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1 small barbel on pellet. Work to be done on this venue, really overgrown. Concrete bank only 20% accessible. River nice level and good colour. Fish just not having it at this venue.

1 Barbel

Dull and overcast with a little drizzle at times. All fish were taken on either pellets or boilies.

7 Barbel, 17 Chub

We arrived at 8:30am and decided to fish the far end downstream of the car park, I got a barbel 1st cast using my split cane rod best fight ever. David had 2 chub straight away fishing the island pegs, then it went quiet. We both caught chub after lunchtime at a regular rate but the barbel weren't playing. Then at about 4'ish we had moved to the straight run just as we've not really fished that properly, I then had a rod wrenching bite which resulted in a 9lbs 8oz barbel in great nick. David then resorted to using smelly cheese which got him a couple more chub and a barbel of about 3lbs. The beat looked in good shape. I love this beat not only for the catching but the solitude. Most fish were caught on elips pellets and smelly cheese. Thanks WUF be back soon.

4 Barbel, 30 Chub

River in great condition fast flowing with a little bit of colour moved from the croys in the morning to the beach and caught Barbel and Chub on meat and broillies using feeder and bombs

10 Barbel, 11 Chub, 1 Other

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Great day ! Fished dawn till dusk , bites were slow in the morning but after 5pm came alive had most fish out around bottom of wooded area.

10 Barbel, 6 Chub

All caught on pellet and boiles

5 Barbel, 1 Chub

If you went fishing and "bagged up" each and every time, then it possibly wouldn't be as enjoyable. It's all about the unknown. Fished the Lucky Stone peg previously at the back end of July 2020 and bagged up. Filled with the same level of expectancy, I was fishing it again, but on this occasion without the same level of luck. Water was towing through a bit, with the extra 1ft of water on.

Weather for the day was perfect for fishing. Warm and breezy, and dry for the past few days; dry ground under foot for the walk through the woods (not as treacherous this time), with river levels dropping off of the earlier weeks highs (level as of 7:00am 7th Sept 2020, showing 0.78m high @ the Mordiford station).

Fished 5hr session from 7.00am - 12:00pm, fishing a pellet, hemp and groundbait feeder (varying sizes 2oz - 4oz in holding bottom) with banded 10mm pellets on the hook. Whilst not prolific, caught and lost 2nr barbel to hook pulls early on, before final landing a chub (3lb) and a barbel (5lb); latter half of the session, nothing doing. Packed up and headed off home.

Walk back to the car park however, was much easier, with less weight to carry, in losing 11nr feeders and numerous hooks to submerged boulders, in the swim.

Nonetheless, a most enjoyable day to be "out and about" in the countryside, and without getting wet.

Will be back soon.

Tight lines all.

1 Barbel, 1 Chub

10 Barbel, 12 Chub

Barbel to 8 pounds. All caught on 8 mm pellet

9 Barbel, 7 Chub