Feedback & Reports

Fished from 9.00 am to 6.00 pm. Dreadful conditions in the morning with torrential rain, then overcast all day.
First cast was the first bite with the first three fish being chub. Bits were constant throughout the day with the remaining fish mainly being barbel. Chub were between 3 - 4 lb and the barbel were between 5 - 7 lb. Caught most of the fish on 2 Complex-T 12mm boilies.
An amazing day I will never forget!

12 Barbel, 6 Chub

1 Barbel, 1 Chub

After downpour in the morning decided to start fishing at c15.00 (and finished at 20.00). The rain had made the banks treacherous. Getting to riverside being the issue. Having fallen twice safest option was to go down slope on backside.
Fished halfway along beat. in swim with large white stone on inside edge. swim had the oxygenated water and depth on the nearside, so no need to fish any further out than a couple of rod lengths.
First fish was a 2lb chub on sweetcorn, shortly followed by an eel that was perhaps slightly bigger and took a fancy to garlic meat. A change to paprika meat saw first barbel of about 8lb. not a bad start for first couple of hours.
At about 17.30 a switch to double 8mm halibut pellet started the barbel action with one of about 1lb. Constant taps and drop back bites resulted in further barbel of 7lb and 2 over 9lb, with a further 4 barbel lost to a variety of hook pulls and breaks - to both 8lb hook lengths and also 20lb braid mainline. The barbel were interspersed with a couple of 3lb chub. Bites were still coming when packed up at 8pm.
On packing up, the banks had dried out quite a bit, but still very tricky, so ended up trying to find a way through nettles etc, where it wasn't as slippy.

5 Barbel, 3 Chub, 1 Other

Had a fantastic day at Thomas Wood . Caught 5 Barbel , didn't have scales but the biggest was easily double figure . Also caught a big Eel . Will definitely be going back .

5 Barbel, 1 Other

3 Chub

Rained all morning which dampened spirits, recent cold weather put the fish off. Chub came to feeder and pellet on lower section

5 Chub

water still very low (up 5 cm) , heavy rain and high winds, barbel 8 lb to 9 lb 9 oz, chub to 4 lb , feeder, soft baits helped pull out of snags

2 Barbel, 7 Chub

Our favourite venue came up trumps to save what has been a disappointing week so far. Most of the fish came in the magic spell between 5pm and 9pm. Best barbel 9.11 lbs, most fish on double 8mm pellets and feeder tactics.

9 Barbel, 7 Chub

2 Barbel, 2 Chub, 20 Other

Only 3 small chub under a pound each.

3 Chub