Feedback & Reports

Unfortunately I didn't make it onto the river due to work commitments but would like to say how helpful my contact Ian Boney was. Thanks.

four good size chub and two barbel, lost a couple of barbel also. Bait used mainly pellet both on hook and in feeder.

A bit of a struggle for myself today, couldn't settle in the right swim, managed 1 barbel and 3 chub. Honours undoubtably go to Mr J Dixon of Farnham who managed 13 barbel to 8lbs, top fishing, sweetcorn the going bait.

Fished right down the bottom in the fast shallow water for an early barbel on the feeder. Used a new 4.2m heavy feeder rod (200g) from Italian company Alcedo. Allowed you to fish above the flow and it worked. The fish took 15 minutes to sudue in the very fast flow but must have been 9lb of anyones money. Huge shoulders. Do they fight more in the cold water? My arms still aching. Lost another and caught a nice chub as well. Great day.

Out Pike fishing for the day and had 1 of around 9lb on a deadbait. During afternoon decided to use lure and hooked and landed a 10lb fresh Salmon. Released in the water, and swam off strongly. Saw another salmon jump at tail of one pool later in the afternoon.

The second of two days on this beat and I stayed in the lower section until the late afternoon, spent the morning trotting the big pool for regular trout up to 1lb and chub to 4lb +. Really enjoyed this, roved about looking for barbel without success in late afternoon. Tried most areas near and far with a feeder, only found chub. Water temp at 9.3 c. Finally finished with barbel of 6lbish. Bankside steps were a great help where installed.

5 barbel all between 5 & 7lbs caught on feeder fished pellet from the next swim down from the power cabels. Lots of snags in this swim, did explore down stream in the meadow, found it to be faster & shallower and could not locate any fish here.

Arrived to find the river running clear with water temperature at 7 degrees. Slow start fish, coming on around dinner time, had two barbel in quick succession weighing 9lb 14oz and just under 7lb. All quiet until dusk - two more fish around 9lb and one missed. Nice stretch of water and had a nice chat with Don. Thanks all at the WUF.

I was fishing for Pike and did not have any action. No runs at all. I enjoyed the day and look forward to having another day at Courtfield next season. The conditions were very bright which did not help. Locating Pike in March is often rather hit or miss.

Water at 9c looked promising, water level not high on this the first of two days. Tried several swims including the jungle woodland at the top, this will be impossible to access with some growth. There really are only a handful of swims for an angler wanting to sit comfortably in the top section but a very nice beat that I will fish again. Very quiet and private. A trickle of chub before I found some barbel and caught three up to 7 lbs before packing up. Parking is right by the river so a good spot for those less able and several swims with steps that were okay. Faces West so nice sunset.