Feedback & Reports

Fished the first five swims from the pumping station on rotation. Beautiful venue with good access, just didn't fish as well as it looks. 2 suicidal minnows was all I had to show for 11 hours.
If fishing the inspection cover swim about a third out-be prepared to lose a lot of feeders, I lost three in the first hour before I moved.

2 Other

Fished 5pm to dusk with lighter hooklength and smaller hooks. Eels were a problem as they seem to be attracted to fishmeal groundbait.

4 Chub, 5 Other

Day 4 of 5 and our group had grown to 3. The barbel were a good average size topped by a fish of 10lb 2oz with a 9 and some 8s. Fish were caught throughout the day without ever getting their heads down and fell to a variety of pellet and boilies baits fished below feeders. Areas fished were mainly the wood but also Leggs Meadow which proved unproductive.

15 Barbel, 9 Chub, 1 Other

Fished from 4.30am to 8.30am river very low and clear will fish much better after some rain.

1 Barbel, 1 Other

Brilliant day - good to have gone back to try what I learned the previous week. Only fished until 2pm and I'm sure the barbel would have come back on again at 4-ish as they so often do. The first barbel weighed 8oz - I thought it was a little eel at first - luckily mum and dad came along later. All the fish were immaculate. Lots of canoes but only one group got silly, parked up and started swimming and splashing about. The rest were fine. Thanks WUF.

3 Barbel, 15 Chub, 1 Other

First time on this water to find it running low and clear with bright sunshine above. Fished approx 9am to 7pm. Struggled to find fish most of the day if it had not been for the generosity of a fellow angler advising on how to fish a particular swim we would have had a poor return. Thankyou!
With the help of his advice caught two Chub to 3lb and 3 Barbel to 9lb in an hour.
Great venue obviously holding quality fish we will be back thanks W&U.

3 Barbel, 4 Chub, 1 Other

M R - 4 chub - 2lb 12oz, 3lb, 3lb 8oz, 4lb 4oz, all on breadflake either trotted with stick float or rolled.
J S - 3 chub - 2lb 8oz, 3lb, 3lb 8oz, all to trotted flake.
P R - no fish. River seemed low, having never fished the river before, it is difficult for me to comment further.

7 Chub

Two people fished Courtfield Monday 22 June. Started at 08.30 in the wood section left at 20.00. First person had two Barbel and one Chub. Second person eleven Chub weighing between 3 to 5 lb. Very few canoeists. Enjoyed the day.

2 Barbel, 12 Chub

Very successful fishing, biggest fish of 13 lb barbell, some others 10lb+. Beautiful chub also. I will remember this day for a long time.

14 Barbel, 19 Chub

Arrived late afternoon due to long drive up from north to find an angler on the end peg in wooded section near road who'd been there since first thing and was bagging up. Seems to be where the barbel live because we couldn't get a bite, only managing a barbel and an eel between 3 of us.

1 Barbel, 1 Other