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Two anglers fished. Very tough day with only 2 chub caught, biggest around the 2lb mark. After good day yesterday on different beat catching lots of good chub we focused in the morning trying for barbel with big baits but not a sniff. In the afternoon we would have settled for anything with fins but despite trying lots of swims, methods and baits they just didn't seem very interested and just 2 small chub to show for our efforts. Conditions seemed good but Just one of those days the fishing gods deciided to laugh at our struggles.

2 Chub

We only fished the morning. Fishing with my nephew he had 5 chub, on float & feeder, I fished the float & had 4 barbel & lost 3 to hook pulls, all taken on meat.

4 Barbel, 5 Chub

2 Anglers. Many many canoes. 1 or 2 very rowdy

2 Barbel, 8 Chub

2 Anglers.

7 Chub

Had the beat to myself today,no anglers on opposite bank,strange?were they all football fanatics or did they know something I didn’t? Had a nice chat with Andy the keeper, started fishing at 11.30 by 1pm nothing to show for my efforts, not even a bite! Time for a change of plan. A move quickly resulted in 2 barbel and chub, then went quiet again, by constantly moving between 4 swims managed to have a good day in the end. Barbel 3.5 to10lbs3oz including an 8 & a 9 at last some bigger fish. Chub 2 to 4lbs

8 Barbel, 7 Chub

Only one fish caught today but it was a very nice Barbel of just over 8lbs caught on a halibut pellet.
Enjoyed our 2 days fishing in stunning surroundings.
Will be back.

1 Barbel

4 chub between two of us all on trotted meat.

4 Chub

Barbel from the lower end of the beat and 5 of the chub came from the top end of beat. Pleasant day until 4pm then the rain came and made the end of the trip wet. Top end of the beat where my mate was fishing had a couple of kids visit his swim with the intention of fishing there until they saw him. They were with parents and left without any problems but don't think they would have permission, opportunistic tourist perhaps.

2 Barbel, 8 Chub

One had a couple of small chub and lost a barbel at the net another had four chub and I thought I was going to blank! Several large bites early on that resulted in nothing then in the evening managed to catch 2 barbel in the strong flow. Enjoyable battle!! Rather cold wind blowing most of the day, supposed to be July!

2 Barbel, 6 Chub

This is a well looked after beat with plenty of swims to choose from. There were around half a dozen anglers on the opposite bank when we arrived. Many thanks to the bailiff who kindly had a word with two of them who were wading more than half way across the river and fishing in the water along the How Caple bank to remind them that they should not be doing this.
After they had been moved on we were able to fish these swims and these resulted in most of the fish caught on the day. Largest Barbel was 8lb.

5 Barbel, 8 Chub