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Arrived early morning. Perfect fishing conditions. Not fished this area before. Found the water to be very snaggy. We moved 3 swims throughout the day but couldn't manage to catch a fish. 3 rods blanked. Very disappointed. Anybody fishing this stretch will need lots of feeders etc.and be very careful of the steep banks.

WUF well organised, fishery well run, well maintained. Gorgeous setting, conditions looked near perfect. However, after what we thought was a tough day on Wed. at
Fownhope, although we did locate some fish, this was a complete disaster! Three rods, at least 9, possibly 10
swims tried, not only no fish, not even a touch!!! This was due to the fact that it was almost impossible to present a bait without hitting a snag. Every second cast resulting in a lost hook length or feeder or both. I certainly don't consider myself the No.1 angler in the country but at 64yrs old I am no novice neither are my 2 fellow anglers. Very frustrating, very disappointing and unless someone can tell me the "secret" of avoiding those snags I would never fish here again.

The fishing was difficult in the swim we fished. Plenty of leaves coming down made holding bottom difficult. In the end 150g feeders did the trick. Largest chub was 4lbs 10oz and barbel 7lbs 14oz.

1 Barbel, 2 Chub

Dead bait. River looked perfect but the Pike did not want to play.

1 Pike

What a great session in damp cold conditions. 4 barbel to 12lbs 4oz and another at 10lbs 6oz. Had to move to find the fish. Largest barbel I have guided on the river.

4 Barbel, 1 Chub

Only managed to fish 3 hrs in the afternoon but blanked on a swim at approx midway on the beat. Looked perfect with a very evident crease, but couldn't buy a bite on pellets and PVA. Never mind, still enjoyed myself and very satisfied with the catch previous day.

One of the warmest Octobers days fishing I've experienced. Still 2 fine barbel one of 9lbs and another at 10lbs 1oz plus a good chub of 4lbs 6oz. Not the busiest of days but the fish were in pristine condition and very fat.

2 Barbel, 2 Chub

Biggest barbel, 9lb 5oz and chub 4lb 8oz. All good sized fish and very enjoyable day.

8 Barbel, 6 Chub

A hard day with only 1 barbel of 7.5lb caught.

1 Barbel

Short session 2-5pm. Two fine conditioned Barbel netted, both about 8lbs. Great fight from both fish. Unhooked both in the water, 5 mins recovery in the net and release. Fantastic. Caught on Hinders Ellipse dumbells with PVA bags filled with various sized pellets and doused in Ellipse oil. Will be back on the water for a longer session tomorrow.

2 Barbel