Feedback & Reports

1 Barbel

The Brook was higher and flowing faster than a few weeks ago, water slightly coloured which with the faster flow made things a bit harder. No joy in the morning, but slight improvement in the afternoon, persistence paid off with 2 WBT, both on beaded nymph.

Nice end to the trout season.

2 Trout

Hard day today!! Fished 6/7 swims for 3 Barbel and 1 Chub. Biggest 9lbs 2oz so can’t complain. Boilie for 2 6lbers Garlic meat for the 9lber . Track down has been made good so a lot less likely to get stuck.

3 Barbel, 1 Chub

2 Barbel, 2 Chub

Good trip to Chainbridge. Picked up an 8-10lb coloured cock salmon on a spinner in Chine pool.
Nice water height, just carrying a bit too much colour for the fly.
Also saw a good salmon near the bridge (15-20lb).

1 Salmon, 2 Trout

2 Barbel, 15 Chub

Blanked

River coloured with levels dropping although there was heavy overnight rain the previous evening. 5 barbel caught by myself from two different swims. Unfortunately, the other angler did not catch. Both of us using the same ground bait feeder with pellet hook baits. Other hook baits tried but the barbel were only taking pellets. Banks very slippery so a dogspike and rope essential.

5 Barbel

2 Chub

River colour and level good as was the weather - only chub on meat so changed to pellet but couldn’t find a barbel ……

4 Chub