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Barbel up to 8.5 lbs . Great day again at Sugwas even though the fishing was slow. All fish caught on pellets around 5 pm opposite the houses

2 Barbel, 3 Chub

Conditions against us, boiling hot, river very low and clear. We fished too end of beat, in the woods, two other anglers fished lower down river, at the start of the woods, they also blanked, no bites whatsoever. The guide who looks after this beat is very helpful and lots of advice. Will go back when we have had some rain or gets cooler, great stretch of river and some good pegs, easy access to bankside, a good walk through woods to top end

four anglers on the water all blanked apart from some eels.
Very difficulty place to find and if it wasn't for a very helpful river keeper would have still been looking!
a lot of the stretch is unfishable due to high banks with few only a few swims cut out.
Quite a lot of slowish water probably better in the winter with a lot more water

4 Barbel, 7 Chub

Finally worked out how to get at the barbel and avoid the chub

24 Barbel, 8 Chub

6 Barbel

4 Chub

Started at 4pm, tough evening, not many bites. Moved around a bit to try and find the fish before baiting up a couple of swims to fish them alternatively. Had a 3-4lb chub early evening and a barbel around 7lb at dusk. Lovely spot, great that you can drive to the river. (Look out for the electric fences- I've come a cropper in the past!) Only negative point was anglers on the other bank shouting and swearing down the bank to one another which ruined a peaceful evening in beautiful surroundings.

1 Barbel, 1 Chub

Our first visit to Thomas wood and won't be our last. We always knew it was going to be tough with bright sunshine and very low river levels and this proved to be the case on the day. That said, Peter the fishery manager met us and gave us a great tour of the stretch pointing out the various features all of which looked very good for another occasion.
All in all a very beautiful stretch and one we will be back to later in the year.....rain gods please!

No wonder the fish are lethargic, just walking around is hard work in the heat. Great beat if you like roving. We have fished it for many years now.

Happy with today's result. Usual 10mm pellets and small groundbait feeders. Red kite spotted on the way there and then Buzzards, long tailed tits, and woodpecker on the beat.

3 Barbel, 6 Chub