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River Rising - Lots of flotsam and debris coming down - No Fish, No Bites

Great last day on river for us for 2015/16 season. As per the venue detail the Orchard entrance impossible to negotiate without a big 4x4. Weather running up had been cold and so Chub were the target, with the hope of Grayling, Dace, Perch and Chub.
Managed 8 good Chub up to 4lb 15oz and a Brownie of around a Pound, all taken on maggot, trotted and feeder fished.
Baited a couple of swims for last knockings with hemp and fished meat over the top, hooked 2 Barbel one took 40 Yards of line and then kited under a tree, and came off,
felt like a heavy fish. The second found a snag mid river!!!! On 12lb line straight through on a 2 1/4lb Barbel rod I was gutted to have lost them.
If river fines down by the 14th, with the rise in temperature whoever is booked in will clean up. Feel free to cancel, I can be there in a heartbeat!!

1 Trout, 8 Chub

No bites forthcoming - believe water temperature too low for barbel. River otherwise in good condition. Legering meat, boilies & pellets to no effect.

The water was very cold 5 degrees and running quite fast though reasonably clear. Tried many slack areas with deadbaits for pike. No joy. Baited up with a few pellets and sat on them later in the day for Chub & Barbel. No Joy.

River was in good shape but couldn't buy a bite. Tried trotting, ledgering, groundbait feeder, bread, pellets, meat and boilies. Not a sniff.
Lovely location though with good parking, short walk to the river and plenty of easy swims to fish. Looking forward to coming back after June 16th to have another go.

River in good condition but very cold. Tried for pike and failed miserably. Did catch a single barbel in the afternoon which made the day.

1 Barbel

River conditions were high but not unsafe. Methods were deadbaiting and ledgering.

2 Barbel, 1 Chub, 1 Pike

River high and rising from melt water. A lot of colour to the water. Coarse fishing with pellet. Trout about 2lbs a happy accident. Trout very silver and may possibly have been a sea trout.

1 Trout

Fished the creel Tue/Wed/Thur.
Tue - 2 Barbel, 1 other take which did not connect. First a beautiful fish of 11 lb 6 oz, Second another nice fish of around 8 lb (not weighed).
Wed - 1 Barbel of around 5 lb (not Weighed), 1 other take wich did not connect.
Thur - No fish a fairly short session with no action at all.
River conditions on arrival were surprisingly low and clear although up around 3' on the Wednesday morning with more colour and a bit of a push. Thur the river had dropped back about 1' + and river conditions looked ideal. Air temperatures were cold especially on the Wednesday when I don't think the got above 3. Also very windy especialy Tue/Wed.

3 Barbel

Water high and over all the cribs and we struggled to find any fishable water. Combined with a N W gale, hail and rain at times a very unpleasant day. The fish obviously agreed and did not put in an appearance. Where do all the chub go in the winter?