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Bright and sunny day,only a few rises visible, largest grayling 14"
Conditions clear, all rods enjoyed themselves.

2 Trout, 8 Grayling

Hard day very hot and bright sunshine no fish caught.

Shared the beat with three otters, two kingfishers and a heron - all more competent fishermen than me!
A hot sunny day with no hatch to encourage much activity. Fished the deeper stretches with a variety of beaded nymphs but with no success .

River in good condition after early morning mist the Sun came out the temperature rose rapidly creating a very warm day . Barbel caught on pellets and Luncheon meat.

9 Barbel, 3 Chub

Fished from 10am till 7pm in baking hot weather.
Wasn’t expecting much as it was very sunny but the chub kept me interested throughout the day!
It all started around 11:00 with a lovely Barbel 9lb 11oz (on pellet and feeder) and then had chub until 5:30ish, when I had another barbel.
Ending up with 4 barbel and 7 good sized chub all on pellet from the lower field.
A good day considering the conditions.

4 Barbel, 7 Chub

Hot and sunny conditions, v limited rise. None caught

Tough day. River low and clear. Warm and sunny day. Beautiful location. Blanked early morning, so returned for a few hours in the evening. Picked up 2 chub - just under 4lb and 5lb, plus a small barbel. Hair-rigged Dynamite meatfurter soft bait plus Big River meatfurther mix in the feeder.

1 Barbel, 2 Chub

Chris had more barbel today than his whole 3 day visit last year and well earned too.
Sherpa Coning added a few to the tally between his duties as chef.
A wonderful day on this stunning beat. It really is a treat to fish there.

17 Barbel, 33 Chub

A well maintained beat with good access to the top beat, parking was good although seemed a bit awkward parking in front of the gate, maybe access to field to park would be good. Lower beats gate along the road was not found so only 1 angler managed to fish this section by wading to no avail.
Plenty of lovely pools and runs to fish however only 1 trout was caught of around 6 inches in a red headed Loki.

Managed to lose the top 4 sections of an 8 section Hardy Smuggler graphite travel rod in the vicinity of the Bridge Pool (right by the tree with the sign). Please contact the Booking Office on 01874 712074 if found.

1 Trout

Sunny hot conditions gave way to a somewhat cooler evening and four hours after starting I was well pleased to finish with six barbel. The two best went 8.7 and 9.0. all on pellet , mostly fished with a straight running lead.

6 Barbel