Feedback & Reports

My first time on this beat and a lot of new water to cover. Fished from bottom to top and eventually found some fish in a fast riffle. Landed 7 but missed as many takes again. All fish taken on French leader tactics as I didn't see more than a couple of rises during the day.

One note of caution - the report from the previous day referred to some poaching activity. Whilst sitting down enjoying my lunch I saw a guy approach from the upstream end carrying a rod. As soon as I stood up intending to introduce myself he turned foot and walked away at speed. Rather suspicious !

7 Trout

Fished the lower part by the chapel, starting with the Duo and took a couple on small goldheads in the morning. Fish started rising after lunch but ignored my brown Klinkhammer. A switch to s16 Grayling Steel Blue brought immediate results, the largest grayling at 13 inches so all in all a satisfying first visit this season.

2 Trout, 5 Grayling

Great day on my first visit to this beat. Will definitely return.

9 Barbel, 3 Chub

fished upstream of access path in the morning and had 4 barbel ( smallish 5/6 lb and 2 small chub.
moved downstream in the afternoon to the swim just before the footbridge and after a slow start ,( the swim was very snaggy in the middle) the fishing really took off about 16.00 with a further 4 barbel and 4 chub all coming in a couple of hours, fishing slowed towards evening with 2 more small barbel . bait was hinders barbel blitz pellets and meat. excellent fishing at a great venue.

10 Barbel, 6 Chub

A beautiful venue but lots of snags. We had a few knocks but none materialised. The water was very clear and it was a sunny day. Method used was a hair rigged halibut pellet on a running leger.

Really enjoyed fishing this place. Loads of bites once i worked out that they wanted meat. nothing on boilie or pellet. barbel only small ones but had some cracking chub up to 4lbs and several more missed bites. Will definitely return here next time

2 Barbel, 6 Chub

1 BARBEL VERY SLOW

A bright day with the river still a little high but dropping and clear. We fished a variety of nymphs with nothing to show for it. When we found a few rising fish we caught two grayling both about 1.5 lbs one on a Bibio the other a Black Klinkhammer. MP & RJ.

2 Grayling

4 trout on spinner before midday. Larger trout than usual and hard fighting.

4 Trout