Feedback & Reports

Conditions looked spot on however the barbel didn't play ball. Level dropped 6 inches during the day.
Next time maybe.

5 Barbel, 3 Chub

Good day until we got rained off late on. 6 barbel to just under 8lb and three chub to 4lb 12oz. All on feeder, and either pellet or boilies. Rain made the banks treacherous, very slippery.

6 Barbel

Humid and dry conditions. River slightly up, bit coloured but running off nicely. Caught throughout the day on pellet.
Busy on opposite bank but everyone very jolly.

7 Barbel, 1 Chub

Approx 2 ft of water on river and dropping. Little coloured but fining down.
Note that the gate padlock code is correct for both gates but the locks are fiddly and stiff so it takes some patience to open them.

3 Barbel, 4 Chub

River high and coloured, though falling. Weather mild but not too bright. Seemed perfect, but despite trying three swims could catch only chub until 7.30 pm when the barbel eventually came on to feed in my right bank swim not far from bridge. Large tackle-robbing snag in swim opposite!

3 Barbel, 5 Chub

River running with 2ft on and clear. Good results reported from visiting anglers with barbel and chub in first class condition.

9 Barbel, 12 Chub

1 Barbel, 3 Chub

We had a brilliant day with 13 Barbel and one Chub being taken all on pellet with a feeder. The river was a little high after the recent rains so that probably helped.

13 Barbel, 1 Chub

Arrived to find the river carrying some much needed extra water, though it did mean that I couldn't fish swims I had fished on previous visits. Had my first barbel after 30 minutes and then nothing for the next four hours, when I had an eel. Then had three barbel in quick succession, biggest approx seven pounds. Finished off with a chub and packed up about six thirty. All fish taken on halibut pellet hook baits and feeder combination.
The gods must have been smiling upon me when I booked White House, as the day before my visit I attempted to play badminton for the first time in many years and sustained an injury to my Achilles. I was able to park close to my chosen swim and very slowly get my gear down to the river's edge bit by bit. I'm sure this would not have been possible on a number of other venues! A hospital visit today (27/08)has established that I have possibly ruptured my Achilles and am now sitting typing this with a cast on my left leg.
(WUF: Wishing you a speedy recovery)

4 Barbel, 1 Chub, 1 Other