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2 small barbel caught on pellet feeder biggest about 5lb

2 Barbel

5 grayling, 5 salmon parr, a few minnows.

5 Salmon, 5 Grayling, 3 Other

With a falling river, mild weather and an overcast day I hoped for a couple of barbel. However, despite my best endeavours, they refused to play and I had to make do with two half-decent chub.

2 Chub

Weather mild and overcast. River about 4ft above normal level. All fish caught in slacker water close to the bank on meat.

1 Barbel, 4 Chub

Well it wasn't for lack of trying. Gave it a good five hours with weighted pink shrimp, small nymphs, Klink and dink, vladi worm, etc. but to no avail. Hard going at times with lots of scrambling in and out of the river. Also new to this Canadian is fishing to a gallery of curious sheep and suspicious cattle!

First time fishing Middle Hill Court. River high and coloured with some debris coming down the middle though not unfishable, had to stand and hold rod all day as nowhere to put a chair on the steep slippery banks. Fished the slacker water near the bank, all fish caught on luncheon meat. One Barbel 9 pounds. An enjoyable day, will return when river is at normal level.

2 Barbel, 2 Chub

Slightly mirky water and quite deep in places so had to wade very carefully but a lovely beat. A couple of takes on a black head hares ear under a brown/grey klinkhammer but couldn't get them in. Unable to identify fish type. I will be returning sometime!

spent quite a bit of the day exploring this beat , I parked near the falls at the bottom end which means a lot of walking to the top ( and climbing when you get there ! ) conditions much better today, no wind or leaves but river still up and fast making wading difficult. fishing also very difficult with grayling to 13" and oos trout to 12" ( spoke to one angler the day before who blanked,) so I guess I didn't do too bad. had to miss out on two fields on the way back due to a rather large bull near the water.

4 Trout, 4 Grayling