Feedback & Reports

Other = dace + 1 eel
1 angler trotting down from bridge end using single sweet corn & he caught all the chub & barbel. Other angler using open cage feeder with halibut pellets into pool downstream from rocky outcrop then switching to free lining luncheon meat from rocky outcrop catching 1 eel. The beat owner arrived just before the end of the days fishing and offered some advice + offered to lend me a pair of waders which I accepted to use on the 2nd day.

3 Barbel, 4 Chub, 20 Other

9 small barbel, 6 chub.

9 Barbel, 6 Chub

16.00 to dark. Waded out from Tump Park on Lydbrook side to island and spent 2hrs fishing luncheon meat, bouncing down riffle below island for 5 chub in 2 to 4lb size.
At 18.00 waded to Home beat bank (it is possible, no more than knee deep right across river) and fished from the cattle drink area to shallows at top of island using feeder and H Pellet. 3 Chub of which 2 were both 5lb 10oz, and 3 large barbel, 9lb 13oz, 9lb 15oz and 10 lb 6oz.
I waded into the cattle drink area and stirred it up and fished in no more than 2ft deep of water 10yds below it. I have seen large barbel in this area from road on Lydbrook side but have failed to connect with them from Lower Courtfield beat. Possible now that there are fewer canoes the fish will feed more regularly in these shallows.

3 Barbel, 8 Chub

Good no. of barbel present but many small, under 1kg. Best bait was pellet. Some excellent perch caught up to 2.5lb

12 Barbel

First time I've fished this river and I was pleased with everything. Colin the baliff (gilly) was a godsend on his own a lovely man who can and will put you on the hot spots. I had a brilliant time. Most swims are easy accessible. I'll be back thank you. P.s. river average level and I fished using a swim feeder.

8 Barbel, 12 Chub

Low level - all fish caught on small pellets/meat cubes.

6 Barbel, 4 Chub

River low and clear, disappointed to find so few swims available, most of the riverbank is overgrown making access to most swims near on impossible. All fish taken on feeder with pellet. Stayed at Flanesford (5th time), accomodation excellent as usual.

6 Barbel, 1 Chub

River un-fishable with large amounts of weed coming down at all levels of the water. Is someone weedcutting? Gave up and went to the pub.

Other = dace. Cage feeder fishing halibut pellet & luncheon meat.
Also wish to report a incident: when we got to our chosen swim at around 7.15am there were anglers on the opposite bank fishing with their bait under the trees on our bank which we did not object to but they objected to us fishing in our chosen swims even though we were fishing only about 3ft from the bank.

1 Barbel, 10 Other

Arrived at a very low river just after dawn. I took a stroll and found only two swims I fancied. The first swim looked like it might throw up a chub or barbel with the usual tactics, but ended up fishing the stick with permitted as of 15th Sept, non-aquatic pupae (maggots to us normal folk). Got hammered by tiny Dace and a couple of Perch. By 3pm I thought I'd try the other swim but was not feeling too confident. But that's how fishing goes and I finished at dusk with 2 barbel and 4 chub, so I was quite please in what were tough conditions.
Nice peaceful stretch and I would love to return when the conditions are better.

2 Barbel, 4 Chub, 20 Other