Feedback & Reports

3 barbel caught between 6 and 7.5lb, all on pellet. Didn't fish overly hard as also teaching the other half to fish! Access to the fishery is excellent, most civilised to be able to drive and park at your chosen swim. Though with the rain it was a little slippery near the entrance gate so would be 4x4 access only very soon.
Would echo the comments of other Anglers regarding the limited fishable areas. In normal/current conditions only really two areas that you would fish. We had the fishery to ourselves so wasn't too much of a problem but with others present you could be left scratching around for somewhere to fish or be fishing within 30 - 40 yds of another angler.

3 Barbel

Arrived in morning to find the river the lowest I've ever seen it in the three years I've been traveling down here. Fished a few swims from the middle, straight down to the island and managed to catch from all of them resulting in 7 barbel up to about 7lb and 7 chub all of which were over 4lb with a best of 4lbs 14oz, all caught on pellet or boillie. It really did pay to chop and change in the clear water as they seemed to spook easily. But all in all a great day with the weather playing its part and as a bonus, Colin turned up for a chat which is always a pleasure.

7 Barbel, 7 Chub

River low and slow, fishing tough! 1 barbel around 6lbs and 2 chub, 4lbs 11ozs & 4lb 14ozs in the wood section late afternoon/evening provided some welcome action.

1 Barbel, 2 Chub

River was very low. Slow start but finished with 6 fish. Enjoyable day.

4 Barbel, 2 Chub

Nothing caught fishing through the afternoon till dusk.

Quite a good day weather-wise with only a slight breeze and two light showers. River is still very low with quite a bit of streamer weed drifting through to make life tricky. Concentrated on the faster water although tried a couple of spots further up the beat. Fish came mid-morning and late afternoon to pellets without any bites or signs between. Noise and diesel smell from the water extraction pump is a bit distracting. This stretch is, for the most part, wide and slow with lots of streamer and might well fish a lot better once its had a good flush through. Thanks WUF.

1 Barbel, 3 Chub

Enjoyable, sunny day in the deeper water at the top end. No action for the first few hours. Then an enforced siesta, due to the unrelenting canoe traffic between 11am and 3-30pm. However, a quieter evening produced 3 nice barbel to 7.5lb between 5pm and 7pm. All action on pellets.

3 Barbel

Water very low with constant weed coming down during the day. No fish landed but did get broken by a monster late in the day. Wonderful scenery and environment, in the words of Arnie, "we will be back".

This water normally produces good barbel catches but to have a blank barbel return is unusual. Tried several methods and baits to no avail. Thank goodness for chubbies.

3 Chub

Roving: sink and draw, clear water, sunny and calm; 1 x 8 1/4lb pike, returned.

1 Pike