Feedback & Reports

Enjoyable, sunny day in the deeper water at the top end. No action for the first few hours. Then an enforced siesta, due to the unrelenting canoe traffic between 11am and 3-30pm. However, a quieter evening produced 3 nice barbel to 7.5lb between 5pm and 7pm. All action on pellets.

3 Barbel

3 barbel from Legg Meadow to Elips pellet and feeder approach on a warm sunny day when bites were hard come by. 2 barbel in the 4-5 pounds range and a beauty of 8lb 5oz, taken on the last cast of the day, just as the light was fading.

3 Barbel

We lost a couple of barbel in the morning and was sure of some sort of action late afternoon evening, but they were our only bites. Not one other thing happened.

Very slow day. 2 started on the croys with 1 having a fish 1st cast and losing one 2nd cast and nothing after that. 1 other fish caught at the top end that weighed 9.6 lbs. A couple lost in snags later in the day. The river really needs a bit of water to get it going.

2 Barbel

Whilst we fished Wyebank the others fished Courtfield. Good swims at the top end however the guys were not happy as there is a pumping station that was cleaning silt back into the river so both noise and water disturbance all morning didn't help. Only 2 barbel landed with a large one lost later in the day.

2 Barbel, 1 Chub

Slow during the day, caught bleak and dace on the trotting rod. Managed a couple of barbel each in the end though, biggest 8lb 4oz and two nice chub. Two decent fish lost, one due to a hook pull and the other found a snag. Very enjoyable day!

4 Barbel, 2 Chub, 20 Other

Method of fishing was cage feeder and PVA tubing. Fish caught on pellet. When I booked the beats I asked if access to the pegs was easy, as I am a senior citizen, and was told it was. On the recommended stretch from the water works only two of the pegs were accessable to anything other than a mountain goat.

1 Barbel, 2 Chub

Arrived at 1pm and fished until 8pm. We managed to get 8 bites but landed only 3 fish. Quite a snaggy swim right at the top of Leggs Meadow. Cracking bit of river and we caught three nice barbel with biggest at 9lbs 7ozs.

3 Barbel

River had a bit of colour today. We had barbel to 10lb and in total, had 5 barbel and 8 chub. Two of the chub went over 6lb with one of 6lb 4oz and the other 6lb 1oz - two great fish. Looking forward to next year, many thanks.

Swimfeeder using luncheon meat. River very coloured following heavy rain.

2 Chub