Feedback & Reports

I took advantage of the brief mild spell on Friday. The river had dropped overnight and had good colour.
The barbel was 8lb 1oz and fell to meat. Both Chub were between 1 and 2 lbs.
As always the wildlife was abundant and the highlight was an otter in my swim with its head up swimming backwards in the current and looking directly at me!
In summary, a slow day with only 4 bites but I can't think of anywhere else I would have rather been.

1 Barbel, 2 Chub

My second visit to this stretch river lower and clearer than last time. 1 barbel and 2 chub came in 20 minute spell around midday rest of day no bites. Friday is pheasant shooting day a friendly lot but not sure 6 blokes blasting away in field above me and dogs jumping in river helped the fishing.

1 Barbel, 2 Chub

Well, the conditions this week were as bad as they were good last week:
Temperatures dropped every night leading up to a frost the morning we fished and clear blue skies. The river was also clear and water must have been released into the river as it came up a half a metre from Wednesday night to Thursday afternoon. It was also full of leaves and sticks which came through all day.
So despite fishing 4 swims and trying 2 different feeder approaches and a veritable smorgasboard of hookbaits we managed just one 4lb chub between us. Still nice to be on the bank though ;o)

1 Chub

Here it is, December! Checked temperature at the bank, read 5.5 degrees, oh dear. Slim chance of Barbel in falling water temp. So targeted chub on the bread on lighter tackle. Had good day with a good stamp of Chub, biggest going 5-9. Blustery day but plenty sunshine and my mate didn't fall in this time.

2 Grayling, 16 Chub

4 Chub

4 Chub

No catch. Lovely stretch, unfortunately access to the river very difficult.

Blanked rubbish not even a nibble

Two of my mates fished this beat, a tough day no fish

Blank. Cold weather and rising river affected fishing.