Feedback & Reports

Fished a rising river after a lot of rain on Friday. Conditions were tricky but we had a decent number of chub on swimfeeder and luncheon meat / cheesy garlic hook-baits.

10 Chub, 1 Other

8 Barbel

Fished from 7am until the rain started, didn't have a bite. It's a good beat just wasn't my day. Tried float fishing and ledgering, probably could have managed a few if I'd stayed but chickened out due to the foreboding weather forecast. The tree blocking the path could really do with being removed.

Quick 3 hrs before the drive home first swim not a bite,moved and changed from pellet to meat and lost a good fish,then took another barbel of around 5lb. Lovely fishery in lovely grounds.

1 Barbel

Dreadful windy, wet conditions. Towards the end of the day I headed for the dam where it was more sheltered. Last cast I caught a nice 1lb wild brown (returned).

1 Trout

We fished just for the morning in the upper section only. The river felt faster than two weeks ago. Studded wader boots were a big plus.

2 Trout, 3 Grayling

Fished just the morning due to impending inclement weather . Fished from one of the Croys near the hut, sweetcorn on a drilled bullet best tactic along with stick float.

Passport : on directions why not put a grid ref or other means to enable location for access as surely most people use sat Nav ?

7 Barbel, 4 Chub

Only fished the afternoon. Pretty miserable weather. Strong wind and persistent rain. Upstream nymphing produced one brown on a PTN nr Quarry pool. Still enjoyable and will return again.

1 Trout

Very windy and very wet still a lovely fishery to fish. One 4lb and a PB 11lb barbel

2 Barbel

Sporadic hatches of olives encouraged the odd rising fish . The two brown trout caught and returned were well over a pound in perfect condition . Heavy rain stopped play .

2 Trout