Feedback & Reports

3 roach

1 Barbel, 2 Chub, 3 Other

Not very impressed by the location. Poor access and untended swims. The state of the river was sad to see, I had heard about how bad the algae had got but it was much worse than I had thought. Stayed for a couple of hours and then drove to Hereford.

2 Other

Many trees and lots of weed, river rising and peaked daytime.

3 Barbel, 1 Chub

4 Barbel, 3 Chub

Never seen the river so low at this time of the year (0.931 Monmouth). Worked all the way down from metal steps to boat pool with flying c and fly. One take on fly but failed to connect.

A water temp of 5.4c meant that it was highly unlikely that we would find feeding barbel so we fished small
maggot feeders and after moving swims eventually found a shoal of chub that were obliging. 8 fish (two +5lb)

8 Chub

Too cold for barbel so instead dug out the pike rods and had some limited success with ledgered deadbaits. 3 pike to +14lb plus

3 Pike, 1 Other

1 Barbel, 20 Chub

Only 1 angler fished. Tough day today - 7ft 3ins on the river when I arrived at the peg. Lovely day on the river weather wise
Tried every bait "known to man today" but could not induce a bite. So have just chalked up my first "blank" of the season - It had to come and some time !

Blanked !!!!