Feedback & Reports

Enjoyable session on a very hot weekend. Lots of canoe traffic as expected but it didn’t seem to cause too much of a problem. Several chub over 4lb and barbel averaging 5lb.

7 Barbel, 2 Chub

Same session as above for second angler

1 Barbel, 3 Chub

Fished on 26/06 with little success but conditions looked much better today. Unfortunately the fish were just not feeding, very odd as water had dropped considerably and had cleared. Quite unbelievably we did not have a bite between us. Beware of the snag in bottom swim, I can only assume its a tree as was snagging up from level with the post on the far bank for 20-25yds down stream.

7 Barbel, 4 Chub

6 Barbel, 5 Chub

River still quite high so not easy to hold bottom. Seems to be a large snag in bottom swim which made it almost inmpossible to fish without losing end gear.

5 Chub

Not able to fish. The water level was too high and prevented us from getting to the pools as the water covered the pathway.

Nothing caught and no bites... not really surprising as this really is a spot better fished in lower water conditions - rather than the dropping flood we arrived to... Never mind. I'll be interested to see how the Courtfield anglers did on the same day as there's some much better high water swims up there...

Arrived to find river high and rising could only access about 15 yards of bank fished for about 2 hours lost several items of end tackle then left. Two anglers no fish.

River clear and cold. No fish caught, but learned a few things from the session.
Will return in summer!