from the first field on feeder tactics early and late.

12 Chub

1 Barbel, 6 Chub

I fished from 7am to 1pm trotting meat and had 8 chub all a decent size between 3lb and 5lb, I did do a hour on the bottom and had 3 big eels around the 2lb mark, unfortunately no barbel, the river is very low and clear and the bites did slow up a bit as soon as the sun got above the trees.

1 Trout, 8 Chub, 3 Other

The track from the parking area to the river is very steep and a bit of an obstacle course. Once we reached the river we found
just one swim that was even close to being fishable. It looked far from safe and there were two of us so we didn't even bother getting the gear out the car.

I think some real honesty regarding poor access to the river and the fact that most of the bank is very overgrown would be welcome. Advice to travel light is not enough. Allowing several hours work with a brush cutter would be better advice.

Would not book this stretch again.

Good day in tough heatwave conditions, as others have commented access is a good workout!

25 Chub

2 Barbel, 9 Chub

2 Barbel

My first time on this lovely stretch and a cracking day. River a little high. Trotting with a centre pin all day - only fished the streamier swims at the upper end of the beat. Sausage meat and luncheon meat bait. It took me a while to suss things out - an hour or so before my first fish, but by the end of the day I had 30 chub to my hand and lost several others. Most were 2-3lbs, three fish 4lbs plus. Frustratingly no barbel, although one of the fish I lost could have been. I saw barbel turning on the surface.

30 Chub

Poor again

2 Barbel, 3 Chub