Feedback & Reports

Lovely day. River looked great. Little too clear. Really enjoyed being there, unfortunately fish didn't want to play.

Hot and sunny conditions. Very good access on this beat, open banks and plenty of swim choice. No fish on this day. Please note there is a makeshift pumping station running at different times during the day which is very noisy and shatters the peace.

Bright and clear weather conditions, river low. A and son J on this beat today and with little info to go on decided to fish close to the first croy downstream. Bites were hard to come by during the day although J had a Barbel early and ended up with 2 barbel and 4 Chub. Dad A finished up with 5 Chub, all fish came on groundbait feeder with pellet hookbaits.

2 Barbel, 9 Chub

Arrived at the river at 7.30AM.Weather bright and clear and the river low. We opted to fish from the croys in the middle of the beat and P had a Chub fairly quickly,I started fishing just after 9 A.m.and caught a Chub about two and half pounds first cast then with the sun up a long biteless period followed for all of us. During the afternoon I moved downstream past the bend and with the sun behind the trees started to get bites that resulted in 3 Barbel to 7lbs and 6 Chub to 5lbs, around 6PM I lost my hook length on a fish I couldn't stop so returned to the croy I started at and added two more Chub and a Barbel. P had two more Chub and K one Chub. I think the higher light values through the middle of the beat was a factor, packed up at 7PM.

4 Barbel, 13 Chub

Very overgrown. Only one decent swim, very weedy. Caught nothing. Left after two and a half hours after not a single bite.

WUF note - This beat has a number of easily accessible swims. The Booking Confirmation email offers anglers the opportunity to contact the beat owner directly who can meet them on their arrival and introduce them to the beat and the swims available that are fishing best at that time. Anglers are advised to use this service to maximise their chances of catching and their fishing experience.

Spent the afternoon trotting for chub and landed 10 up to 4lbs 7ozs which was a new PB for my son. Great beat and a really lovely afternoons fishing.

10 Chub

Pretty happy with the catch given it was such a bright sunny day. Two decent chub and 2 small ones taken on meat and pellets. A very nice day to relax by the river and watch the dragonflies and kingfishers fly by.

4 Chub

A difficult day on a very low and all but non flowing river, best chance would have been in the fast water at Boys Rock but the heavy number of canoes made this an impossible choice. Should really have known better and not booked a Sunday but sometimes there is no option! A lot of algae and silk type weed across the river which also did not inspire confidence.

Fished the Church Pool from first light to 2pm. All fish came in the first two hours then all went quiet. Thanks WUF.

4 Barbel, 6 Chub, 1 Other

Arrived at the beat at around 6.45am. Chose a couple of swims at the upstream end of the beat. Fished for a couple of hours and missed one bite. A whole squadron of other anglers turned up and fished the opposite bank but, I must add, they we're considerate and opted to fish away from where we were cast. Decided to head into the woods for the rest of the day. The walk is steep but perfectly fine with minimal amounts of tackle. I used my waders to access a swim fishing from the rocks and almost immediately landed a decent chub. A couple of casts later something snapped up my pellet tipped with corn and, after a short scrap, I landed a grilse. I have caught sea trout before but this didn't look like one at all. Having spent some time comparing it to pictures of grilse on the internet I'm sure this is what I landed. Very bright conditions and extremely low water made conditions tough.

WUF note - The wooded section of this beat has since received a lot of clearance and maintenance work and has been opened up allowing access to some of the best faster water and salmon pools. Please see the website page and Beat Gallery for more information.

1 Salmon, 1 Chub