Feedback & Reports

A first time on this beat and a very nice beat it was. Well, once down the steep bank to the river it is a flat and comfortable walk along the bankside, a very peaceful area to spend a day. The fishing was slow and I could only catch 2 chub despite the river being in good condition for barbel. It was a good colour and was running off slowly.
This is a beat that deserves another trip or two when the river is lower and perhaps enabling me to pick a better swim. 3 were tried through the day and all given a reasonable time to produce but alas, just the 2 chub on feeder and pellet were the result.

2 Chub

Fished mid afternoon to late evening. River very high and brown. Fished at far end of beat on concrete jetty downstream into pool as river was impossible to read. None the less come along way in search of barbel and tried using sweetcorn, pellets and luncheon meat. All large chub 3-4lb caught on ledgered luncheon meat while smaller chub caught by my son on floated sweetcorn. Also caught 2 eels on Halibut pellets. Good to see salmon jumping saw 10 jump including kelt next to us. Nice spot to watch wide variety of birds and canoeists were no problem. Will try again when the river isn't so high.

18 Chub, 2 Other

Caught all fish on meat, inc. 1 eel, weather good, river at normal levels.

2 Barbel, 11 Chub, 1 Other

Tried another swim for the day and caught 2 barbel and one chub, was super sunny and I left early as needed to get home too so probs didn't do it justice, also look out for some of the streamer weeds!

2 Barbel, 1 Chub

River high and tried a few of the pegs through the day, just figuring out where the weed beds are as I don't know the beat that well etc. The barbel came as usual as light was falling on sweetcorn.

3 Barbel, 1 Chub

Lovely stretch of river with some good swims that have been cleared, it was raining and the water was high. I fished for about 5 hrs, I used feeder tactics with sweetcorn and pellets and with the objective of catching my first ever barbel, had a few chub and 2 that were a really good size and then in the late afternoon the rod went zing! and low and behold my first barbel! Amazing, not sure on weight but it was 60cm so a good size! Thank you!

1 Barbel, 4 Chub

1 Barbel, 12 Chub

Great day fishing, good weather, lovely beat...

1 Barbel, 18 Chub

Lovely stretch of river. Stopped for lunch at the Westons Cider Mill. Using a large swimfeeder and halibut pellets managed 1 Large Barbel approx. 9Lb, 1 good chub and one very large roach!
Thank you

1 Barbel, 1 Chub, 1 Other

2 Barbel, 5 Chub