Feedback & Reports

1 Barbel, 8 Chub

First trip to this particular beat and on arrival we had a good walk of the river. River was slightly up in level and a nice bit of colour to it. slightly disappointed on swim options, most having sheer drops into the river hidden beneath the vegetation and lower down swims have only been made by the cattle walking to rivers edge. We both settled in one swim for the day and had a good session catching 6 barbel, biggest being 9lb 1oz and 2 chub to 4lb. Lots of canoes today most respecting us and moving across the river. Will hopefully be back again soon to get amongst the barbel. Thanks WUF.


Note: The track leading down to the rivers edge / parking is very steep.

6 Barbel, 2 Chub

Rain had brought a small rise in the river level and a bit of colour. Plenty of chub bites but the barbel hard to find. Sweetcorn and pellets in conjunction with a feeder brought results.

5 Barbel, 12 Chub

With plenty of rain the day before and forecast looking good, expectations were high. Having travelled the one & half hours I arrived just before 7am, the river was coloured and dropping. I chose the sewage pipe as recommended and after three or four casts I was rewarded with my first bite and after a short battle with a heavy fish, the hook pulled..!! After that the swim went very quiet at mid-day I decided it was time for a move, with weather improving and sun popping in and out I didn't think I'd catch again. How wrong I was.... early afternoon came with a flurry of two fish in quick succession, 1 x 7lb 4oz & 1 x 8lb 6oz then the swim went quiet.

The canoe traffic was predictably heavy, most again very courteous, some never seen a fisherman, and did not know what to do when a line is in the water.... go around? All in all it was a great day on the river, I will be looking forward to returning ASAP.

Bait - Fishmeal ground-bait mixed in with 4 & 6mm Halibut pellets, hemp & corn and banded pellet on the hook.

2 Barbel

River in good condition. Boat traffic made the beat difficult to fish

Would you believe it, a rising river! Lovely to see and not a problem until it went a dark chocolate colour and large rafts of weed and debris came floating by. Still, great to be back on the river at a decent level and temperature.

6 Barbel, 8 Chub

Another great trip at middle hill court, love coming back to this stretch of river. Fishing was steady with bites coming throughout the day, fish came from both the top and bottom section. River was slightly up with a good bit of colour, weed was a slight pain building on the line but manageable.
Will certainly be back again next year.

Slight note to WUF: land owner, River could have more potential if more maintenance was carried out on swim accessibility . I know its nice to have it a little over grown , but productive swims we've fished in the past have completely over grown therefore the same few swims get fished and cleared. Other than that a great beat to fish, many thanks WUF.

3 Barbel, 2 Chub, 1 Other

5 Barbel

1 Barbel, 6 Chub

first time on this beat, very impressed.feel we could have caught more if we had'nt had to deal with a lot of weed and debris being washed down by a rising river. Just a note to others visiting for the first time, when wet take care in some swims as access can be steep and very slippery.

14 Barbel, 7 Chub