Feedback & Reports

River looked good a bit of water on but not much colour. We knew we could be facing a very difficult day due to the tail end of the storm, day started with red sun and weird light conditions and no fish

Started on the float then feeder and pellets then feeder and Maggots had a few big Dace up to 10oz changed to ground bait feeder with 4 or 5 Maggots and finally got some better fish feeding all around 6 lb .

As wind got stronger it became clear the river was becoming un fishable due the debris being blown of the trees and being washed downstream

7 Barbel, 1 Chub, 10 Other

We had been looking forward to this day as it was our first day on a Fishing Passport beat. Sadly we picked a day of a hurricane and the wind blew gale force all day straight down river. We stuck at it because we were there but really we were wasting our time. It hasn't put us off we will be back to try again another day.

Only fished the last few hours in the end. One proper barbel each. Two at 7lb 12oz, and one at 6lb 8oz. Plus half a dozen very small barbel.

9 Barbel

Very windy conditions. Leaves bit of a problem. Couldn't quite get to end of beat because river just high enough to make it risky especially as had son with me. Fished just below bend son had 3 and me 1 . Wind picked up more so moved below hut were I had 3 more and lost 3 and my son lost 2. Son had his fish on pellets with groundbait feeder. I had 1 on pellets and others on boilies. Lovely stretch and will be back .

7 Barbel

My first day at the fishery and my recent river fishing experience is limited, but I put in an 11 hour shift so obviously disappointed with my catch (one eel, all day)! Lovely stretch of river and conditions seemed good so no excuses but the only other angler on the beat that morning had no joy either. Was it a change in barometric pressure with the approaching storm or that Sahara sand, which also turned the sun into a tangerine about mid-day?

1 Other

Excellent days fishing. Water still coloured but falling. All fish to pellet feeder.

25 Barbel, 4 Chub

Quite apart from the incredible weather, the fishing was excellent. Started of on the beach where I lost two fish before landing one. Decided to move to the top of the stretch for a bit more shelter from the winds. Had eleven fish from one swim including two over 8lb and one at 9lb 4oz.

12 Barbel, 1 Chub

1 Grayling, 2 Barbel, 4 Chub

Like our friends who fished backney we found sport sporadic with fish coming early and late despite apparently good conditions. Nice looking water but mountaineering expertise required to reach a lot of the swims.

3 Barbel