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River up with some colour. Very bright sunny day. Fished several swims in legg meadow, with very little interest. My father had a 8lb barbel and I managed a chub of around 5lb just on dark.

1 Barbel, 1 Chub

Arrived approx 10.00 from home. The river was up and coloured, but appeared to be dropping. Spent first couple of hours walking the stretch and decided to pick one swim and adopt a 'bait and wait' approach.
After visiting my accommodation (Portway Inn, approx 10min's drive. Very nice pub with good food.) Returned around 14.00 and fished through until 18.00. No action until last knocking's when I missed a rattle on the rod top (small chub?).

First time out this season. Not much activity but managed one trout by bridge. It was the only rise I saw.

1 Trout

4 Barbel, 2 Chub

River fining down. Good colour and temp of 7.c. River about 2/3ft above summer levels. Very mild and the forecasted rain stayed away.
2 Barbel and 1 chub caught at up stream end ,chub and one lost barbel from last downstream field.
Usual pellet and boilie.
As stated earlier , don't attempt to get in the field without a 4x4.
Opening and shutting gates ,expect to get very muddy !

2 Barbel, 2 Chub

River was running hard but fishable. Walked over the hill (not for the feint, or more to the point, weak hearted) to the woods. Because the river was up and it was still raining the swims in the woods were difficult and dangerous (very slippy narrow path), so started just into the woods. Nothing for a couple of hours. Moved to the first swim before the woods which although running hard had a visible "crease" 15 yards out. Fished pellet/feeder to start (one chub) then switched to maggot feeder as the colour dropped out of the water (although levels didn't drop). Two barbel (5lb2oz and 5lb8oz) and another chub (and a lost fish) between 12:30 and 4pm then bites stopped. Went back to pellet/feeder until dark but no further bites. Packed up at 6pm and slogged back to the car. Another great day on a great beat.

2 Barbel, 2 Chub

Had this beat booked for myself and a friend but looking at the water levels he decided not to make the trip. With the river so high it was difficult to find anywhere sensible to fish but eventually settled into a swim which produced a small barbel at about 10 o'clock. Nothing else happened and late in the day the water had dropped a little and another swim became available which produced another 2 barbel towards 6 p.m. A long interval between bites but a welcome end to a hard day. Pellets and heavy swim feeder as usual took the fish.

3 Barbel

Struggled to hold position even with six ounce feeders, but G O managed to catch his first wye barbel so not a bad day after all.

1 Barbel, 1 Chub

3 Barbel

The river was a few inches lower than yesterday but neither of us caught anything all day. We fished the same swims as the day before.