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River initially running fast from overnight rain, diminishing to a more leisurely pace around noon.
Weather was overcast, with a sunny spell at noon.
We fished at the downstream end of the beat where there Is a standing wave of white water. Access is via very precarious footpath ...
The swims are full of natural rock hazards and I fishing over that standing wave of white water, lost swimfeeders to it.
Method - 10lbs main line with size 10 hair rig hooks & Medium weight free running swimfeeders. I had a 4" paternoster on my swimfeeder, and switched to 1oz arsley bombs to easy snag recovery from my swim.
Bait - 15mm boilee, I had pineapple flavour, my mate was using krill flavour, (as was his groundbate) with hemp groundbait for me.
We had 1 roach to 6 oz approx, with the Barbel to about 3 & 4lbs approx. The largest chubb was approx 3lbs. I had a 2.5lbs chubb at 8am but most of our Fish were caught in the afternoon, with the best number from 2pm. We had to leave at 5 but we reckon the swims would have been good to catch fish till sun down. Next time we will go for a session to start from 1pm till evening, and skip the early start !

2 Barbel, 9 Chub, 1 Other

The beauty of this stretch , is just shocking , the water was very low , I didn't spot or catch any Grayling , just some rare little trout ,walked and fished all day all the stretch , catch a trout keychain size , but before to express any opinion , I will fish again this stretch on autumn , at the moment big disappointment

Water very low and clear. Good fly hatch throughout the afternoon but very few fish showing. Two small trout at about 7pm otherwise nothing

2 Trout

2 Barbel, 3 Chub

12 Barbel, 37 Chub

1 Barbel, 6 Chub, 1 Other

2 Barbel, 8 Chub, 1 Pike

The river has changed even more than last year.
No weed
Very little wildlife
No swans
Fishing very slow
The river will take a long time to recover
Such a shame

1 Barbel, 3 Chub

15 Chub

2 Barbel, 3 Chub, 2 Other