Feedback & Reports

River water level quite low. Weather 30+ degrees, cloud 0/8. No show of Barbel as previous visits but managed to catch two very nice Chub. (4/14 & 5/2 Ibs). Tactics used - 12ft rod, sliding open ended feeder loaded with ground bait, small pellets and hemp seed. 0.5m hook length, 14mm banded pellet and size 12 wide gape BARBLESS hook. Also enjoyed the two common sandpiper birds bombing up and down the river - obviously nesting nearby. :)

2 Chub

2 Barbel, 35 Chub

Low water, hot sunshine, not the best conditions, several chub to 4lb + one dace. Trotted flake/crust/sweet corn throughout.

5 Chub, 1 Other

Very tough day due to it being so hot and sunny - they just weren’t biting.
Had 5 small chub between us all day despite trying lots of different methods and baits. Still, we saw kingfishers, goosanders, swans and other wildlife and had a pleasant day on the river

5 Chub

7 Barbel, 5 Chub, 3 Other

First time on this beat, rotated between croys and upper reaches bend. Most of the chub taken on the bend, couldn't even put the rod down sometimes as it went as soon as it hit the water. Lots of chub on the surface. No barbel but if the chub are competing so hard then they won't get a look in.

Very enjoyable day and incredibly well maintained beat with footpaths and entries to swims all neatly strimmed.

64 Chub

Good day on a lovely stretch 6 chub around the 1lb mark 2 caught on rolling meat and the other four on double hair rig 8mm pellet unfortunately they switched off when the sun came overhead very little action after 11 o’clock

6 Chub

Had some nice chub. Never one to moan But was spoilt because people were fishing the left bank all with 2 rods canoeists stopping for a picnic in the pegs. And general public on the island pool up to the forge pool fishing with spinning kits. Not ideal for the amount of money paid to fish for the day could do with bailiff checks during the day.

20 Chub

The 21st June, longest day!! I had planned to start early and finish late, but the afternoon sun was relentless and I succumbed at around 6pm. I fished in the woods with a feeder and meat in the morning and caught 2 Chub, lots more knocks but no fish. In the afternoon I was trotting without any bites until I switched to bread!! Eleven chub in two hours, four of them over 4lb. No sign of any barbel yet

13 Chub

River level low. Water fairly clear and good to see more weed growth than previous years. All fish caught on meat and pellets from the faster water. Barbel quite lean fish between 4lb and 7lb. Best Chub 4lb.

8 Barbel, 17 Chub