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Fishing a bit tougher than usual, one decent barbel around 9lbs. Always good to be out fishing though though.

1 Barbel

Great days fishing, 2 barbel on pellet. Will return.

2 Barbel

Fishing here is brilliant, good action all day! If canoes and kayaks are a problem for you while fishing then maybe here is not for you. I'm not kidding when I say there are quite literally hundreds of them on this beat, more than I've ever seen. I'll admit it was quite tedious at times, having to reel in every time a big group came through. Many boats where capsizing along this beat due to fast flow and rapids. This not being the case I'd have caught many more fish. Be sure to take heavy tackle and plenty of leads, it's snag central out there! I lost 4 barbel in the bedrock so be careful. Can't wait to come back here, maybe on a week day when there's less boat traffic.

10 Barbel, 1 Chub

Fished in the meadow until all the boat traffic started.the river ran red with them,so we went and had some lunch. When we came Lee and Nick fished the meadow again. Lee had a chub and Nick had a barbel and a chub. While I went to the woods and had a nice barbel and 2 chub.pellet and feeder.

2 Barbel, 4 Chub

Good days fishing!!

4 Barbel, 2 Chub

Another great day on the Middle Hill Court beat. I fished the top swims just below the Vanstone pool and although it was a hot day the fishing was steady. Fished pellet and feeder tactics to mid-river and later in the day moved downstream a swim and changed to a centrepin and fished close in. All the fish were hard fighting and around the average 5-7lb mark. 7 Barbel in total and one eel. Left with the fish still feeding.
Till next time.........

7 Barbel, 1 Other

Other fish Gudgeon 3 inches! River coloured ...perfect conditions sunny later. Fish fed from 2pm for short period .....one Barbel 8oz.

3 Barbel, 1 Chub, 1 Other

Slow day but one lovely Barbel - measuring 27 inches - caught on halibut pellet

1 Barbel

a beautiful river and perfect day for fishing. I caught the first barbel in my life.

11 Barbel, 1 Chub, 1 Other

A very warm sunny day; river up a touch with a bit of colour. We all fished the top field from lunchtime onwards, and bites came in 3 defined feeding periods, with the best naturally around sunset. All fish were 5 or 6lbs except one 7. All on pellet feeder.
Beware of dog walkers and their urge to repeatedly throw sticks into the river for their dogs to fetch. Some are apologetic, some are not ('you've got all day to fish here' and 'you can fish anywhere') etc. Best to be as obvious to passers-by as you can - not easy in the overgrown banks.
On a hot day you can refill your water bottles in the sports pavilion toilets.

18 Barbel, 1 Chub