Feedback & Reports

The kind of day you expect here but return would have been higher if I had not bumped off half a dozen fish!!..It was steady all day with bites spread out over the day with the last hour producing the Barbel...Seems to be ongoing work here on the left hand bank which is appreciated and the beat has picked up this year with better catching...A flock of long tailed tits and a Kestrel hovering in the adjacent field provided some entertainment on a peaceful good day here again.

2 Barbel, 8 Chub

Definitely made the right decision to fish Courtfield on Sat 7th October. Fished the top meadow swim from 8am until sundown. Perfect conditions with a coloured and dropping river, and the barbel were having it all day long despite bright sunshine and a flotilla of canoes and paddleboarders. 14 landed, with at least 4 good sized fish between 9-10lbs (possibly 11lb, but left scales at home so unfortunately don't know exact weights). Also had a brace of chub. Groundbait feeder with 18mm boilies wrapped in paste doing the business - a proper red letter day! Already looking forward to the next trip, although this one's going to be hard to beat.

14 Barbel, 2 Chub

A nice short beat but I could only access the bottom of the beat near the bridge due to the high banks, no fish for me but I only did a short 90 minute session, I was spinning today but the area I was in could be fished with a double handed fly rod, I will return as the price is very reasonable.
A bit confused on where to park as no key box on the gate just a piece of rope !!!

4 Trout

A great days fishing. 3 anglers fished all using feeder tactics with the fish coming mainly to wrapped pellet and meat.
The river was around 3ft up but not overly coloured. There were plenty of fishable swims and we fished mainly in the first two fields with one Barbel coming from the the top end of the beat. (a long walk)
Best Barbel was 8lb 2oz and the Chub ranged up to just under 5lb.
Have fished this beat before and it definitely fishes better when the river is up to this level.

3 Barbel, 36 Chub

Perfect height maybe a wee bit high nothing seen or caught

2 Trout

River was flowing nicely, and dropping but the weather was brilliant sunshine and very hot. Most fish came our on pellet feeder.

4 Barbel, 24 Chub

7 Barbel, 12 Chub

River clearing and dropping made fishing a little difficult but work done by bailiff on the swims was excellent

5 Barbel, 16 Chub