Feedback & Reports

Fished the rubbish tip swim and one next to it for a few hours. Dad had a chub second cast. I lost two barbel in the same snag before landing a chub. I moved to a swim near the top end of the stretch that I had prebaited and had a barbel. Dad stayed put in rubbish tip swim and had three barbel in a productive hour or so. I returned to the swim next to him around 4.30 and had a couple more chub. Three barbel around 7lb mark, one around 5lb. Two clonking chub of 5lb+. All fish caught on fishy groundbait with pellet. We didn’t look at the lower stretch of the beat. Around 4-5 fishable swims in upper section but was a bit slippery at times. Great vehicle access to the upper section of this beat. I’d fish here again and would certainly have a look at what’s left of the fork next time. Thanks WUF. A decent day out. Oh, and I saw an otter.

4 Barbel, 6 Chub

New beat for us. After walking the length, we all decided to fish in the wood. The river had run off with no colour in the water which hindered our chances. We still managed a few fish on a nice beat.

7 Barbel, 1 Chub

Plenty of bites and fish showing along whole stretch. Chub mainly upstream, Barbel more downstream. Catching on feeder and a variety of baits.

3 Barbel, 5 Chub

A tough day, 1 barbel barbell between 4 of us, conditions seemed perfect?

1 Barbel, 6 Chub, 1 Other

A tough day at the office, 1 barbel between 4 of us, conditions seemed perfect?

1 Barbel, 6 Chub, 1 Other

A lovely warm October day if a bit windy in the morning. River was at normal levels, dropping but with decent colour. 1 barbel from top meadow and another from the meadow below the woods, both between 4-5lb and fought like tigers. Lots of chub in meadow below the woods and swims quite easy to access if a bit slippery. All fish taken on straight lead with pellets or 12mm boilies. Even with the hill one of my favourite beats, thanks W&UF.

2 Barbel, 12 Chub

Busy days fishing, started on the feeder, had one Barbel, before switching to trotting meat/pellet in the bright weather. Took loads of Chub and a bonus Barbel on the float, before switching back to feeder tactics for the afternoon, taking another 3 Barbel and a nice flurry of big Chub before the end of the day. River fining down and colour dropping out. A great end to a fantastic weeks fishing. Thanks to WUF for making access to these wonderful fisheries possible..

5 Barbel, 20 Chub

Feeder using halibut ground bait and 3mm pellet mix with 14mm halibut pellet and spicy sausage 14mm.

7 Barbel, 1 Chub

Water a bit too high when I arrived but dropping and clearing as the day went on. Trout were still very active and Grayling harder to locate. Best Grayling was 15 1/2 inches and the trout went up to 14 inches, all on euro nymphing rigs with jig bugs. Beautiful beat, as ever and I am hoping to be back after a frost or two.

7 Trout, 2 Grayling

6 Fish caught on bottom using worm,

6 Trout