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All the fish came on meat, nothing on pellet. Feeding and catches coincided with a heavy rain storm. 2 fish (probably Barbel) lost.

2 Barbel, 3 Chub

River well up, though falling, and nicely coloured. Arrived around 15.00 by which time the rain had stopped, but the steep banks were very slippery with limited safe access to the water. A fruitless afternoon, whichever bait I used. A couple of decent chub in the evening but no sign of the barbel.

2 Chub

Had a lovely morning on the river. Caught 3 Chub, biggest was about 4/5 lb. Never caught this species before so was delighted. Fished 07:00-14:00, all fish caught within first couple of hours. Heavens opened after that and killed the fishing. Hope to come back to get amongst the Barbel another time. If fishing the stretch for the first time, I’d advise entering the second beat by the toll bridge. I found beat 1 and 3 very hard to find/access. Thanks Terry!!!

3 Chub

6 Barbel, 10 Chub

River was up a little and coloured caught on pellet feeder and meat on a sunny day

4 Barbel, 4 Chub

River was still quite high and banks slippery. Fished a morning and a late afternoon session in two different swims. They were probably the only two swims that I could safely fish from and it was a good job I had a 3m landing net pole otherwise I would have struggled to land anything safely. Enjoyed the fishing finding the fish came in bursts. Good Size Chub and Barbel
in the 2 to 6lb category. Take care on the banks on this stretch, particularly when the level is dropping.

4 Barbel, 7 Chub

A disappointing and slow day. River dropping quickly. Most fish caught on meat.

4 Barbel, 5 Chub

Fished the meadow. Very overgrown nowadays with what looks like Himalayan balsam, and brambles.

4 Barbel, 1 Chub, 1 Other

River levels are returning to normal but not there yet. River is still pushing through at a rate which is challenging.
Regardless we (only 2 anglers) managed to catch

2 Barbel, 9 Chub

Nothing caught