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Another good day at middle hill court 18 barbel,6 chub.baits pellets and corn on feeder.canoists were a pain.bailiff very helpful.

18 Barbel, 6 Chub

This is the first time I’ve fished a wild beat and it won’t be the last, Weather was cool with light showers and the fishing was tough, managed 5 to the net taken on small PTNs on the more open riffles on the top beat.

A little bit of confusion at the Trout in with the parking as I was told could not park there so parked up around the corner just down from the gate before the bridge. Other than that, a lovely day

5 Trout

The river looked really nice on this well maintained fishery, with sky grey and overcast throughout the day.
Despite this however we failed to get even a knock throughout the whole day, dispute trying a number of swims along the fishery and a combination of baits.
First blank this week.

Another great (but rather wet) day. Had to move around a bit to find the barbel but connected with them late afternoon. Again they were caught on feeder tactics. Looking forward to coming back next year.

7 Barbel, 4 Chub

Lost count of how many chub but at least 30. Mostly small with a few decent size, largest 4 & 1/2 lb. No barbel.

30 Chub

Started at the top of the beat and finished at the bottom. Occasional showers through the day and one longer period of rain kept us damp …but happy! The fish always seem to switch on after a shower. Generally there wasnt much surface activity but fish that rose were generally keen to take our flies.

A good mix of year classes amongst the grayling which were up to 19” … trout generally smaller although best 16”. Great fun on one of our favourite beats….

5 Trout, 23 Grayling

2 Trout

No bites.

Two anglers, both intent on trotting for Chub and Barbel. Conditions were superb, with good water levels, nicely overcast, and a little rain the day prior to freshen things up after a hot spell. On arrival, we were very frustrated to find that there were only two wadeable swims suitable for trotting with a centrepin. One Barbel caught (~8.5lb) on the first trot down and another hooked but lost later on. No sign of any small/medium chub and no other bites other than the three fish caught (Chub 4lb, eel) and lost. The water level dropped by ~6 inches whilst we were there making the first swim un-trottable. Overall, very disappointed by the lack of opportunity for our preferred method and not sure the beat is worth the £25 day ticket cost whatever method used. There are numerous other venues to sit behind a ledger rod, in equally pleasant settings, at a fraction of the cost. Not somewhere we'd come back to.

2 Barbel, 1 Chub, 1 Other

4 Trout