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Caught no fish again!

Swimfeeder maggot and meat earned a barbel to 3lb plus four small chub....
The beat is very tranquil and catching is a bonus.......

2 Barbel, 4 Chub

Chub below the woods, 2 to bread on the float remainder to meat on the lead, couldn't get the Barbel interested, most of the Chub didn't show till late on.

14 Chub

4 Chub

Last day of the season. Lucky enough to catch an 18lber at Newbridge in the morning. Arrived at Chainbridge with the beat bathed in glorious sunshine. River perfect 0.72m on the gauge and the colour of a pristine pint of Butty Bach. Had a take just below tip of Rock but didn’t stay on. Saw a fairly fresh fish show at the end of Rock into the beginning of the the Chine but could not entice it.
The river bed has substantially altered with two huge floods in successive winters. It has made the beat wadeable from the top of Upper Rock to well into the Chine. You only have to climb out for a few yards at the end of the stakes when water is above 0.6 m. The result is even more beautiful fly water making fishing it a real treat.

River at 1'6" on the Llanstephan gauge, lovely river conditions. No salmon seen or hooked, fished a full day. Several oos trout in the Abernant Stream were very lively. Beat and access in excellent condition and very well maintained, many thanks.

3 Trout

Interesting beat, the only one I know where you can fish 2 countries on the same day. Parked up in the first spot next to the abandoned caravan and as I suffer from cowaphobia decided to fish in the woods.

Glad I did! A decent morning at the top end resulted in 2 barbel (one at 10.4) before having a Pot Noodle and moving down a peg. A mad afternoon session resulted in 9 more barbel and pike who snatched my bunch of maggots as I wound in. Most barbel fell to Robin Red pellets, a few to maggots.

That caravan is spooky in the dark...

11 Barbel, 1 Chub, 1 Pike

3 Trout

First time on the Creel. Pleasant stretch of river, high banks with limited number of swims where you can get to the waters edge. Worked quite hard at it with limited returns, but overall an enjoyable day

3 Barbel, 4 Chub

Fished 5 swims, mainly further down the beat, using a cage feeder and meat or pellet on the hook. The largest chub was 5lb 5oz. There was one baby barbel around 2lb which was good to see. The others came throughout the afternoon, with 1 over 5lb, 3 over 6lb, 3 over 7lb, and the largest were 8lb 2oz and 9lb 4oz. Thought I'd bagged my first double but will have to return. A real red letter day - loved it, even having to wade in and save one fish that got wrapped round a large branch floating downstream.

10 Barbel, 3 Chub