Feedback & Reports

Despite not catching after the river was high, this was still a wonderful day and a chance to experience another beautiful beat. Varied and interesting, I cant wait to get back when the water levels are slightly lower.

Method feeder using various baits i.e. pellets, luncheon meat and ground bait

1 Barbel, 7 Chub

BLANKED - gave up at lunchtime. I would be the 1st to admit I am no good when river is like thick soup and hammering through, estimate 2 feet higher than on Tuesday, probably been able to manage the flow but for the huge amount of debris, particularly leaves and lots of branches, the result of the very strong winds overnight. biggest pull of the day was a 3 ft long 8in thick log where only a tiny branch visible above the water. Obviously disappointed but some days are like that, bad days make the good ones feel even better.

4 Trout

This report and the next is for 2 anglers CT and AW. This report is for CT 1.5M on the river and rising - not a bite/take all day!!! Blanked

This report is for AW. A small Barbel saved the Blank !

1 Barbel

The river was very turbid and high today and I doubted whether it was worth fishing, but I managed one trout on the French leader, and no grayling at all.

1 Trout

2 Barbel, 12 Chub

A good day to be on the beat in reasonably weather with the river slightly up. Managed to catch my PB barbel at 12lb 4oz. What a great scrap.

5 Barbel, 10 Chub

First time on this beat. Parking for 2 cars on the grass verge by the stile to the river in a lane with access only to the manor house, so safe. Easy clean grassy walk to and along the river which was just as well as I'd left a drying welliy from yesterday in the house, DOH!

Conditions were again overcast with a lighter breeze and with the overnight rain adding a bit of colour, prospects looked good. Started in the 3 swims at and below the hut. One chub on GB feeder and nothing on the float prompted a move for me down below my mates, to the first big croy, with the intent of running a float down the crease - that was before the thunderstorm and it DID rain!

SM had a chub and a 7lb barbel hooked on halibut pellet in the storm whilst holding his brolley. Almost immediately the river started coming up. I had 2 more chub and an 8.10lb barbel on a fishy boillie at 1410.

During the afternoon the river rose about 2 foot and the other 2 left at 1630 after a biteless 3 hours. As I was thinking I'd already had a good day I had the first of 3 late barbel on spicy sausage pellets to make it a great day before leaving at 1815. With lots of comfy swims and an easy walk we will definitely return to this beat. Thank you WUF.

5 Barbel, 4 Chub