Feedback & Reports

Mostly overcast with sharp showers, water temp still showing 17. The river came up a foot overnight which would be good, yeah? Not in the morning it wasn't! Soooo much weed was coming down that the tip would start to go round from it as soon as the lead hit the bottom. As well as big clumps of silk weed over the lead washed from bankside, I pulled out strands of ranunculus up to 5 foot long! The one barbel (7lb) I had in the morning came to a PVA bag fished just into the flow. I kept feeding and also tried bumping various big baits through on a light bomb but even though I knew the fish were there I could add no more before we met the other 2 in the pub for lunch. We fished below the fence and PJ didn't have a bite.
On returning Steve dropped into my swim, Mr P into Paul's and Paul went up the top (still with me?). I had one 4lb barbel in the swim below Steve plus 2 good chub on float from above the fence. Mr P had 3 chub on the float. PJ had 2 chub and an 8lb barbel. Steve, who had a bad run up to the last week, benefitted from my feeding (4s, 10s and meat), the swim resting and a slow in the weed flow (my report, my excuses) had 12 barbel ( 7 proper ones between 4 and 8lb) plus 3 chub from MY swim. Inquest in head conducted, whilst there were a couple of things I missed, I rang the changes and couldn't have done much more. Well done to Steve and despite missing out on the red letter day my recent barbel run goes on.

15 Barbel, 10 Chub

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DNF

Hardly a knock for any of us. Weed horrendous again

9 Chub

2 Trout

Caught six Barbel ranging from 5lb-7lb and numerous Chub up to 2lb

6 Barbel, 20 Chub

On arrival we bumped into the landowner who was extremely helpful and advised that we could gain access across the field to the beat even through the electric fence. The river was very low and many of the swims shallow with clear water but chub to 4lb were obliging from the faster flowing swims to bread or pellet on the feeder. Barbel to 8lb on feeder were from the swims with deeper water and a moderate flow and needed to be encouraged to feed with generous free offerings of pellet. Extra water from recent rain began to flow about mid afternoon which washed a lot of silk weed down and consequently made feeder fishing all but impossible. Altogether a great days fishing at a super venue which I feel would have greatly improved through the afternoon had the weed not become such a problem.

6 Barbel, 8 Chub

2 Barbel, 7 Chub