Feedback & Reports

Fished near the parking area from morning till dusk. All on luncheon meat.

1 Barbel, 7 Chub

2 Chub

We decided to fish the downstream end of the beat which meant a fair walk with a steady incline up and round the top of the wood and down a steep finish to the river ( which therefore was a fair push up hill on the way back, travel light!).

Having walked the first field and also into the wood to find the Lucky Stone swim (which is the only swim we could find in the wood) we decided to settle into the first two swims before the wood. My swim (the second one ) could have been enhanced and opened up with a bit of maintenance to remove a small tree that had grown out into the river.

Bites were at a premium and only 2 chub were caught coming in a short spell in early afternoon, both to meat.

2 Chub

Most of the chub came on bread with just one on boilie and one on pellet. Not a lot of choice of swims, especially if there were 4 booked on and there are anglers fishing the opposite bank. Fished 4 swims on the upper section and 2 on the lower.

6 Chub

1 Grayling

Two fished. All caught on meat fishing the deeper water between rapids. Had to walk a fair way down stream to find accessible swims since parking not permitted in the lower car park. A challenge for those of us of advanced years. Fantastic bird life.

1 Barbel, 5 Chub

A one bite one fish day. River low and very clear. enjoyed the lovely autumn colours though.

1 Chub

I started at the bottom of the fishery and had nothing to show for 4 hrs fishing so went up to the top of the fishery and caught a barbel then lost one and they were the only 2 bites I had until I packed up at 4 30.

1 Barbel

Disappointed with the poor state of the bank at Middle Bellingham, suited to a mountain goat. Only the Croy was possible to fish at river level the rest of the swims required perching on narrow ledges of crumbling soil. The low water conditions meant that I could just reach the water even with a fully extended landing net. As it was the fishing was hard with a combination of high pressure and low water.

3 Barbel, 2 Chub

We caught 7 Barbel to 8lb 8oz & 6 Chub.

7 Barbel, 6 Chub