Feedback & Reports

Arrived at 4am and water level up by at least 2.5ft and temp was around 9degrees. Started at 1st light and fished pegs 1,2, and 3 in Courtfield. Bright sunny day and level did drop by a couple of inches by mid pm. Had the first barbel at around 3pm and it was a pristine fish of 7lb 2oz and had to wait anothe 2 hours for the second fish which again was in excellent condition and weighed in at 7lb 9oz. We fished well into dark and J had a chub of 3lb at dusk. Stayed at the Yew Tree Inn at Longhope and can highly recommend the food, beer and the accomodation was first class.

Spent an arranged morning on Middle Hill Court which ended with a complete blank. Afternoon spent at Courtfeild back to the spot I had caught 2 from the day before, 1 bite resulted in a fine barbel 11lb 2oz, good information from Don again.

River running high, spent all afternoon moving from swim to swim. Got 2 in the end, a 7lb and 10lb 3oz barbel.

River 4 to 6ft high, fished Ferry Pool and near car park, did not catch. Don was very helpful and it was a very enjoyable day.

River 2 ft high but dropping, fished Legg Meadow and car park and did not catch. Don very helpful.

River dropping all day and very coloured. Fished in the meadow but not a bite unfortunately.

Arrived to find the river up four feet in a couple of days, but the water did not seem too cold for a result. 2 average size barbel taken on pellets around mid-afternoon, and a couple of missed half chances made for an interesting day.

We arrived mid-morning to be greeted by a rapidly rising river. With plenty of debris already coming through it was clearly going to be a struggle to catch anything and fishing the margins would be the only option. We sat it out in the last two swims at the bottom of Legg Meadow and tried a variety of baits, but neither rod had so much as a knock all day. At least we had other beats booked to look forward to over the next two days, when conditions would hopefully improve.

Fishing proved to be difficult with river rising by at least 3ft during the day following previous days rain. I had a 6lb 12oz Barbel early in the day but we had nothing else.

A difficult day, the river was low and clear. The rain over the recent past had made the banks somewhat slippery and difficult to traverse. Don was very helpful and I fished the lower beat towards the Ferry Pool and caught 5 barbel to 7 lbs 6 oz on halibut pellet over hemp and halibut groundbait.