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River very low and clear. Most pegs too low to fish. 4 ft hook length and small lead weight tempted a few quality fish. Cheese, luncheon meat and chorizo all caught fish.

1 Barbel, 7 Chub

Walked past the woodblock into the field and most of the swims wasnt accessible. Went on the very last swim and didnt get a bite there. Changed up and caught a chub close to the woodblock freelining meat. Had a small chub at the start of the stretch freelining meat.

2 Chub

Fished for about an hour after checking out numerous swims for a clear spot, copious amount of weed covering the river bed & constant weed coming down
Covering bait & pulling it out of position.
Far from ideal! Shame as this is my favourite beat but conditions against me. Bring on the rain,& lots of it

The water is too low been three times
And no fish tamping what a waste of time and money

Low and hot, lots of bites,lots of snags

1 Chub

8 Trout

The Day began full of promise, targeting the end of a glide where the extremely low clear river is being forced around the left hand side of the island leaving a now dry bank of rocks that would normally be under water. My chosen method, a 2oz block end feeder filled with hemp and caster on a running line behind a 3ft hook link down to a size 8 wide gape hook, where a piece of SPAM, some 20 to 25mm in size was mounted via a short 'hair'. All fish caught put up a good account of themselves and swam off strongly after being rested in the net before releasing. All my fish came to me in the morning prior to the armada of canoeist and paddle boarders, many of who decided to stop off for picnic, refreshments and a swim in the upstream fast water on the rocky bank before heading on their way. Upon leaving one family capsized in the fast water sending the canoes contents down through my swim! By which time my swim was devoid of fish anyway! so home time for me! If I can offer any advice, It would be to leave the river to the canoeists and paddle boarders at the weekend and plan any fishing trip during the week.

5 Barbel, 1 Chub, 2 Other

8 Chub

4 Trout

1 Barbel, 7 Chub