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5 Chub

River was still carrying some extra water but had a good colour. It turned very cold over night and there was a hard frost, so I wasn’t expecting much. Started at the bottom end and didn’t get anything all morning. Moved to the top end in the afternoon and switched from boilies/pellets onto meat and that seemed to work. Had a period between 2:30 and 4:30 with quite a few bites, then slowed down again as it got colder in the evening. Barbel 7.12, best Chub 5.8. Much improved access to swims since my last visit.

1 Barbel, 6 Chub

Landed 4 grayling all around the 2lb mark and lost a couple more. All taken on trotted maggot.

4 Grayling

No fish caught

River rising & pushing through fast, managed to tempt a couple of Chub from the slack water at bottom of beat, nice to be by the river in the sunshine

2 Chub

Falling river. 0.79m cloudy. All on nymph. French leader

4 Grayling

Blank day unfortunately for targeted species, river level was falling however was the colour of milk chocolate. Used mackerel dead baits which the eels enjoyed but no Pike. Falling temperature with a stiff wind not ideal for the other rod feeder method however an enjoyable day all the same.

The planets seemed to be aligning: last day of a week long mild spell with near double figure temperatures overnight; the river dropping half a metre in the preceding two days; south westerlies and very little rain the previous day.
HOWEVER, 'very little rain' resulted in me waking to a foot rise which continued through the day, and the water was on the dirty side of coloured. 4 different slacks fished with a variety of baits and not a bite. Still a nice day on a beautiful venue.

River was very high and caught 1 barbel as it was getting dark on meat

1 Barbel

Didn't go,weather inclement