Feedback & Reports

Beautiful sunny day but we thought the bright conditions & relatively low water levels would work against us but we fished beat 5 & had plenty of bites between us; The barbel were all of a good size between 7 and 9 pounds , the chub ranging from 1 to 3 pounds. Two other barbel were lost with barbless hooks & inexperience I guess.
As usual we were treated to a series of wildlife performances interspersed with swan flights & kingfisher darts up & down all day. As fishermen we are as interested in the surroundings & the 'social' as much as the catching; Perhaps the rods were in the water 50% of the time with the other 50% taken up with talking, eating and observing the wildlife.
Never seen so many fry in the shallower margins, espescially if some bait dropped out of a feeder. The sand martins were flocked up & very busy making an appearance every hour or so, skimming the water to drink, sometimes 60 or 70 at a time. There were eight red kites riding a thermal above our heads at one point and a peregrine falcon chased a flock of feeding pigeons on the opposite bank then flew up the river infront of us.
As we walked back at dusk there was a mist over the field ,hovering a foot above the grass & the tawny owls were calling to each other. A perfect end.
Thanks to all who make this possible.

4 Barbel, 6 Chub

1 fish

1 Trout

Only one fish rising to hatch and caught. River quite low and two otters seen by the cottage studio, a little later saw a mink,hope these have not taken to many fish as it is a great place to spend a day

1 Trout

Nil The recent heatwave didnt help

River running low and clear. All fish on pellet.

1 Barbel, 12 Chub

just 1 trout caught today

1 Trout

Another couple of hours nymphing. Biggest about 1lb. Not massive fish but fair size for a 3wt set up.

4 Grayling

Good day in terms of the number of fish caught. Fish caught on both upper and lower section , lost a couple coming to the net and quite a few takes with fish coming short. Fished with spiders snipe and purple and partridge and orange with a size 14 g/h flash back hares ear on the point.

9 Trout, 4 Grayling

4 Trout

My first Gloucestershire WBT- about 7" - size 20 pheasant tail with a small tungsten bead. Warm day after the rain.
Crickey- how do the regulars get so many fish? You can't cast upstream and if you try to drift downstream, it's shallow and clear. Must get a smaller rod and review my leader approach for these small waters. I didn't fish too close to the water treatment plant as it was a bit whiffy. No pies for me today! Oh yes- you can get Vircon disinfectant from Wynnstay (agricultural supply). £3.50 for a sachet- enough for 5L.

1 Trout