Feedback & Reports

Got to the river first thing and had two chub first two casts. Then the sun came out and bites tailed off, became very hot and difficult but managed a small barbel at midday then another chub and a barbel weighing roughly 6lb about 6 o'clock plus an eel. Lovely beat.

2 Barbel, 3 Chub, 1 Other

M R - 4 chub - 2lb 12oz, 3lb, 3lb 8oz, 4lb 4oz, all on breadflake either trotted with stick float or rolled.
J S - 3 chub - 2lb 8oz, 3lb, 3lb 8oz, all to trotted flake.
P R - no fish. River seemed low, having never fished the river before, it is difficult for me to comment further.

7 Chub

1 carp approx 14lbs and an unexpected small chub on floating biscuit, plus another good carp lost. Should have had a few more. For those of a nervous disposition there are cattle with calves in the field alongside the lake, including an enormous bull.

1 Chub, 1 Other

A hot day with bright sunshine and low water didn't encourage the barbel to feed until late but a few chub here and there kept us happy. A small flurry of activity before dusk saw three nice barbel landed to add to our dozen chub, all on halibut pellet.

3 Barbel, 12 Chub

It is a joy to see that the riparian owners of this beat are putting in some bankside effort for coarse anglers. Hats off to the waterkeeper/gamekeeper for all the good work he has done there.
Fishing was a bit slow at first despite good flow for the summer. Things improved when the was some cloud cover towards the afternoon. All fish taken on swimfeeder pellet.

7 Barbel, 8 Chub

Day one of our 5 day trip found the river low and clear with an unseasonably cold wind blowing. Fish were difficult to catch but a few were tempted by various pellets and boilies in the field downstream of the wood.

5 Barbel, 9 Chub

River low, long walk but worth it. Method: swim feeder with pellet or meat and rolling meat. Biggest Barbel 9LB 4OZ
Biggest Chub 6LB 7OZ - what a cracker. Most of Chub in 4LB - 5LB bracket, all in excellent condition.

4 Barbel, 19 Chub

A magnificent well managed fishery with lots of excellent swims. For the whole of the morning and part of the afternoon it was all chub, the barbel never had a look in, they were even taking baits on the drop. But early afternoon they seemed to have had enough and then at last the barbel moved in, we only caught 3, but lost at least 4. The barbel were estimated at between 5 and 9lbs, the chub weighed between 2 and 4lbs 8oz, bait used was red pellet and sweetcorn.
A special vote of thanks to Colin Richardson, who did a great job in putting us on the fish, his wisdom and knowledge of the river is second to none.

3 Barbel, 35 Chub

Another lovely day at Caple Court but the conditions were not ideal. Low and clear and all the fish we saw were in the shallow fast sections. We did see several barbel spawning at lunchtime so moved away to another swim where we could see a few barbel feeding. Managed 1 barbel of about 6lb and quite a few chub. Still an enjoyable day!

1 Barbel, 10 Chub

Two people fished Courtfield Monday 22 June. Started at 08.30 in the wood section left at 20.00. First person had two Barbel and one Chub. Second person eleven Chub weighing between 3 to 5 lb. Very few canoeists. Enjoyed the day.

2 Barbel, 12 Chub